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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
4-8 247.46
253.02
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
220.78 4-8
259.94

Dallas Cowboys come up short of expectations, succumb to Cleveland Browns, 247.46-220.78

There's no way around it, Dallas Cowboys underperformed, at least according to projections, as Cleveland Browns secured a 247.46-220.78 win. Cleveland Browns never trailed in this one after earning a 4.56-point lead on Thursday behind Kirk Cousins (22.86 points) and Stefon Diggs (21.7). Lamar Jackson (23.06 points) and CeeDee Lamb (19.7) carried the flag for Dallas Cowboys in the loss. This marks the second time this season Cleveland Browns have taken down Dallas Cowboys, after winning 240.2-223.92 in their last matchup. Cleveland Browns (4-8) will look to maintain their winning ways against Buffalo Bills, while Dallas Cowboys (4-8) will face off against Green Bay Packers in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 20.3 points against his 11.14-point projection. In a 23-10 win over the Broncos, he caught 4 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. Moore ranks #80 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 247.46
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
22.86
18.17
9.2%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
21.7
22.7
8.8%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
21.1
11.94
8.5%
4
Rashaan Evans
LB
21
18.5
8.5%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 220.78
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
23.06
23.37
10.4%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
19.7
20.32
8.9%
3
Drue Tranquill
LB
18
17.28
8.2%
4
Nick Folk
K
17
10
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Cleveland Browns emerged with a 175.06-152.18 lead. DJ Moore had a 52-yard catch for Cleveland Browns, while Greg Zuerlein had a 57-yard field goal. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Dallas Cowboys with a 62-yard pass and a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Travis Kelce had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Cleveland Browns, helping the team to a 223.56-190.78 lead.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Dallas Cowboys

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns averaged more points (243.83) than they usually score (217.1).
By position, Cleveland Browns have outscored Dallas Cowboys at 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 (2).
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

Dallas Cowboys
The outlook doesn't exactly get much brighter for eighth-place Dallas Cowboys, since they next get to face off against first-place Green Bay Packers in Week 13. Dallas Cowboys may have to shuffle the deck some with Marquise Brown and Byron Murphy Jr. out on bye next week. Green Bay Packers will be without D'Onta Foreman.
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns (4-8) will go up against Buffalo Bills (8-4) in Week 13. Cleveland Browns may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Kyler Murray, DJ Moore, and Jeremy Chinn out on bye next week. Buffalo Bills will be without Chuba Hubbard. Over the last three weeks, Cleveland Browns have put up 202.39 points per game, while Buffalo Bills have averaged 238.37 per contest.