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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
4-5 208.78
203.01
 
VS
proj
Indianapolis Colts
118.7 6-3
147.33

Indianapolis Colts lose to Dallas Cowboys in 208.78-118.70 landslide

There's no sugarcoating it, Indianapolis Colts dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Dallas Cowboys rolled to a 208.78-118.70 victory. Dallas Cowboys grabbed a 14.10-point lead on Thursday behind Michael Carter (9.6 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (5) and never let it go. T.J. Watt (7 Tackles, 3 Sacks) and Jeremy Chinn (11 Tackles) carried the flag for Indianapolis Colts in defeat. Dallas Cowboys (4-5) will look to add to their success against Las Vegas Raiders, while Indianapolis Colts (6-3) will try to get back in the win column against New York Jets.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Indianapolis Colts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McKinney made 7 tackles and intercepted 2 passes as the Giants beat the Raiders 23-16. In doing so, he put up 25.5 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any S in the league this season. In Week 10, McKinney and the Giants will go up against the Buccaneers.
Xavier McKinney

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 208.78
1
Xavier McKinney
S
25.5
6.7
12.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
23.88
26.54
11.4%
3
Jeffery Simmons
DT
19.5
5.15
9.3%
4
Emmanuel Ogbah
DE
17.5
6.02
8.4%
Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 118.7
1
T.J. Watt
LB
22.5
12.36
19%
2
Jeremy Chinn
S
13
7.66
11%
3
Geoff Swaim
TE
12.9
1.47
10.9%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.2
22.37
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Matt Gay had a 54-yard field goal for Dallas Cowboys to contribute to a 208.78-96.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Indianapolis Colts

Game Notes

Only eight of the 22 starters on Dallas Cowboys exceeded their scoring projections.
Indianapolis Colts had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Indianapolis Colts even trying this week? They started five players who scored zero points.
Dallas Cowboys put up more points than their season scoring average (200.85) while Indianapolis Colts fell short of theirs (196.19).
Dallas Cowboys recorded more points than their projected total, while Indianapolis Colts fell shy of their projection.
This loss snaps a five-match unbeaten streak for Indianapolis Colts.
Not only did Dallas Cowboys win, but they also covered the 55.68-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Dallas Cowboys moves to (1-0), while Indianapolis Colts falls to (1-1).
On the losing side, T.J. Watt put up 22.5 points, the top overall score for a LB this week.

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Nice work, Dallas Cowboys. Putting together a starting crew that won by more than 90 points this past week. We should tip our cap to the GM of Indianapolis Colts, take this victory in stride, and continue our march towards a fantasy title.
Indianapolis Colts
So, Indianapolis Colts, what did your receiving crew do to annoy their quarterbacks this week? With just 17 targets as a group this past week, our six wide receivers clearly need to get the attention of their respective offensive coordinators this week in practice.