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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
4-3 19
33.14
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
0 5-2
0

Cleveland Browns beat Dallas Cowboys for third straight win, 19-0

Cleveland Browns extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Dallas Cowboys, securing a 19-0 victory. Cleveland Browns nabbed a 9-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 9 points from Chase McLaughlin (1-2 FG, 52 long, 2-2 XP) and the Cleveland Browns defense (14 Pts Allowed, 223 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and never looked back. Cleveland Browns (4-3) will look to notch another win against Chicago Bears, while Dallas Cowboys (5-2) will try to get back on track against New England Patriots.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.06 points, the Browns defense scored 79.1% of that amount by scoring 4 points in a 17-14 win over the Broncos. They allowed 14 points, surrendered 223 yards, and intercepted a pass to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cleveland Browns this week. Next week, the Browns will play the Steelers.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 19
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
6
5.87
31.6%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
5
2.82
26.3%
3
Chase McLaughlin
K
5
7.34
26.3%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
4
5.06
21.1%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 0
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chase McLaughlin had a 52-yard field goal for Cleveland Browns, helping to stake the team to a 9-0 lead.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Cleveland Browns to contribute to a 13-0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Dallas Cowboys

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Cleveland Browns scored less in this one (19) than their season average of 25.57.
Cleveland Browns are looking unstoppable, winning three in a row.
Even the machines think Cleveland Browns have better players. Their projected average points is higher (30.61) than Dallas Cowboys (28.4).
By position, Cleveland Browns have outscored Dallas Cowboys at QB and TE this season.
The starters for Cleveland Browns had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Dallas Cowboys (0).
Don't worry Dallas Cowboys, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns (4-3) are set to go up against Chicago Bears (6-1) in Week 8. Each side has a pair of bye weeks to think about in Week 8, as Daniel Carlson and Mark Andrews are off for Cleveland Browns and Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens defense for Chicago Bears. Over the last three weeks, Cleveland Browns have put up 27 points per game, while Chicago Bears have averaged 24.33 per contest.
Dallas Cowboys
Two squads with identical 5-2 records, second-place Dallas Cowboys are set to do battle with third-place New England Patriots in Week 8. Seven weeks into the season, Dallas Cowboys have put up the third-most points in the league. New England Patriots (30.71 PPG) are ranked fourth. Looking at just the last two weeks, Dallas Cowboys has scored 21 points per game, while New England Patriots has averaged 31 per contest.