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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
5-1 42
32.61
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
21 4-2
37.27

Dallas Cowboys knock off New England Patriots for fourth straight win in 42-21 beatdown

Despite similar records, Dallas Cowboys held a substantial season point advantage over New England Patriots coming into this one (228-174), and they lived up to their reputation with a convincing victory, cruising to a 42-21 win. New England Patriots grabbed a 10-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 397 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 31 yards for 6 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 9 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown (4 points). But it was all Dallas Cowboys after that. They were led by Greg Zuerlein (11 points) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (10). Dallas Cowboys (5-1) have now won four matchups in a row and will look to add to their success against Cleveland Browns. New England Patriots (4-2) face Los Angeles Rams in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 0.36 points, Jarwin crushed that amount by scoring 3 points as the Cowboys beat the Patriots 35-29. He caught one pass for 1 yard and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Jarwin will square off against the Vikings in Week 7.
Blake Jarwin

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 42
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
11
8.17
26.2%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
10
5.14
23.8%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
9
7.92
21.4%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
8
2.99
19%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 21
1
Damien Harris
RB
7
4
33.3%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
6
10.33
28.6%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
4
3.5
19%
4
Nick Folk
K
3
7.8
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for New England Patriots, helping the team to a 10-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott hit CeeDee Lamb for a 35-yard touchdown pass for Dallas Cowboys, helping Dallas Cowboys to a 42-21 lead.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   New England Patriots

Game Notes

Five of the eight starting players on Dallas Cowboys scored higher than their projected point totals.
New England Patriots had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Dallas Cowboys had two starters score zero points, while New England Patriots had three.
Dallas Cowboys had four players score more points than the leading scorer for New England Patriots.
Dallas Cowboys put up more points than their season scoring average (38) while New England Patriots fell short of theirs (29).
Dallas Cowboys put up more points than their projected total, while New England Patriots failed to reach their projection.
The defeat concludes a two-match winning streak for New England Patriots.
Dallas Cowboys moves to (4-1) in blowout games this season, while New England Patriots falls to (3-1).
On the losing side, Damien Harris scored 7 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

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