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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
1-0 186.74
243.58
 
VS
proj
LA Rams
167.62 0-1
205.89

Dallas Cowboys fall short of expectations, still manage to defeat LA Rams, 186.74-167.62

Both teams fell short of expectations, but Dallas Cowboys did enough to get the best of LA Rams. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 243.58-205.89, Dallas Cowboys earned a 186.74-167.62 victory over LA Rams. Dallas Cowboys never trailed in this one after nabbing a 3.08-point lead on Thursday behind David Johnson (19.9 points) and Justin Reid (7). Deshaun Watson (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Noah Fant (5 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for LA Rams in the loss. Dallas Cowboys (1-0) will look to add to their success against Washington 🏈 Team, while LA Rams (0-1) meet Kansas City Chiefs in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   LA Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ioannidis (4 Tackles, 1.5 Sack) scored 10.5 points in a 27-17 win over the Eagles in Week 1. His scoring output was 82.3% more than his 5.76-point projection. Ioannidis ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Matt Ioannidis

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 186.74
1
David Johnson
RB
19.9
15.02
10.7%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
19.64
25.36
10.5%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
18.1
14.78
9.7%
4
Logan Thomas
TE
13.7
8.01
7.3%
LA Rams
Points
% of total points 167.62
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
23.82
26.11
14.2%
2
Noah Fant
TE
19.1
11.11
11.4%
3
Chase Young
DE
15.5
5.2
9.2%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
14.5
16.75
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Reagor had a 55-yard catch for LA Rams, who trailed 90.00-84.52 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   LA Rams

Game Notes

Only eight of the 23 starting players on Dallas Cowboys exceeded their projected scoring totals.
LA Rams had only six of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Dallas Cowboys had one starter score zero points, while LA Rams had two.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 19.12-point margin was the seventh-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Dallas Cowboys. They got the win, but did not cover the 37.69-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Well, we do respect the confidence this past week, Dallas Cowboys. Starting a player with zero points (Ronnie Harrison Jr.), while still getting a W... talk about arrogant! We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we'll be done.
LA Rams
Unless LA Rams wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough chances" is not a valid excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (six WR and two TE) were targeted a whopping 35 times in Week 1. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they recorded just 21 receptions.