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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
6-8 28
19.67
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
27 5-9
18.48

Dallas Cowboys hand Denver Broncos fourth consecutive loss in 28-27 battle

Dallas Cowboys narrowly earned a 28-27 win to hand Denver Broncos their fourth straight loss. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Dallas Cowboys led 28-22 heading into Monday night. Denver Broncos made it close behind Marquise Brown (3 points). The Dallas Cowboys defense (7 Pts Allowed, 309 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Greg Zuerlein (3-3 FG, 55 long, 3-3 XP) did the heavy lifting for Dallas Cowboys in the victory. This marks the second time this season Dallas Cowboys have taken down Denver Broncos, after winning 35-24 in their last matchup. Dallas Cowboys (6-8) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Denver Broncos will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.35 points, the Cowboys defense more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 13 points in a 30-7 win over the Bengals. They allowed only 7 points, surrendered 309 yards, and forced 3 fumbles to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dallas Cowboys this week. Next week, the Cowboys will play the 49ers.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 28
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
13
5.35
46.4%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
6.86
42.9%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
3
2.07
10.7%
4
%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 27
1
Drew Lock
QB
12
5.18
44.4%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
10
4
37%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
3
0.79
11.1%
4
Brandon McManus
K
2
6.82
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Dallas Cowboys who owned the lead, 28-22. For Dallas Cowboys, Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal. Drew Lock made the highlight reel for Denver Broncos with a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 37-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Marquise Brown had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Denver Broncos.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Denver Broncos

What If

Dallas Cowboys would have beaten five other teams besides Denver Broncos this week.
Denver Broncos would have lost to seven other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
Dallas Cowboys would be 7-6-1 if they played Denver Broncos every week.
Had they played each other last week, Dallas Cowboys would have tied Dallas Cowboys 13-13.
Dallas Cowboys would be 3-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Denver Broncos.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos would be 3-9.
If Dallas Cowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-121-3.
If they played every team every week, Denver Broncos would be 43-137-2.

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