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Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 31, Eagles 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Tony Romo Pass: 310, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Joseph Randle Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Dez Bryant Rec: 8-120, 1 TD
WR 24 Terrance Williams Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 62 Miles Austin Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 2 Jason Witten Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 13 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
 
Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Nick Foles Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 2 LeSean McCoy Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 54 Bryce Brown Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8 DeSean Jackson Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 65 Riley Cooper Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 75 Jason Avant Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Zach Ertz Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 32 Brent Celek Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 22 Alex Henery FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys Lead NFC with 183 points scored... QB Tony Romo has won past 2 meetings, completing 41 of 53 (77.4 pct.) for 512 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 138.2 rating. Leads NFC with 70.2 comp. pct. & 108.6 rating. Ties for 1st in NFC with 14 TDs... Rookie RB Joseph Randle scored 1st career TD last week... WR Dez Bryant ties for NFC lead with 6 TDs. In past 14, has 84 catches for 1,338 yards (95.6 per game) & 16 TDs. In past 2 vs. Phi., has 9 catches for 185 yards (20.6 avg.) & 3 TDs. TE Jason Witten (837) ranks 2nd all-time in receptions by TE. Since 2007, has 585 catches, most by NFL TE. Rookie WR Terrance Williams aims for 3rd in row with TD. Has 309 rec. yards, most by NFC rookie... Since 2010, LB Sean Lee ties for 1st among NFL LBs with 8 INTs & 2 INT-TDs. His 183 INT yards are most by LB. DT Jason Hatcher had 2 sacks last week & ties for 2nd in NFC with career-high 5 sacks. CB Morris Claiborne had 50-yard FR-TD in last meeting.

Eagles Are 1st team since 1970 with 1,600+ net pass (1,628) & 1,050+ rush (1,071) yards in 1st 6 games... With Phi., QB Michael Vick is 3-1 as starter vs. Dal. with 111.4 rating & 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush). Aims for 4th in row vs. Dal. with 100+ rating. QB Nick Foles has 6 TDs, 0 INTs & 127.9 rating in 2013... RB LeSean McCoy leads NFL with 630 rush yards & 871 scrimmage yards. Had 171 scrimmage yards (116 rush, 55 rec.) last week. Has 10 TDs (6 rush, 4 rec.) in past 9 Oct. games. Has 500 scrimmage yards (125 per game) in past 4 vs. Dal... WR-PR DeSean Jackson is 2nd in NFL with 589 rec. yards & had 2 TDs last week. Among active players (min. 200 catches), ranks 2nd in NFL with 17.4 avg. (308 rec., 5,374 yards). Had career-high 210 rec. yards in 12/12/10 meeting, incl. 91-yard TD. WR Riley Cooper had career-high 120 yards & TD last week... 9 different Eagles have 1+ sack led by LB Connor Barwin (3). CB Cary Williams is only DB in NFL with 5 PD, 2 INTs & sack.


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 L 21-30 -9
5 2013-10-06 DEN H L 48-51 -3
6 2013-10-13 WAS H W 31-16 +15
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    
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-09 WAS A W 33-27 +6
2 2013-09-15 SD H L 30-33 -3
3 2013-09-19 KC H L 16-26 -10
4 2013-09-29 DEN A L 20-52 -32
5 2013-10-06 NYG A W 36-21 +15
6 2013-10-13 TB A W 31-20 +11
7 2013-10-20 DAL H    
8 2013-10-27 NYG H    
9 2013-11-03 OAK A    
10 2013-11-10 GB A    
11 2013-11-17 WAS H    
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 ARI H    
14 2013-12-08 DET H    
15 2013-12-15 MIN A    
16 2013-12-22 CHI H    
17 2013-12-29 DAL A    

