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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
2-0 40
34.85
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
29 0-2
32.61

Dallas Cowboys earn win over New England Patriots, 40-29

Dallas Cowboys exceeded expectations, coming out on top with a 40-29 win over New England Patriots, who fell short of projections. Dallas Cowboys jumped out to a 34-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Dak Prescott (23 points) and Greg Zuerlein (2-2 FG, 46 long, 4-4 XP) and never looked back. Harrison Butker (3-3 FG, 58 long) and the New England Patriots defense (35 Pts Allowed, 429 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) carried the flag for New England Patriots in the loss. Dallas Cowboys (2-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Seattle Seahawks, while New England Patriots (0-2) take on Pit Steelers (ZS) in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Falcons in Week 2, Prescott passed for 450 yards , ran for 18 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 23 points to more-than-double his 8.44-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Dallas Cowboys this week. In Week 3, Prescott and the Cowboys will play the Seahawks.
Dak Prescott

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 40
1
Dak Prescott
QB
23
8.44
57.5%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
10
8.84
25%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
6
5.8
15%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
1
2.18
2.5%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 29
1
Harrison Butker
K
9
8.82
31%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
7
5.02
24.1%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
6
4.31
20.7%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
4
10.1
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dak Prescott found Amari Cooper for a 58-yard pass for Dallas Cowboys, contributing to a 40-6 lead for Dallas Cowboys.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had multiple 58-yard field goals for New England Patriots, who trailed 40-19 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Julian Edelman had a 49-yard catch for New England Patriots, who trailed 40-29 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   New England Patriots

What If

Dallas Cowboys would have beaten nine other teams besides New England Patriots this week.
New England Patriots would have lost to nine other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
If they played New England Patriots every week, Dallas Cowboys would be 1-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, New England Patriots would have topped Dallas Cowboys 35-23.
If Dallas Cowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 12-13-1.
If they played every team every week, New England Patriots would be 8-17-1.

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