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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
4-7 217.66
255.11
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
185.58 3-8
213.56

Dallas Cowboys hand New England Patriots fourth straight loss, 217.66-185.58

Dallas Cowboys secured a 217.66-185.58 victory to hand New England Patriots their fourth straight loss. Dallas Cowboys never trailed in this one after nabbing a 33.00-point lead on Thursday behind David Long Jr. (21 points) and Kevin Byard (12). Matt Milano (12 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Willie Gay Jr. (11 Tackles, 1 Sack) led the charge for New England Patriots in the loss. Dallas Cowboys (4-7) will look to keep it rolling against Cleveland Browns, while New England Patriots (3-8) face Buffalo Bills in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mooney (4 Rec, 29 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 14.9 points in a 27-24 lost to the Falcons in Week 11. His scoring output was 36.6% more than his 10.91-point projection and was much higher than his 9.59-point season scoring average. Mooney will face the Jets next week.
Darnell Mooney

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 217.66
1
T.J. Edwards
LB
23
18
10.6%
2
Jonathan Allen
DT
22
14.15
10.1%
3
David Long Jr.
LB
21
16.15
9.6%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.7
9.55
8.1%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 185.58
1
Matt Milano
LB
34
12.99
18.3%
2
Willie Gay Jr.
LB
27
15.65
14.5%
3
David Montgomery
RB
21.1
14.74
11.4%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
18
21.21
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal for New England Patriots, who trailed 200.96-121.58 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   New England Patriots

Game Notes

Only six of the 19 starters on Dallas Cowboys scored more than their projected point totals.
New England Patriots had only four of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was New England Patriots even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Matt Milano and Willie Gay Jr. both outscored T.J. Edwards, the leading scorer for Dallas Cowboys.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
This win puts an end to a four-game losing skid for Dallas Cowboys.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Dallas Cowboys. They got the W, but did not cover the 41.55-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Matt Milano officially put up the fourth-best scoring output for any LB this year with 34 points.

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Dallas Cowboys! Having said that, if we want to take our performance to the next level, then we have found an area to improve. Our running backs were thoroughly outplayed this past week. Clyde Edwards-Helaire (nine yards from scrimmage, no TDs) logged just 18.6 points in Week 11, and the starting backfield for New England Patriots doubled us up with a score of 39.1. We need to bug the offensive coordinator to get some more touches in Week 12!
New England Patriots
There's a decent chance that New England Patriots might be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 18 total targets this past week, their six starting pass-catchers (five WR, one TE) apparently contributed to their teams' offenses by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.