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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
9-7 882.16
842.51
 
VS
proj
Tennessee Titans
781.6 13-3
781.64

Dallas Cowboys knock off Tennessee Titans, 882.16-781.60

Dallas Cowboys scored a hard-fought victory over Tennessee Titans, securing an 882.16-781.60 win. Tennessee Titans took an 86.70-point lead on Thursday, but Dallas Cowboys held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (159.4 points) and Kyler Murray (125.7). The Seattle Seahawks defense (25 Pts Allowed, 317 Yds Allowed) and Jimmy Garoppolo (322 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the charge for Tennessee Titans in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dallas Cowboys have taken down Tennessee Titans, after falling 698.01-573.34 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Tennessee Titans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barrett overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 41 points against his 21.09-point projection. During a 32-6 win over the Panthers, he made 4 tackles and recorded a sack. Barrett ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Jets next week.
Shaquil Barrett

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 882.16
1
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
159.4
103.44
18.1%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
125.7
115.81
14.2%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
97.8
51.59
11.1%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
79.4
51.76
9%
Tennessee Titans
Points
% of total points 781.6
1
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
121.7
107.72
15.6%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
96.8
87.91
12.4%
3
Braxton Berrios
WR
63
23.03
8.1%
4
Carlos Dunlap II
DE
52
16.39
6.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 56-yard pass for Tennessee Titans, helping give Tennessee Titans a 117.20-30.50 lead.
Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard run for Dallas Cowboys, helping the team to a 320.30-126.80 lead.
Sunday Night
Michael Gallup had a 40-yard catch for Dallas Cowboys, contributing to an 874.66-672.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Tennessee Titans

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Dallas Cowboys has left fewer points on the bench this season (3,637.9) than Tennessee Titans (3,977.28).
Tennessee Titans have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (7) than Dallas Cowboys (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Dallas Cowboys have outscored Tennessee Titans at QB, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for Dallas Cowboys had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Tennessee Titans (1).
Hey Tennessee Titans, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Thanks to some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our three starting backs logged 309 more total yards than the RBs on Tennessee Titans (402 yards from scrimmage to 93), as we ultimately tripled them at the position (205.4 points to 65.35).
Tennessee Titans
With just a pair of receptions on four measly targets this past week, the starting RBs for Tennessee Titans should remind their QBs to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).