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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
5-9 197.88
236.08
 
VS
proj
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
128.1 3-11
177.91

Dallas Cowboys hand Tampa Bay Buccaneers fifth consecutive loss in 197.88-128.10 landslide

Dallas Cowboys cruised to a 197.88-128.10 win to hand Tampa Bay Buccaneers their fifth consecutive loss. Tampa Bay Buccaneers nabbed an 8.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Dallas Cowboys after that. They were led by Leighton Vander Esch (14 Tackles) and Tony Pollard (42 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 20 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Rachaad White (12.7 points) and Devin Lloyd (12) were the top scorers for Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dallas Cowboys have gotten the best of Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after falling 205.02-189.58 in their last matchup. Dallas Cowboys ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 15.01 points, Vander Esch scored 59.9% more than that amount by scoring 24 points as the Cowboys beat the Texans 27-23. He made 14 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dallas Cowboys this week. In Week 15, Vander Esch and the Cowboys will face the Jaguars.
Leighton Vander Esch

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 197.88
1
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
24
15.01
12.1%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
22.2
14.61
11.2%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.1
12.96
9.7%
4
LB
17
17.2
8.6%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 128.1
1
Rachaad White
RB
12.7
12.16
9.9%
2
Devin Lloyd
LB
12
11.49
9.4%
3
Lavonte David
LB
12
14.11
9.4%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
11.4
15.65
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal for Dallas Cowboys to contribute to a 124.80-32.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Tampa Bay Buccaneers

StatSmack

Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last five matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Tampa Bay Buccaneers need some help then, averaging just 168.5 versus Dallas Cowboys's 198.04.
Even the machines think Dallas Cowboys have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (204.28) than Tampa Bay Buccaneers (189.63).
Dallas Cowboys don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 vs 0).
Dallas Cowboys have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 vs 0).
Dallas Cowboys should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Tampa Bay Buccaneers - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Dallas Cowboys (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Dallas Cowboys have outscored Tampa Bay Buccaneers at QB, RB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for Dallas Cowboys had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0).
There's not much good to say about Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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