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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
5-5 204.84
210.41
 
VS
proj
Las Vegas Raiders
140.04 8-2
204.95

Dallas Cowboys knock Las Vegas Raiders from 1st place in 204.84-140.04 runaway

Dallas Cowboys cruised to a 204.84-140.04 win over Las Vegas Raiders, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in National Football League. Dallas Cowboys pulled out to a 22.00-point lead on Thursday behind Xavien Howard (18 points) and Emmanuel Ogbah (4) and never gave it up. Davion Taylor (16.5 points) and D'Andre Swift (16.5) did everything they could for Las Vegas Raiders in the loss. Dallas Cowboys (5-5) will look to notch another win against Geonosis Bay Packers, while Las Vegas Raiders (8-2) meet Detroit Lions in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Las Vegas Raiders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Simmons (4 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 16 points against the Saints in Week 10. His scoring output nearly tripled his 5.54-point projection and was much higher than his 7.35-point season scoring average. Simmons ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Texans next week.
Jeffery Simmons

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 204.84
1
Dak Prescott
QB
30.34
29.91
14.8%
2
Michael Carter
RB
18.2
12.6
8.9%
3
Xavien Howard
CB
18
6.68
8.8%
4
Jeffery Simmons
DT
16
5.54
7.8%
Las Vegas Raiders
Points
% of total points 140.04
1
Davion Taylor
LB
16.5
8.1
11.8%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
16.5
18.27
11.8%
3
Jamal Agnew
WR
13.9
8.12
9.9%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
13.7
7.86
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Dallas Cowboys owned a 181.34-70.00 lead. Jermar Jefferson had a 28-yard touchdown run for Dallas Cowboys, while Deonte Harris had a 46-yard catch. Jamal Agnew made the highlight reel for Las Vegas Raiders with a 66-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Las Vegas Raiders

StatSmack

Dallas Cowboys see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Las Vegas Raiders (0).
Dallas Cowboys have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Las Vegas Raiders (1 vs 0).
Dallas Cowboys should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Las Vegas Raiders (6 vs 2).
Dallas Cowboys have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Las Vegas Raiders (102 vs 83).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Las Vegas Raiders - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Dallas Cowboys (4) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Dallas Cowboys have outscored Las Vegas Raiders at QB, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for Dallas Cowboys had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Las Vegas Raiders (1).
Dallas Cowboys was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (7) than Las Vegas Raiders (3).
Hey Las Vegas Raiders, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

Dallas Cowboys
In a matchup that'll showcase two squads separated in the standings by just a single game, Dallas Cowboys (5-5) battle Geonosis Bay Packers (6-4) in Week 11. Dallas Cowboys might need to shuffle the deck some with Matt Gay out on bye in Week 11. Geonosis Bay Packers will be without Albert Okwuegbunam and Troy Reeder. Over the last three weeks, Dallas Cowboys have scored 204.17 points per game, while Geonosis Bay Packers have averaged only 160.24 per contest.
Las Vegas Raiders
On the docket for Week 11, second-place Las Vegas Raiders (8-2) will take on 19th-place Detroit Lions (2-8). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 11, as Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford, Taylor Rapp, and Leonard Floyd are off for Detroit Lions while Brandon McManus and Baron Browning are scheduled to rest for Las Vegas Raiders.