Final Score Prediction
Cowboys 30, Rams 24
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
St. Louis Rams |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 14 |
Sam Bradford |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 22 |
Daryl Richardson |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
RB 52 |
Isaiah Pead |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 27 |
Chris Givens |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
WR 41 |
Tavon Austin |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
WR 69 |
Austin Pettis |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 3 |
Jared Cook |
Rec: 7-70, 1 TD |
TE 41 |
Lance Kendricks |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
K 23 |
Greg Zuerlein |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 27 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Rams QB Sam Bradford passed for 352 yards last week, 2nd most in game in career. Tied career high with 3 pass TDs. When Bradford has 100+ rating, Rams are 6-1-1... RB Daryl Richardson has 176 scrimmage yards (98 rush, 78 rec.) in 2013... TE Jared Cook has 8 catches for 151 yards & 2 TDs. His 18.9 avg. leads NFL TEs. WR Chris Givens had 5 catches for 105 yards (21 avg.) last week. Has 5 career catches of 50+ yards. Has 3 career rec. TDs & avg. 46 yards per TD (138 yards). WR Tavon Austin ties for lead among NFL rookies with 12 catches & 2 TDs. Scored 1st 2 career TDs last week. WR Austin Pettis had career-high 8 catches & 78 yards with TD vs. Atl... DE Robert Quinn leads NFC with 4 sacks & aims for 4th in row with sack. DE Chris Long has 4 sacks in past 4. LB James Laurinaitis had 8 tackles in last meeting. Since entering NFL in 2009, is 1 of 3 players with 8.5+ sacks (8.5) & 7+ INTs (7). CB Janoris Jenkins has 4 career INTs & 3 INT-TDs.
Cowboys QB Tony Romo is 2-0 vs. StL, completing 35 of 57 (61.4 pct.) for 505 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 112.1 rating. Aims for 3rd in row vs. StL with 100+ rating. Cowboys are 28-6 (.824) when Romo starts & has 110+ rating (min. 15 att.)... In last meeting, RB DeMarco Murray rushed for franchise-record 253 yards & had 91-yard TD run, longest in team history. Had 25 att. for 10.1 avg. In career, when Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 10-0. Has 1,078 rush yards (107.8 per game) in those 10... WR Dez Bryant had 5 catches for 90 yards & TD in last meeting. Had 9 catches for 141 yards & TD last week. In past 10, has 63 catches for 1,042 yards (104.2 per game) & 11 TDs. TE Jason Witten has TD in all 3 home games vs. StL. Since 2007, has 565 catches, most by NFL TE. Has 817 career receptions & last week passed HOFer SHANNON SHARPE (815) for 2nd most by TE... Dallas ties for 2nd in NFL with 6 takeaways (3 INT, 3 FR). DE DeMarcus Ware had 2 sacks last week. Has 113 sacks since entering league in 2005, most in NFL. In 4 meetings, has 6 sacks, incl. 3 in 10/19/08 game. Aims for 5th in row vs. StL with sack. Since 2010, LB Sean Lee ranks 2nd among NFL LBs with 7 INTs & 131 INT yards.
Results and Schedule
St. Louis Rams |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
ARI |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
ATL |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
DAL |
A |
L 7-31 |
-24 |
4 |
2013-09-26 |
SF |
H |
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5 |
2013-10-06 |
JAC |
H |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
HOU |
A |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
CAR |
A |
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8 |
2013-10-28 |
SEA |
H |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
TEN |
H |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
IND |
A |
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11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
CHI |
H |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
SF |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
ARI |
A |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
NO |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
TB |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
SEA |
A |
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Dallas Cowboys |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
NYG |
H |
W 36-31 |
+5 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
KC |
A |
L 16-17 |
-1 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
STL |
H |
W 31-7 |
+24 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
SD |
A |
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5 |
2013-10-06 |
DEN |
H |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
WAS |
H |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
PHI |
A |
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8 |
2013-10-27 |
DET |
A |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
MIN |
H |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
NO |
A |
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11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
NYG |
A |
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13 |
2013-11-28 |
OAK |
H |
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14 |
2013-12-09 |
CHI |
A |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
GB |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
WAS |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
PHI |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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STL Offense |
DAL Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
25.5 |
26.0 |
22.3 |
DAL |
Rushing yards |
68.0 |
62.0 |
98.4 |
STL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.24 |
3.18 |
3.80 |
STL |
Completion % |
63.4% |
72.5% |
62.2% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
325.5 |
262.5 |
255.5 |
STL |
Passing yards per completion |
11.03 |
7.95 |
10.97 |
STL |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.00 |
5.77 |
6.82 |
STL |
Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
DAL |
Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
STL |
Sacks allowed |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
STL |
3rd down conversions |
39.3% |
30.8% |
39.0% |
STL |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
0.0% |
45.5% |
STL |
Time of possession |
29:09 |
34:29 |
30:04 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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STL Defense |
DAL Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
27.5 |
24.0 |
22.3 |
DAL |
Rushing yards |
61.0 |
82.0 |
98.4 |
STL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
2.90 |
4.21 |
3.80 |
STL |
Completion % |
71.1% |
61.5% |
62.2% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
330.5 |
313.5 |
255.5 |
DAL |
Passing yards per completion |
11.20 |
13.06 |
10.97 |
STL |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.96 |
8.04 |
6.82 |
STL |
INT return |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
DAL |
Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
DAL |
Sacks |
3.0 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
DAL |
3rd down conversions |
51.9% |
41.7% |
39.0% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
0.0% |
45.5% |
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Time of possession |
30:51 |
25:31 |
30:04 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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STL |
DAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
1.4 |
13.7 |
8.1 |
DAL |
Yards per kick return |
17.8 |
35.0 |
23.9 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
1.7 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
STL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
16.3 |
17.0 |
23.9 |
STL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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STL |
DAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
7.0 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
DAL |
Penalty yards |
56.0 |
33.5 |
56.0 |
DAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
St. Louis Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2002 |
4 |
2002-09-29 |
DAL |
STL |
13-10 |
DAL |
2005 |
17 |
2006-01-01 |
STL |
DAL |
20-10 |
STL |
2007 |
4 |
2007-09-30 |
STL |
DAL |
7-35 |
DAL |
2008 |
7 |
2008-10-19 |
DAL |
STL |
14-34 |
STL |
2011 |
7 |
2011-10-23 |
STL |
DAL |
7-34 |
DAL |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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