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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
8-9 23
21.12
 
VS
proj
Pit Steelers (ZS)
13 10-7
8.6

Pit Steelers (ZS) defy projections but lose to Dallas Cowboys, 23-13

Pit Steelers (ZS) beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as Dallas Cowboys secured a 23-13 win. Dallas Cowboys leapt out to a 10-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 19 points from Greg Zuerlein (4-4 FG, 57 long, 1-1 XP) and Ezekiel Elliott (42 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 19 Rec Yds) and never looked back. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (4 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (4) were the top performers for Pit Steelers (ZS) in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dallas Cowboys have knocked off Pit Steelers (ZS), after falling 58-6 in their last matchup. Dallas Cowboys end the season at 8-9, while Pit Steelers (ZS) finish the campaign at 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Pit Steelers (ZS)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 4 points, the Cowboys defense scored 73.5% of their 5.44-point projection in a 23-19 loss to the Giants. They allowed 23 points, surrendered 336 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dallas Cowboys this week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 23
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
7.23
56.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
6
3.77
26.1%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
4
5.44
17.4%
4
%
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 13
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
4
4.07
30.8%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
4
0.88
30.8%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
4
1.08
30.8%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
1
1.37
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Dallas Cowboys owned a 23-13 lead. For Dallas Cowboys, Greg Zuerlein had a 57-yard field goal. Chase Claypool had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch for Pit Steelers (ZS), while Diontae Johnson had a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Pit Steelers (ZS)
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 23 points per game, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Greg Zuerlein
MVP
34-41 FG, 59 long, 33-36 XP
Dal Defense
Best Drafted
29.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 386.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 23 Turnovers
Best Acquisition
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Pit Steelers (ZS) ended the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 33 points per game, 3rd-most in the league.
Important Players
Pit Defense
MVP
19.5 Avg Pts Allowed, 305.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 27 Turnovers
Justin Tucker
Best Drafted
26-29 FG, 55 long, 52-53 XP
Ari Defense
Best Acquisition
22.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 351.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 21 Turnovers

What If

Dallas Cowboys would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Pit Steelers (ZS) this week.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would have lost to six other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
Dallas Cowboys would be 6-11 if they played Pit Steelers (ZS) every week.
Dallas Cowboys would be 6-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Steelers (ZS).
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 10-5.
If Dallas Cowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 71-129-3.
If they played every team every week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 131-67-5.