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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
7-9 41
19.06
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
26 9-7
32.73

Dallas Cowboys earn win against New York Giants in 41-26 rout

Dallas Cowboys rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 41-26 win over New York Giants, who fell short of projections. New York Giants leapt out to a 26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from the Baltimore Ravens defense, who allowed only 13 points and gave up 269 yards for 8 points, and Lamar Jackson, who passed for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 80 yards (7 points). But it was all Dallas Cowboys after that. They were led by Greg Zuerlein, who made all 3 of his FG attempts for 13 points, and CeeDee Lamb, who racked up 84 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (10 points). This marks the first time this season Dallas Cowboys have gotten the best of New York Giants, after falling 40-15 in their last matchup. Dallas Cowboys improve to 7-9 for the season, while New York Giants fall to 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lamb (19 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 10 points in a 37-17 win over the Eagles in Week 16. His scoring output crushed his 0.69-point projection and was much higher than his 2.31-point season scoring average. Lamb ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
CeeDee Lamb

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 41
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
7.4
31.7%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
10
0.69
24.4%
3
Michael Gallup
WR
8
0.71
19.5%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
7
4.8
17.1%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 26
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
8
7.22
30.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
7
9.55
26.9%
3
Sterling Shepard
WR
4
0.82
15.4%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
4
2.88
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Michael Gallup had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 55-yard catch for Dallas Cowboys, while CeeDee Lamb had a 52-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 41-26 lead for Dallas Cowboys.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   New York Giants

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Dallas Cowboys has left fewer points on the bench this season (336) than New York Giants (429).
Dallas Cowboys see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than New York Giants (1).
Dallas Cowboys are clutch masters, with more close wins than New York Giants (1 vs 0).
Dallas Cowboys should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than New York Giants (8 vs 7).
By position, Dallas Cowboys have outscored New York Giants at RB and WR this season.
The starters for Dallas Cowboys had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for New York Giants (0).
Hey New York Giants, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Listen, Dallas Cowboys, we do certainly respect the confidence. Starting not one, but TWO players with zero points (Blake Jarwin and Dak Prescott), while still earning the win... that's borderline cocky! We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it when the postseason rolls around, and we'll be done.
New York Giants
New York Giants will find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, two TE) were targeted a whopping 43 times in Week 16. With only 25 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.