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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
4-1 50
35.46
 
VS
proj
Pit Steelers (ZS)
36 1-4
26.7

Dallas Cowboys top Pit Steelers (ZS) for third straight win, 50-36

Dallas Cowboys extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Pit Steelers (ZS), securing a 50-36 victory. Pit Steelers (ZS) jumped out to a 36-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Chris Boswell, who made both of his FG attempts for 9 points, and Najee Harris, who racked up 142 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (8 points). But Dallas Cowboys held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Greg Zuerlein (14 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (10). Dallas Cowboys (4-1) will look to earn another W against Seattle Seahawks, while Pit Steelers (ZS) (1-4) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against New Orleans Saints.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Pit Steelers (ZS)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 14 points, Zuerlein scored 60.4% more than his 8.73-point projection as the Cowboys beat the Giants 44-20. He made all 3 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dallas Cowboys this week. In Week 6, Zuerlein and the Cowboys will play the Patriots.
Greg Zuerlein

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 50
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
14
8.73
28%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10
5.45
20%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
9
8.85
18%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
9
6.41
18%
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 36
1
Chris Boswell
K
9
6.73
25%
2
Najee Harris
RB
8
4.71
22.2%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
6
5.57
16.7%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
5
1.63
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger hit Chase Claypool for a 59-yard pass for Pit Steelers (ZS). Roethlisberger also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard touchdown pass, helping Pit Steelers (ZS) to a 36-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott found Amari Cooper for a 24-yard touchdown pass for Dallas Cowboys. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 49-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 50-36 lead for Dallas Cowboys.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Pit Steelers (ZS)

What If

Dallas Cowboys would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would have lost to just two other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
If Dallas Cowboys played Pit Steelers (ZS) every week this season, they'd be 4-0-1.
Had they played each other last week, Dallas Cowboys would have beaten Pit Steelers (ZS) 40-18.
Dallas Cowboys would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Steelers (ZS).
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 1-3.
If Dallas Cowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-18-3.
If they played every team every week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 20-43-2.

Next Week Preview

Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys (4-1) will take on Seattle Seahawks (1-3-1) in Week 6. Five weeks into the season, Dallas Cowboys are ranked first in points scored, while Seattle Seahawks have scored the eighth-highest point total in Vintage Football League. Over the last three weeks, Dallas Cowboys have scored 43 points per game, while Seattle Seahawks have averaged only 20.33 per contest.
Pit Steelers (ZS)
On the docket for Week 6, Pit Steelers (ZS) (1-4, last-place) will take on New Orleans Saints (2-3, ninth-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 6, as Jameis Winston, Alvin Kamara, Marquez Callaway, the New Orleans Saints defense, Juwan Johnson, Aldrick Rosas, and Adam Trautman are off for New Orleans Saints while Matt Ryan, Kyle Pitts, Zach Wilson, and George Kittle are scheduled to rest for Pit Steelers (ZS).