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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
1-0 23
34.35
 
VS
proj
Cincinnati Bengals
17 0-1
32.53

Offensively challenged Dallas Cowboys knock off Cincinnati Bengals, 23-17

Despite posting only the 12th-highest point total in the league for the week, Dallas Cowboys emerged victorious with a 23-17 victory over Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati Bengals took the first lead in the matchup on Sunday afternoon, but Dallas Cowboys held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ezekiel Elliott (96 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Greg Zuerlein (1-2 FG, 33 long, 2-2 XP). Randy Bullock (7 points) and Joe Burrow (6) led the charge for Cincinnati Bengals in the loss. Dallas Cowboys (1-0) will look to earn another W against Pit Steelers (ZS), while Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against Seattle Seahawks.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Cincinnati Bengals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 20-17 loss to the Rams, Elliott scored 10 points to beat his 6.12-point projection. He racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dallas Cowboys this week. Next week, Elliott will square off against the Falcons.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 23
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10
6.12
43.5%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
5
8.07
21.7%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
4
7.53
17.4%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
3
4.95
13%
Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 17
1
Randy Bullock
K
7
5.94
41.2%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
6
6.09
35.3%
3
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
3
4.69
17.6%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
1
6.58
5.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Randy Bullock had a 50-yard field goal for Cincinnati Bengals, while Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown run, helping Cincinnati Bengals to a 16-0 lead.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Cincinnati Bengals

Game Notes

Only one of the eight starting players on Dallas Cowboys scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cincinnati Bengals had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Dallas Cowboys had three starters score zero points, while Cincinnati Bengals had four.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Dallas Cowboys ranked tied for 12th in the league in points scored this week, while Cincinnati Bengals ranked 13th.
The matchup's 6-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Dallas Cowboys win, but they also covered the 1.82-point predicted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Well, we do respect the confidence this past week, Dallas Cowboys. Deploying not one, not two, but THREE starters with zero points (Michael Gallup, CeeDee Lamb, and Blake Jarwin), while still earning the win... that's playing with fire! All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Cincinnati Bengals
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Cincinnati Bengals collectively recorded just three targets this past week. Instruct those offensive coordinators to draw up some screen plays in Week 2!