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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Cowboys
2-1 276.6
262.43
 
VS
proj
big diesel
157.8 0-3
205.61

Cowboys hand big diesel third straight loss in 276.60-157.80 romp

Cowboys rolled to a 276.60-157.80 victory to hand big diesel their third consecutive loss to open the season. big diesel pulled out to a 12.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Cowboys after that. They were led by Devin Singletary, who racked up 91 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 31.3 points, and Chris Olave, who caught 9 passes for 147 yards (29.75 points). Tom Brady (271 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Christian McCaffrey (108 Rush Yds) did everything they could for big diesel in defeat. Cowboys improve to 2-1 on the season, while big diesel fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboys   big diesel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Panthers in Week 3, Olave caught 9 passes for 147 yards . In doing so, he put up 29.75 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Cowboys this week. Olave will play the Vikings next week.
Chris Olave

Top Player Comparison

Cowboys
Points
% of total points 276.6
1
Devin Singletary
RB
31.3
15.81
11.3%
2
Chris Olave
WR
29.75
12.29
10.8%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
29.4
36.56
10.6%
4
Jordan Hicks
LB
27.5
16.48
9.9%
big diesel
Points
% of total points 157.8
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.9
31.86
17.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.15
27.71
14.7%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.45
25.42
13%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
15.95
12.87
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Chris Olave had a 49-yard catch for Cowboys, while Kirk Cousins had a 28-yard touchdown pass, helping Cowboys to a 269.10-54.70 lead.
Sunday Night
Robbie Gould had a 51-yard field goal for big diesel, who trailed 276.60-157.80 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Cowboys   big diesel

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Cowboys scored more in this matchup (276.6) than their season average (256.37).
big diesel would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. big diesel need some help then, averaging just 176.64 versus Cowboys's 256.37.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Cowboys (2-1) have a better record than big diesel (0-3).
Even the machines think Cowboys have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (268.51) than big diesel (216.13).
Once Cowboys put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than big diesel (2 vs 0).
Cowboys should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than big diesel (2 vs 1).
Cowboys have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than big diesel (21 vs 14).
By position, Cowboys have outscored big diesel at QB, WR, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Cowboys don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 50 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Cowboys had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for big diesel (1).
There's not much good to say about big diesel this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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