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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
3-1 35
36.57
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
24 1-3
18.84

Dallas Cowboys hand Denver Broncos third consecutive loss in 35-24 rout

Dallas Cowboys rolled to a 35-24 win to hand Denver Broncos their third consecutive loss. Denver Broncos leapt out to a 23-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Brandon McManus, who made all 3 of his FG attempts for 13 points, and the Denver Broncos defense, who allowed 28 points and 321 yards (6 points). But it was all Dallas Cowboys after that. They were led by Dak Prescott (17 points) and Amari Cooper (7). Dallas Cowboys (3-1) will look to keep it rolling against Cincinnati Bengals, while Denver Broncos (1-3) will meet GB Packers (JP) in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lamb caught 5 passes for 79 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Cowboys lost to the Browns 49-38. In doing so, he put up 7 points to more-than-triple his 2.18-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Dallas Cowboys this week. Next week, Lamb will play the Giants.
CeeDee Lamb

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 35
1
Dak Prescott
QB
17
9.48
48.6%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
7
2.73
20%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
7
2.18
20%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
2
6.07
5.7%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 24
1
Brandon McManus
K
13
7.09
54.2%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
6
5.99
25%
3
Jerry Jeudy
WR
4
2.15
16.7%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
1
2.35
4.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Brandon McManus had a 54-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for Denver Broncos, while Jerry Jeudy had a 48-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 23-0 lead for Denver Broncos.
Sunday Early
Dak Prescott hit Amari Cooper for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Dallas Cowboys. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 35-24 lead for Dallas Cowboys.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Denver Broncos

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Dallas Cowboys scored more in this one (35) than their season average (32.5).
Denver Broncos would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Dallas Cowboys are doing a better job of that, averaging 32.5 versus Denver Broncos's 21.5.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Dallas Cowboys (3-1) have a better record than Denver Broncos (1-3).
Even the machines think Dallas Cowboys have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (34.7) than Denver Broncos (22.3).
Dallas Cowboys don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Denver Broncos (1 vs 0).
By position, Dallas Cowboys have outscored Denver Broncos at QB and WR this season.
The starters for Dallas Cowboys had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Denver Broncos (3).
Hey Denver Broncos, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Denver Broncos at the wide receiver position (14 points to 5).
Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos will find it tough to complain about lack of opportunity this past week. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) combined to see a whopping 18 targets in Week 4. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group managed only 11 catches.