Final Score Prediction
Cowboys 30, Chargers 27
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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San Diego Chargers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 19 |
Philip Rivers |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 31 |
Ryan Mathews |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
RB 43 |
Danny Woodhead |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
RB 64 |
Ronnie Brown |
Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 30 |
Eddie Royal |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
WR 66 |
Vincent Brown |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
WR 79 |
Keenan Allen |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 3 |
Antonio Gates |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
K 17 |
Nick Novak |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 27 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Cowboys In only start vs. SD, QB Tony Romo completed 19 of 30 (63.3 pct.) for 249 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 111.7 rating. Cowboys are 29-6 (.829) when Romo starts & has 110+ rating (min. 15 att.), incl. last week (137.2)... Last week, RB DeMarco Murray had 26 att. for 175 yards & TD. In career, when has 18+ att., Cowboys are 11-0. Has 1,253 rush yards (113.9 per game) in those 11... WR Dez Bryant aims for 6th in row vs. AFC with TD. Has 6 rec. TDs in past 5 vs. AFC. In those 5, has 42 catches for 490 yards (98 per game). In past 11, has 67 catches for 1,080 yards (97.9 per game) & 12 TDs. TE Jason Witten (822) ranks 2nd all-time in receptions by TE. Since 2007, has 570 catches, most by NFL TE. WR Miles Austin had TD catch in last game vs. SD. Rookie TE Gavin Escobar had 1st career TD (24 yards) last week... Since 2010, DE DeMarcus Ware has 15 sacks in 13 games vs. AFC. Had 2 sacks last week. Has 115 sacks since entering league in 2005, most in NFL. Since 2010, LB Sean Lee ranks 2nd among NFL LBs with 7 INTs & 131 INT yards.
Chargers Club is averaging 26 points per game in 2013, 2nd-best in AFC... QB Philip Rivers (197) needs 3 TD passes to join JOHN HADL (201) & HOFer DAN FOUTS (254) as only players in franchise history to reach 200 career. In past 2, Rivers has completed 56 of 71 passes (78.9 pct.) for 603 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 120.8 passer rating. In only career start vs. Cowboys, Rivers completed 21 of 32 passes (65.6 pct.) for 272 yards with 1 TD... RB Danny Woodhead has 15 receptions in past 2 games. Has 17 catches in '13, 3rd-most among NFL RBs... Since entering NFL in '03, TE Antonio Gates has 84 TD receptions, most among NFL TEs. Gates had 14-yard TD reception in only career meeting vs. Cowboys... WR Eddie Royal (5) needs TD catch to surpass career best of 5 in 2008... LB Dwight Freeney has 4 sacks in 3 career games vs. Cowboys... CB Derek Cox had career-best 2 INTs against Cowboys on 10/31/10 (w/ Jax.). S Eric Weddle leads team with 21 tackles in 2013.
Results and Schedule
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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San Diego Chargers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-09 |
HOU |
H |
L 28-31 |
-3 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
PHI |
A |
W 33-30 |
+3 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
TEN |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
DAL |
H |
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5 |
2013-10-06 |
OAK |
A |
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6 |
2013-10-14 |
IND |
H |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
JAC |
A |
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8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
WAS |
A |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
DEN |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
MIA |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
KC |
A |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
CIN |
H |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
NYG |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-12 |
DEN |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
OAK |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
KC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DAL Offense |
SD Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
27.7 |
26.0 |
22.6 |
DAL |
Rushing yards |
105.7 |
102.7 |
106.2 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.34 |
3.95 |
4.05 |
DAL |
Completion % |
72.2% |
70.0% |
61.9% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
242.7 |
257.0 |
247.6 |
SD |
Passing yards per completion |
8.77 |
11.01 |
10.87 |
SD |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.33 |
7.71 |
6.73 |
SD |
Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
- |
Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
- |
Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
SD |
3rd down conversions |
35.1% |
52.6% |
38.5% |
SD |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
100.0% |
40.5% |
SD |
Time of possession |
34:08 |
30:43 |
30:03 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DAL Defense |
SD Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
18.3 |
27.0 |
22.6 |
DAL |
Rushing yards |
66.3 |
126.3 |
106.2 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.90 |
4.92 |
4.05 |
DAL |
Completion % |
60.6% |
67.5% |
61.9% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
274.7 |
344.3 |
247.6 |
DAL |
Passing yards per completion |
10.70 |
12.75 |
10.87 |
DAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.49 |
8.61 |
6.73 |
DAL |
INT return |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
DAL |
Fumble recoveries |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
DAL |
Sacks |
4.3 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
DAL |
3rd down conversions |
29.7% |
44.7% |
38.5% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
40.5% |
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Time of possession |
25:52 |
29:17 |
30:03 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DAL |
SD |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
8.1 |
4.3 |
8.0 |
DAL |
Yards per kick return |
35.0 |
26.0 |
23.5 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
7.7 |
5.4 |
8.0 |
SD |
Yards allowed per kick return |
19.4 |
26.0 |
23.5 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DAL |
SD |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.3 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
- |
Penalty yards |
46.3 |
44.0 |
55.6 |
SD |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 3 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
Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2001 |
2 |
2001-09-23 |
SD |
DAL |
32-21 |
SD |
2005 |
1 |
2005-09-11 |
DAL |
SD |
28-24 |
DAL |
2009 |
14 |
2009-12-13 |
SD |
DAL |
20-17 |
SD |
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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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