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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
5-0 183.08
203.87
 
VS
proj
Detroit Lions
159 4-1
219.08

Dallas Cowboys defeat Detroit Lions to remain unbeaten, 183.08-159.00

Dallas Cowboys won their fifth game in a row to open the season with a hard-fought win over Detroit Lions, earning a 183.08-159.00 victory. Detroit Lions jumped out to a 38.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 48.4 points from Mike Davis (89 Rush Yds, 60 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Lamar Jackson . But Dallas Cowboys held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ronnie Harrison Jr. (16.5 points) and Dak Prescott (14.44). Dallas Cowboys (5-0) will look to keep it rolling against Las Vegas Raiders, while Detroit Lions (4-1) meet Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Detroit Lions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Harrison Jr. overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 16.5 points against his 5.37-point projection. During a 32-23 win over the Colts, he made 2 tackles and intercepted a pass. Harrison Jr. ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Ronnie Harrison Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 183.08
1
Ronnie Harrison Jr.
S
16.5
5.37
9%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
14.44
28.98
7.9%
3
Emmanuel Ogbah
DE
14
5.79
7.6%
4
Cedrick Wilson
WR
12.64
7.44
6.9%
Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 159
1
Mike Davis
RB
29.9
17.54
18.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
18.5
28.08
11.6%
3
Mike Gesicki
TE
14.1
9.75
8.9%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
12.6
16.66
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cooper Kupp had a 49-yard catch for Detroit Lions, helping the team to an 88.90-50.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Mike Gesicki had a 70-yard catch for Detroit Lions, who trailed 151.88-135.10 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Detroit Lions

What If

Dallas Cowboys would have beaten 11 other teams besides Detroit Lions this week.
Detroit Lions would have lost to 13 other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
If Dallas Cowboys played Detroit Lions every week this season, they'd be 1-4.
Detroit Lions would have topped Dallas Cowboys 232.94-198.28 had they played each other last week.
Dallas Cowboys would be 4-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Detroit Lions.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions would be 4-0.
If Dallas Cowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-39.
If they played every team every week, Detroit Lions would be 69-26.

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Listen Dallas Cowboys, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped lately, we'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 198.65 points through Week 4, our crew has definitely proven that it's even better than the 183.08 we needed for this past week's win!
Detroit Lions
Well, Detroit Lions, this week's problem was fairly easy to diagnose. Starting the Kansas City Chiefs defense, multiple zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied over 183 points... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time.