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Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 30, Chargers 27

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Tony Romo Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 DeMarco Murray Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 4 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-110, 1 TD
 WR 61 Terrance Williams Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 83 Dwayne Harris Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 2 Jason Witten Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 2 Dan Bailey FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
 
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  

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    
5 2013-10-06 DEN H    
6 2013-10-13 WAS H    
7 2013-10-20 PHI A    
8 2013-10-27 DET A    
9 2013-11-03 MIN H    
10 2013-11-10 NO A    
11   Bye      
12 2013-11-24 NYG A    
13 2013-11-28 OAK H    
14 2013-12-09 CHI A    
15 2013-12-15 GB H    
16 2013-12-22 WAS A    
17 2013-12-29 PHI H    
   
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    
5 2013-10-06 OAK A    
6 2013-10-14 IND H    
7 2013-10-20 JAC A    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 WAS A    
10 2013-11-10 DEN H    
11 2013-11-17 MIA A    
12 2013-11-24 KC A    
13 2013-12-01 CIN H    
14 2013-12-08 NYG H    
15 2013-12-12 DEN A    
16 2013-12-22 OAK H    
17 2013-12-29 KC H    

Injury Report
Dallas Cowboys
Out  WR Miles Austin (hamstring)
Questionable  WR Dwayne Harris (hip)
Probable  CB Morris Claiborne (shoulder)
 WLB Ernie Sims (groin)
 DE DeMarcus Ware (neck)
IR  DE Anthony Spencer (knee, 9/25/2013)
PUP  DT Jay Ratliff (hamstring)
   
San Diego Chargers
Out  WR Malcom Floyd (head)
Questionable  CB Shareece Wright (hamstring)
Probable  ILB Donald Butler (groin)
 ILB Manti Te'o (foot)
IR  ILB Jonas Mouton (knee, 7/28/2013)
 CB Steve Williams (pectoral, 8/26/2013)
PUP  OLB Melvin Ingram (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  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
  Defense Stats Comparison
  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% -
Time of possession 25:52 29:17 30:03 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   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
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DAL   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.3 6.4 -
Penalty yards 46.3 44.0 55.6 SD

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

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.