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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
11-2 240.72
243.18
 
VS
proj
San Francisco 49ers
158.7 5-8
220.63

Back-and-forth battle ends with Dallas Cowboys topping San Francisco 49ers in 240.72-158.70 landslide

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Dallas Cowboys extended their win streak to 11 games with a convincing win over San Francisco 49ers, cruising to a 240.72-158.70 victory. San Francisco 49ers grabbed an early 19.30-point lead on Thursday. Dallas Cowboys came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by impressive efforts from Greg Zuerlein (19 points) and Richie Grant (13.5). Not to be deterred, San Francisco 49ers got it going later that afternoon to take a 53.8-point lead behind Nick Bosa (19 points) and Jimmie Ward (13). But Dallas Cowboys came back again later that night, as Tony Pollard (24.6 points) and Dak Prescott (22.4) put them back in the lead for good. Dallas Cowboys (11-2) have now won 11 games in a row and will look to earn another W against Kansas City Chiefs. San Francisco 49ers (5-8) face off against Cleveland Browns in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   San Francisco 49ers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.95 points, Zuerlein more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 19 points as the Jets lost to the Vikings 27-22. He made all 5 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. Zuerlein will go up against the Bills in Week 14.
Greg Zuerlein

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 240.72
1
Tony Pollard
RB
24.6
12.96
10.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
22.4
18.61
9.3%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
20.4
18.32
8.5%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
19
6.95
7.9%
San Francisco 49ers
Points
% of total points 158.7
1
Nick Bosa
DE
19
12.32
12%
2
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
16.5
15.1
10.4%
3
Jimmie Ward
DB
13
9.72
8.2%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
12.5
13.9
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mac Jones had a 48-yard touchdown pass for San Francisco 49ers, helping San Francisco 49ers to a 19.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Greg Zuerlein had a 60-yard field goal for Dallas Cowboys, helping the team to an 88.40-77.70 lead.
Sunday Night
Tony Pollard had a 30-yard touchdown run for Dallas Cowboys, while Dak Prescott had a 20-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 216.30-158.70 lead for Dallas Cowboys.
Monday
Taysom Hill had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   San Francisco 49ers

Game Notes

Dallas Cowboys got the W even though only 10 of their 22 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
San Francisco 49ers had only four of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Dallas Cowboys had one starter score zero points, while San Francisco 49ers had three.
Tony Pollard, Dak Prescott, and CeeDee Lamb all scored more points than Nick Bosa, the leading scorer for San Francisco 49ers.
Dallas Cowboys put up more points than their season scoring average (228.98) while San Francisco 49ers fell short of theirs (184.82).
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
This defeat concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for San Francisco 49ers.
Not only did Dallas Cowboys earn the win, but they also easily covered the 22.55-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Dallas Cowboys moves to (5-0), while San Francisco 49ers falls to (0-4).
A bright spot in the defeat, Nick Bosa (19 points) registered the second-highest score for a DE this week.

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
Hey, it's good to be confident, Dallas Cowboys. Deploying a starter with zero points (Yannick Ngakoue), while still getting the W... that's playing with fire. We just ask you to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Do it in the playoffs and we'll be finished.
San Francisco 49ers
Unless San Francisco 49ers wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many looks" isn't really a viable excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (five WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 28 times in Week 13. With only 16 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.