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Denver Broncos at Dallas Cowboys - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

BUF
CLE		 24
 37
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BAL
MIA		 26
 23
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PHI
NYG		 36
 21
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NO
CHI		 26
 18
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NE
CIN		 6
 13
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KC
TEN		 26
 17
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JAC
STL		 20
 34
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DET
GB		 9
 22
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SEA
IND		 28
 34
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CAR
ARI		 6
 22
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DEN
DAL		 51
 48
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SD
OAK		 17
 27
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HOU
SF		 3
 34
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NYJ
ATL		 30
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Broncos 41, Cowboys 27

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Peyton Manning Pass: 360, 4 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42 Ronnie Hillman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 47 Montee Ball Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 11 Wes Welker Rec: 8-80, 1 TD
WR 16 Eric Decker Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
TE 3 Julius Thomas Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 1 Matt Prater FG: 2/2 XP: 5/5
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
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Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Tony Romo Pass: 320, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8 DeMarco Murray Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 2 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-110, 1 TD
WR 43 Terrance Williams Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 76 Dwayne Harris Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 10 Jason Witten Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
K 8 Dan Bailey FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos Have won 15 consecutive reg.-sea. games by 7+ points, 2nd-longest streak in NFL history (1941-42 Bears)... In 1st 20 games w/ Broncos, QB Peyton Manning has 6,129 yards & 53 TDs, most ever by player in 1st 20 games w/ new team. Has 16 TDs & 0 INTs, tied for most TD w/o INT to begin season in NFL history (MILT PLUM, 1960)... In past 2 vs. NFC, RB Knowshon Moreno has 171 rush yards on 25 att. (6.8 avg.) & 3 TDs... WR Demaryius Thomas has 21 1st-down catches, 2nd-most in AFC. In past 8 vs. NFC, Thomas has 9 TDs & is averaging 101.1 rec. yards. In 2 career games vs. Dal., WR Wes Welker has 17 rec. for 169 yards (9.9 avg.) & 3 TDs. Aims for 7th game in row with TD... Defense leads NFL in fewest rush yards per game (74.0)... LB Shaun Phillips has 6 sacks in past 6. CB Champ Bailey has 52 career INTs, 3rd-most among active players. Had INT in last meeting vs. Cowboys.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo has completed 131 of 185 (70.8 pct.) for 1,533 yards with 14 TDs vs. 1 INT for 118.6 rating in past 5 at home (4-1). Has 110+ rating in 4 of those 5. Cowboys are 29-6 (.829) when Romo starts & has 110+ rating (min. 15 att.)... In career, when RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 11-0. Has 1,253 rush yards (113.9 per game) in those 11... WR Dez Bryant had 2 TDs last week. Aims for 7th in row vs. AFC with TD. Has 8 rec. TDs in past 6 vs. AFC. In those 6, has 48 catches for 571 yards (95.2 per game). In past 12, has 73 catches for 1,161 yards (96.8 per game) & 14 TDs. TE Jason Witten (827) ranks 2nd all-time in receptions by TE. Since 2007, has 575 catches, most by NFL TE. In last home meeting, had 9 catches for 82 yards & TD... Since 2010, DE DeMarcus Ware has 15 sacks in 14 games vs. AFC. Has 115 sacks since entering league in 2005, most in NFL. Is only player in NFL this season with 4+ sacks & INT. LB Sean Lee had 52-yard INT-TD last week. Since 2010, ties for 1st among NFL LBs with 8 INTs & 2 INT-TDs. His 183 INT yards are most by LB. DE George Selvie has sack in 3 of past 4 games.


Results and Schedule
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A W 41-23 +18
3 2013-09-23 OAK H W 37-21 +16
4 2013-09-29 PHI H W 52-20 +32
5 2013-10-06 DAL A    
6 2013-10-13 JAC H    
7 2013-10-20 IND A    
8 2013-10-27 WAS H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A    
11 2013-11-17 KC H    
12 2013-11-24 NE A    
13 2013-12-01 KC A    
14 2013-12-08 TEN H    
15 2013-12-12 SD H    
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK 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 L 21-30 -9
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
Denver Broncos
Questionable  CB Champ Bailey (foot)
 MLB Paris Lenon (thigh)
Probable  WR Eric Decker (ankle)
 TE Joel Dreessen (knee)
 K Matt Prater (calf)
 WLB Danny Trevathan (knee)
 DL Mitch Unrein (neck)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Doubtful  WR Miles Austin (hamstring)
 SLB Justin Durant (groin)
 DE Edgar Jones (groin)
Questionable  WR Dwayne Harris (hip)
 DE George Selvie (concussion)
Probable  WLB Bruce Carter (foot)
 CB Morris Claiborne (shoulder)
 DE DeMarcus Ware (back)
IR  DE Anthony Spencer (knee, 9/25/2013)
PUP  DT Jay Ratliff (hamstring)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Offense 		 DAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 44.8 26.0 22.9 DEN
Rushing yards 119.8 102.3 106.8 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.99 4.60 4.07 DAL
Completion % 74.8% 72.4% 61.9% DEN
Passing yards 363.8 238.3 248.8 DEN
Passing yards per completion 12.23 8.66 10.91 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 9.15 6.27 6.75 DEN
Interceptions 0.0 0.3 1.0 DEN
Fumbles lost 1.3 1.0 0.8 DAL
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.3 2.7 DEN
3rd down conversions 55.3% 34.8% 37.7% DEN
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 41.8% -
Time of possession 30:45 32:06 30:08 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Defense 		 DAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.8 21.3 22.9 DAL
Rushing yards 74.0 77.8 106.8 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.22 3.99 4.07 DEN
Completion % 57.8% 66.3% 61.9% DEN
Passing yards 316.3 304.5 248.8 DAL
Passing yards per completion 12.65 10.88 10.91 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.31 7.21 6.75 DAL
INT return 1.5 1.0 1.0 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.8 DAL
Sacks 2.8 3.5 2.7 DAL
3rd down conversions 36.1% 32.7% 37.7% DAL
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 41.8% DEN
Time of possession 29:15 27:55 30:08 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DEN   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 14.5 11.9 8.5 DEN
Yards per kick return 36.8 30.0 23.7 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 11.8 8.1 8.5 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 24.0 19.2 23.7 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DEN   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 5.3 6.4 DAL
Penalty yards 64.5 43.0 56.3 DAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 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
Denver Broncos vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 11 2001-11-22 DEN DAL 26-24 DEN
2005 12 2005-11-24 DEN DAL 24-21 DEN
2009 4 2009-10-04 DAL DEN 10-17 DEN

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.