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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
7-1 264.84
214.89
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
206.5 3-5
217.52

Houston Texans top Dallas Cowboys for sixth straight win, 264.84-206.50

Houston Texans extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought victory over Dallas Cowboys, earning a 264.84-206.50 win. Houston Texans never trailed in this one after earning a 14.50-point lead on Thursday behind Devin White (8 points) and Gus Edwards (6.5). Dak Prescott (30.4 points) and Amari Cooper (23.1) did their part for Dallas Cowboys in the loss. Houston Texans (7-1) will look to build on their success against Philadelphia Eagles, while Dallas Cowboys (3-5) will meet Baltimore Ravens in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 8 tackles , recording a sack , and intercepting a pass against the Steelers, Gardner-Johnson registered 19.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 6.24-point projection and was much higher than his 12.33-point season scoring average. Gardner-Johnson ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Texans next week.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 264.84
1
Tony Pollard
RB
33.7
13.96
12.7%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
32.64
24.13
12.3%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
25.2
14.13
9.5%
4
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
S
19.5
6.24
7.4%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 206.5
1
Dak Prescott
QB
30.4
23.3
14.7%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
23.1
13.72
11.2%
3
Jamaal Williams
RB
22.6
9.29
10.9%
4
Fred Warner
LB
15.5
8.72
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Houston Texans owned a 201.74-116.30 lead. Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run for Houston Texans, while Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Dallas Cowboys with a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Dallas Cowboys.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Dallas Cowboys

What If

Houston Texans would have beaten 16 other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
Dallas Cowboys would have lost to six other teams besides Houston Texans this week.
If Houston Texans played Dallas Cowboys every week this season, they'd be 7-1.
Houston Texans would have defeated Dallas Cowboys 237.96-162.18 had they played each other last week.
Houston Texans would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys would be 3-4.
If Houston Texans had played every team in the league each week, they would be 117-35.
If they played every team every week, Dallas Cowboys would be 68-84.

Next Week Preview

Houston Texans
Something's got to give next week, as Houston Texans (7-1) enter Week 9 on a six-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Philadelphia Eagles, 6-2), have won four straight. Each of these teams has players with byes next week, as Tony Pollard, Jerry Jeudy, Kareem Hunt, the Dallas Cowboys defense, Micah Parsons, KJ Hamler, Graham Gano, Donovan Wilson, Jeff Wilson Jr., D'Ernest Johnson, and Mike Boone are off for Houston Texans and Leonard Williams, Wan'Dale Robinson, and Elijah Mitchell are out for Philadelphia Eagles. Over the last three weeks, Houston Texans have put up 226.73 points per game, while Philadelphia Eagles have averaged 192.53 per contest.
Dallas Cowboys
Looking ahead to Week 9, 13th-place Dallas Cowboys (3-5) will try to get back in the win column against ninth-place Baltimore Ravens (5-3). Each side has players with byes next week, as Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, Fred Warner, Saquon Barkley, Dre'Mont Jones, Trevon Diggs, Michael Gallup, Xavier McKinney, and James Washington are off for Dallas Cowboys while the San Francisco 49ers defense, John Johnson III, and David Njoku are out for Baltimore Ravens.