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Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 2
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYJ
NE		 10
 13
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CAR
BUF		 23
 24
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TEN
HOU		 24
 30
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STL
ATL		 24
 31
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SD
PHI		 33
 30
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WAS
GB		 20
 38
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MIN
CHI		 30
 31
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MIA
IND		 24
 20
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DAL
KC		 16
 17
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CLE
BAL		 6
 14
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DET
ARI		 21
 25
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NO
TB		 16
 14
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JAC
OAK		 9
 19
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DEN
NYG		 41
 23
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SF
SEA		 3
 29
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PIT
CIN		 10
 20
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 24, Chiefs 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Tony Romo Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 DeMarco Murray Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 70 Phillip Tanner Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 12 Dez Bryant Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 27 Miles Austin Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 87 Terrance Williams Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 2 Jason Witten Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 16 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  
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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Alex Smith Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 5 Jamaal Charles Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 51 Dexter McCluster Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 69 Cyrus Gray Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 23 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 68 Donnie Avery Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 80 Junior Hemingway Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 26 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 37 Travis Kelce Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 20 Ryan Succop FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys QB Tony Romo completed 20 of 34 (58.8 pct.) for 351 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 113.7 rating in last game vs. KC. Cowboys are 28-6 (.824) when Romo starts & has 110+ rating (min. 15 att.). Has won 3 in row vs. AFC & is 5-1 in past 6 vs. AFC... RB DeMarco Murray aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with rush TD. 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 has 33 catches for 349 yards (87.3 per game) & 5 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. In last game vs. KC, WR Miles Austin had 10 catches for 250 yards & 2 TDs. Had 59-yard TD & GW 60-yard TD in OT. Since 2007, TE Jason Witten has 562 catches, most by NFL TE. Had 8 catches for 70 yards & 2 TDs last week... Dallas forced 6 turnovers last week (3 INT, 3 FR). DE DeMarcus Ware has 111 sacks since entering league in 2005, most in NFL. Has 22.5 sacks in past 23 vs. AFC, incl. 2 sacks in last meeting. Last week, CB Brandon Carr had 49-yard INT-TD & S Barry Church had 27-yard FR-TD. Since 2010, LB Sean Lee ranks 2nd among NFL LBs with 7 INTs & 131 INT yards.

Chiefs Head coach ANDY REID makes debut at Arrowhead Stadium... In only career start vs. Dal., QB Alex Smith completed 16 of 24 passes (66.7 pct.) for 179 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 99.1 rating. Since 2011, Smith is 20-5-1 as starter with 32 TDs vs. 10 INTs & 95 rating... RB Jamaal Charles is averaging 110.8 rush yards per game since '10 vs. NFC. Charles totaled 100 scrimmage yards last week (77 rush, 23 receiving). Since '12, Charles averages 108.5 scrimmage yards per game, best in AFC... WR Dwayne Bowe (419) surpassed HENRY MARSHALL (416) last week for 2nd-most catches in franchise history (TONY GONZALEZ, 916)... WR Donnie Avery posted 1st TD rec. as Chief last week... TE Anthony Fasano was selected by Cowboys in 2nd round of 2006 NFL Draft & spent 2 seasons in Dal. (2006-07)... LB Justin Houston has 8 sacks in 8 career games vs. NFC. Houston tied career-best with 3 sacks last week... CB Brandon Flowers posted 17th career INT last week... NT Dontari Poe had career-high 1.5 sacks in Week 1.


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    
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    
   
Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 JAC A W 28-2 +26
2 2013-09-15 DAL H W 17-16 +1
3 2013-09-19 PHI A    
4 2013-09-29 NYG H    
5 2013-10-06 TEN A    
6 2013-10-13 OAK H    
7 2013-10-20 HOU H    
8 2013-10-27 CLE H    
9 2013-11-03 BUF A    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 DEN A    
12 2013-11-24 SD H    
13 2013-12-01 DEN H    
14 2013-12-08 WAS A    
15 2013-12-15 OAK A    
16 2013-12-22 IND H    
17 2013-12-29 SD A    

Injury Report
Dallas Cowboys
Out  WLB Ernie Sims (groin)
Questionable  DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
Probable  WR Dez Bryant (foot)
 CB Morris Claiborne (shoulder)
 RB Lance Dunbar (foot)
 FS Danny McCray (hamstring)
 QB Tony Romo (ribs)
IR  DE Tyrone Crawford (achilles-tendon, 8/27/2013)
PUP  DT Jay Ratliff (hamstring)
   
Kansas City Chiefs
Questionable  TE Travis Kelce (knee)
 CB Dunta Robinson (other-excused)
Probable  FS Husain Abdullah (foot)
 RB Jamaal Charles (quadriceps)
 ILB Nico Johnson (ankle)
IR  CB Sanders Commings (collarbone, 9/3/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Offense 		 KC
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 36.0 28.0 23.2 DAL
Rushing yards 87.0 120.0 93.1 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.78 4.29 3.62 KC
Completion % 73.5% 61.8% 63.2% DAL
Passing yards 244.0 171.0 254.5 DAL
Passing yards per completion 6.78 8.14 10.89 KC
Passing yards per attempt 4.98 5.03 6.88 KC
Interceptions 1.0 0.0 1.1 KC
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.8 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.0 2.5 KC
3rd down conversions 33.3% 33.3% 41.0% -
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 37:10 31:30 30:00 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Defense 		 KC
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 31.0 2.0 23.2 KC
Rushing yards 50.0 71.0 93.1 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.57 3.09 3.62 KC
Completion % 64.3% 46.3% 63.2% KC
Passing yards 428.0 107.0 254.5 KC
Passing yards per completion 15.85 5.63 10.89 KC
Passing yards per attempt 10.19 2.61 6.88 KC
INT return 3.0 2.0 1.1 DAL
Fumble recoveries 3.0 0.0 0.8 DAL
Sacks 3.0 6.0 2.5 KC
3rd down conversions 54.5% 26.3% 41.0% KC
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 22:50 28:30 30:00 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DAL   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.5 11.4 8.2 KC
Yards per kick return 0.0 0.0 21.5 -
Yards allowed per punt return 4.0 0.0 8.2 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 26.0 24.0 21.5 KC
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DAL   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 3.0 6.8 KC
Penalty yards 40.0 20.0 58.6 KC

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2013 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Dallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City Chiefs
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2005 14 2005-12-11 KC DAL 28-31 DAL
2009 5 2009-10-11 DAL KC 26-20 DAL

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.