Final Score Prediction
Lions 27, Cowboys 24
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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Dallas Cowboys |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 11 |
Tony Romo  |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 25 |
Felix Jones |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 51 |
DeMarco Murray |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 18 |
Dez Bryant  |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
WR 60 |
Laurent Robinson |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 61 |
Kevin Ogletree |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 2 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 7-70, 1 TD |
K 17 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 26 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Lions Are 3-0 for 1st time since 1980... QB Matthew Stafford played HS football at Highland Park in Dallas. Was 3-time All-State selection & led club to Class 4A championship as senior. Passed for 378 yards & 108.8 rating last week. When he has 100+ rating, Lions are 4-0... RB Jahvid Best is 1 of 3 players in NFL with 140+ rush (143) & rec. (182) yards... WR Calvin Johnson is 1st player in NFL history with 2+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 3 games of season. Leads NFL with 6 TDs. Since start of 2008, has 35 rec. TDs, most in NFL. Had TD catch in last meeting. In past 2 vs. Dal., WR Nate Burleson has 13 catches for 186 yards (93 per game) & TD. TE Brandon Pettigrew had career-high 11 catches & 112 yards last week. Rookie WR Titus Young is 2nd among NFC rookies with 140 rec. yards (9 catches, 15.6 avg.)... . Club is tied for NFL lead with +6 turnover ratio (8 takeaways, 2 giveaways). DT Ndamukong Suh aims for 3rd in row with sack. DE Lawrence Jackson had 1.5 sacks in last game vs. Dal. DE Kyle Vanden Bosch aims for 4th in row with sack. DE Cliff Avril had sack & FF last week.
Cowboys Lead NFC in total defense (288 yards per game)... In 2 starts vs. Det., QB Tony Romo has completed 58 of 76 (76.3 pct.) for 623 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 111.9 rating. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 100+ rating. Leads NFC with 8.97 avg. gain. In starts with 10+ att., when he has 100+ rating, team is 28-6 (.824)... .RB Felix Jones rushed for 115 yards on 14 att. (8.2 avg.) last week & had 155 scrimmage yards on 17 touches (9.1 avg.)... TE Jason Witten leads NFL TEs with 19 catches & leads NFC TEs with 272 rec. yards. Since start of 2007, leads NFL TEs with 384 catches & 4,401 yards. Had career-best 15 catches (138 yards, TD) in 12/9/07 meeting. WR-PR Dez Bryant had TD catch in last game vs. Det... CB BRYAN MC CANN had 97-yard PR-TD in last year's meeting. LB DeMarcus Ware has 11 sacks in past 6. Aims for 7th in row with sack. Since start of 2006, has 77 sacks, most in NFL. Has 3.5 sacks in past 2 at home vs. Det. CB Terence Newman had INT in last meeting. LB Sean Lee had INT in Week 3. Has 2 INTs & 2 FRs this year. Leads team in tackles.
Results and Schedule
Detroit Lions |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
TB |
A |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
KC |
H |
W 48-3 |
+45 |
3 |
2011-09-25 |
MIN |
A |
W 26-23 |
+3 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
DAL |
A |
W 34-30 |
+4 |
5 |
2011-10-10 |
CHI |
H |
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6 |
2011-10-16 |
SF |
H |
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7 |
2011-10-23 |
ATL |
H |
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8 |
2011-10-30 |
DEN |
A |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2011-11-13 |
CHI |
A |
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11 |
2011-11-20 |
CAR |
H |
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12 |
2011-11-24 |
GB |
H |
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13 |
2011-12-04 |
NO |
A |
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14 |
2011-12-11 |
MIN |
H |
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15 |
2011-12-18 |
OAK |
A |
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16 |
2011-12-24 |
SD |
H |
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17 |
2012-01-01 |
GB |
A |
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Dallas Cowboys |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
NYJ |
A |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
2 |
2011-09-18 |
SF |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
3 |
2011-09-26 |
WAS |
H |
W 18-16 |
+2 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
DET |
H |
L 30-34 |
-4 |
5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2011-10-16 |
NE |
A |
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7 |
2011-10-23 |
STL |
H |
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8 |
2011-10-30 |
PHI |
A |
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9 |
2011-11-06 |
SEA |
H |
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10 |
2011-11-13 |
BUF |
H |
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11 |
2011-11-20 |
WAS |
A |
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12 |
2011-11-24 |
MIA |
H |
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13 |
2011-12-04 |
ARI |
A |
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14 |
2011-12-11 |
NYG |
H |
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15 |
2011-12-17 |
TB |
A |
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16 |
2011-12-24 |
PHI |
H |
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17 |
2012-01-01 |
NYG |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DET Offense |
DAL Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
33.7 |
23.0 |
22.5 |
DET |
Rushing yards |
78.3 |
78.0 |
103.9 |
DET |
Rushing yards per attempt |
2.80 |
3.16 |
4.01 |
DAL |
Completion % |
67.2% |
61.7% |
61.8% |
DET |
Passing yards |
321.7 |
334.3 |
245.4 |
DAL |
Passing yards per completion |
12.06 |
14.13 |
11.33 |
DAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
8.11 |
8.72 |
7.00 |
DAL |
Interceptions |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
DET |
Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
DET |
Sacks allowed |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
DET |
3rd down conversions |
32.6% |
33.3% |
38.1% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
100.0% |
47.4% |
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Time of possession |
34:19 |
32:33 |
30:01 |
DET |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DET Defense |
DAL Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
15.3 |
22.3 |
22.5 |
DET |
Rushing yards |
113.0 |
61.3 |
103.9 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.99 |
2.97 |
4.01 |
DAL |
Completion % |
62.9% |
61.0% |
61.8% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
187.3 |
226.7 |
245.4 |
DET |
Passing yards per completion |
8.52 |
10.63 |
11.33 |
DET |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.35 |
6.48 |
7.00 |
DET |
INT return |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
DET |
Fumble recoveries |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
DET |
Sacks |
2.7 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
DAL |
3rd down conversions |
30.8% |
40.5% |
38.1% |
DET |
4th down conversions |
33.3% |
0.0% |
47.4% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
26:20 |
28:25 |
30:01 |
DET |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DET |
DAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
7.8 |
8.6 |
10.7 |
DAL |
Yards per kick return |
19.0 |
18.7 |
24.7 |
DET |
Yards allowed per punt return |
14.8 |
8.2 |
10.7 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
34.1 |
22.1 |
24.7 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DET |
DAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
6.3 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
DET |
Penalty yards |
56.0 |
59.3 |
54.4 |
DET |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2011 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
Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2001 |
17 |
2002-01-06 |
DAL |
DET |
10-15 |
DET |
2002 |
9 |
2002-11-03 |
DAL |
DET |
7-9 |
DET |
2003 |
7 |
2003-10-19 |
DAL |
DET |
38-7 |
DAL |
2004 |
8 |
2004-10-31 |
DET |
DAL |
21-31 |
DAL |
2005 |
11 |
2005-11-20 |
DET |
DAL |
7-20 |
DAL |
2006 |
17 |
2006-12-31 |
DET |
DAL |
39-31 |
DET |
2007 |
14 |
2007-12-09 |
DAL |
DET |
28-27 |
DAL |
2010 |
11 |
2010-11-21 |
DET |
DAL |
19-35 |
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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