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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Phi Eagles (TS)
4-3-1 22
30.35
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
16 5-3
21.9

Phi Eagles (TS) defeat Dallas Cowboys for third straight win, 22-16

Phi Eagles (TS) extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Dallas Cowboys, securing a 22-16 win. Phi Eagles (TS) jumped out to a 22-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 19 points from Jake Elliott (3-3 FG, 43 long, 5-5 XP) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (22 Pts Allowed, 324 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and never looked back. Greg Zuerlein (2-3 FG, 39 long, 2-2 XP) and Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Dallas Cowboys in the loss. Phi Eagles (TS) (4-3-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Dallas Cowboys, while Dallas Cowboys (5-3) try to generate some positive momentum against Phi Eagles (TS).

Matchup Timeline

  Phi Eagles (TS)   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 45 yards against the Bears, Aiyuk put up 2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 0.94-point projection and was much higher than his 0.63-point season scoring average. Aiyuk will face the Cardinals next week.
Brandon Aiyuk

Top Player Comparison

Phi Eagles (TS)
Points
% of total points 22
1
Jake Elliott
K
14
7.56
63.6%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
5
6.71
22.7%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
2
0.94
9.1%
4
Jalen Hurts
QB
1
7.54
4.5%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 16
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
8
7.4
50%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
5
2.27
31.3%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
2
3.7
12.5%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
1
3.05
6.3%

Points By Position

  Phi Eagles (TS)   Dallas Cowboys
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to refresh the Standings.
Phi Eagles (TS)
Phi Eagles (TS) may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (28 ppg), propelling Phi Eagles (TS) to No. 6 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1819 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Jake Elliott
Best Drafted
10-12 FG, 58 long, 19-19 XP
Justin Tucker
Best Acquisition
14-15 FG, 66 long, 15-15 XP
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (31 ppg), propelling Dallas Cowboys to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Greg Zuerlein
MVP
14-18 FG, 56 long, 21-23 XP
Dak Prescott
Best Drafted
1813 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Phi Eagles (TS) would have beaten only two other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
Dallas Cowboys would have lost to 11 other teams besides Phi Eagles (TS) this week.
If they played Dallas Cowboys every week, Phi Eagles (TS) would be 4-4 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Phi Eagles (TS) would have been victorious over Dallas Cowboys 26-0.
Phi Eagles (TS) would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Phi Eagles (TS), Dallas Cowboys would be 4-3.
If Phi Eagles (TS) had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-47-4.
If they played every team every week, Dallas Cowboys would be 57-44-3.