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St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
PHI		 26
 16
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ARI
NO		 7
 31
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STL
DAL		 7
 31
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SD
TEN		 17
 20
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NYG
CAR		 0
 38
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TB
NE		 3
 23
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HOU
BAL		 9
 30
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GB
CIN		 30
 34
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DET
WAS		 27
 20
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CLE
MIN		 31
 27
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ATL
MIA		 23
 27
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JAC
SEA		 17
 45
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BUF
NYJ		 20
 27
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IND
SF		 27
 7
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CHI
PIT		 40
 23
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OAK
DEN		 21
 37
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

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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Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Tony Romo Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 DeMarco Murray Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 5 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 28 Miles Austin Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 91 Terrance Williams Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 6 Jason Witten Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
K 1 Dan Bailey FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

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    
5 2013-10-06 JAC H    
6 2013-10-13 HOU A    
7 2013-10-20 CAR A    
8 2013-10-28 SEA H    
9 2013-11-03 TEN H    
10 2013-11-10 IND A    
11   Bye      
12 2013-11-24 CHI H    
13 2013-12-01 SF A    
14 2013-12-08 ARI A    
15 2013-12-15 NO H    
16 2013-12-22 TB H    
17 2013-12-29 SEA A    
   
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    

Injury Report
St. Louis Rams
Questionable  FS Darian Stewart (thigh)
Probable  CB Cortland Finnegan (nose)
 DE William Hayes (hip)
 DE Chris Long (hip)
 RB Daryl Richardson (foot)
 DE Eugene Sims (foot)
IR  DB Matt Daniels (ankle, 9/16/2013)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Out  WLB Ernie Sims (groin)
Questionable  DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
Probable  WR Dez Bryant (back)
 CB Morris Claiborne (shoulder)
 QB Tony Romo (ribs)
 DE DeMarcus Ware (shoulder)
PUP  DT Jay Ratliff (hamstring)

Offense Stats Comparison
  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
  Defense Stats Comparison
  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% -
Time of possession 30:51 25:31 30:04 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   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
  Misc Stats Comparison
   STL   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 5.0 6.5 DAL
Penalty yards 56.0 33.5 56.0 DAL

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

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.