Injury Report
Dallas Cowboys
Out  RB Lance Dunbar (hamstring)
Doubtful  RB DeMarco Murray (knee)
 DE DeMarcus Ware (quadriceps)
Questionable  DE Edgar Jones (groin)
IR  DE Anthony Spencer (knee, 9/25/2013)
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Doubtful  QB Michael Vick (hamstring)
Questionable  TE James Casey (groin)
 SS Patrick Chung (shoulder)
 RB Chris Polk (shoulder)
IR  WR Arrelious Benn (knee, 8/7/2013)
 OLB Phillip Hunt (knee, 8/29/2013)
 DE Joe Kruger (shoulder, 8/30/2013)
 WR Jeremy Maclin (knee, 7/30/2013)
 CB Curtis Marsh (hand, 9/2/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Offense 
PHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 29.8 28.5 23.0 DAL
Rushing yards 69.8 176.0 108.3 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.17 5.23 4.09 PHI
Completion % 70.2% 58.2% 61.7% DAL
Passing yards 238.3 262.5 246.4 PHI
Passing yards per completion 10.38 14.54 11.03 PHI
Passing yards per attempt 7.28 8.47 6.81 PHI
Interceptions 0.5 0.0 1.0 PHI
Fumbles lost 0.8 1.0 0.7 DAL
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.0 2.7 PHI
3rd down conversions 39.1% 45.9% 38.1% PHI
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 44.4% PHI
Time of possession 29:34 26:34 48:26 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Defense 
PHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.5 26.8 23.0 DAL
Rushing yards 94.8 108.8 108.3 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.44 4.04 4.09 PHI
Completion % 65.6% 63.9% 61.7% PHI
Passing yards 306.0 306.5 246.4 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.27 11.23 11.03 PHI
Passing yards per attempt 7.40 7.17 6.81 PHI
INT return 0.8 0.8 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.5 0.7 DAL
Sacks 2.8 1.8 2.7 DAL
3rd down conversions 42.3% 43.0% 38.1% DAL
4th down conversions 42.9% 33.3% 44.4% PHI
Time of possession 30:26 33:27 48:26 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DAL   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 20.4 8.2 8.7 DAL
Yards per kick return 32.4 23.3 23.8 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 6.8 7.6 8.7 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 19.8 28.8 23.8 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DAL   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.8 7.5 6.4 DAL
Penalty yards 56.3 63.5 55.5 DAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History
Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 1 2000-09-03 PHI DAL 41-14 PHI
2000 10 2000-11-05 DAL PHI 13-16 PHI
2001 3 2001-09-30 DAL PHI 18-40 PHI
2001 10 2001-11-18 PHI DAL 36-3 PHI
2002 3 2002-09-22 DAL PHI 13-44 PHI
2002 16 2002-12-21 PHI DAL 27-3 PHI
2003 6 2003-10-12 PHI DAL 21-23 DAL
2003 14 2003-12-07 DAL PHI 10-36 PHI
2004 10 2004-11-15 PHI DAL 49-21 PHI
2004 15 2004-12-18 DAL PHI 7-12 PHI
2005 5 2005-10-09 PHI DAL 10-33 DAL
2005 10 2005-11-14 DAL PHI 21-20 DAL
2006 5 2006-10-08 DAL PHI 24-38 PHI
2006 16 2006-12-25 PHI DAL 23-7 PHI
2007 9 2007-11-04 DAL PHI 38-17 DAL
2007 15 2007-12-16 PHI DAL 10-6 PHI
2008 2 2008-09-15 PHI DAL 37-41 DAL
2008 17 2008-12-28 DAL PHI 6-44 PHI
2009 9 2009-11-08 DAL PHI 20-16 DAL
2009 17 2010-01-03 PHI DAL 0-24 DAL
2009 WC 2010-01-09 PHI DAL 14-34 DAL
2010 14 2010-12-12 PHI DAL 30-27 PHI
2010 17 2011-01-02 DAL PHI 14-13 DAL
2011 8 2011-10-30 DAL PHI 7-34 PHI
2011 16 2011-12-24 PHI DAL 20-7 PHI
2012 10 2012-11-11 DAL PHI 38-23 DAL
2012 13 2012-12-02 PHI DAL 33-38 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. WC = Wild-Card