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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
DA nigga
11-7 157.22
167.28
 
VS
proj
Cowboy
125.84 10-8
156.56

DA nigga knock off Cowboy for seventh straight win in 157.22-125.84 rout

DA nigga extended their win streak to seven games with a convincing victory over Cowboy, rolling to a 157.22-125.84 win. Cowboy nabbed a 34.8-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 31.3 points from the Dallas Cowboys defense (26 Pts Allowed, 315 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Amari Cooper (5 Rec, 79 Rec Yds). But DA nigga held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Justin Herbert (34.42 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (31.9). This marks the second time this season DA nigga have knocked off Cowboy, after winning 202.4-170.8 in their last matchup. DA nigga end the season at 11-7, while Cowboy finish the campaign at 10-8.

Matchup Timeline

  DA nigga   Cowboy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Seahawks, Prater tallied 13 points this week. His scoring output was 53.1% more than his 8.49-point projection and was much higher than his 8.5-point season scoring average.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

DA nigga
Points
% of total points 157.22
1
Justin Herbert
QB
34.42
26.47
21.9%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
31.9
25.3
20.3%
3
Rashaad Penny
RB
25
13.11
15.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
23.1
19.42
14.7%
Cowboy
Points
% of total points 125.84
1
Derek Carr
QB
19.34
21.5
15.4%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
18.4
26.43
14.6%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
16.8
17.04
13.4%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
13.7
14.02
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Rashaad Penny had a 62-yard touchdown run for DA nigga, helping the team to a 122.80-106.50 lead.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for DA nigga, helping the team to a 157.22-125.84 lead.

Points By Position

  DA nigga   Cowboy
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
DA nigga
DA nigga finished the season with the league's 4th-highest points average (154.44 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
5014 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 302 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
1811 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 360 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Rashaad Penny
Best Acquisition
749 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Cowboy
Cowboy ended the season averaging 151.62 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dal Defense
MVP
21.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 351.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 34 Turnovers
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
1002 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 287 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Jaylen Waddle
Best Acquisition
104 Rec, 1015 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Cowboy, DA nigga averaged more points (179.81) than they usually score (154.44).
DA nigga are on fire, with victories in seven straight weeks.
You can't win if you don't play. DA nigga has left fewer points on the bench this season (764.5) than Cowboy (1,015.98).
DA nigga don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Cowboy (0 vs 2).
Cowboy have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (11) than DA nigga (5) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, DA nigga have outscored Cowboy at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for DA nigga had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Cowboy (0).
Hey Cowboy, maybe you'll have better luck next year!