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Prediction: Colts 31, Cowboys 27
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Andrew Luck Pass: 315, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 19 Dan Herron Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 38 Trent Richardson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 29 Donte Moncrief Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
 WR 49 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 72 Reggie Wayne Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
 WR 96 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 9 Dwayne Allen Rec: 4-45, 1 TD
TE 22 Coby Fleener Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 4 Adam Vinatieri FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Tony Romo Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 DeMarco Murray Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 36 Joseph Randle Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 68 Lance Dunbar Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 6 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 58 Cole Beasley Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
WR 66 Terrance Williams Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7 Jason Witten Rec: 5-55, 1 TD
K 9 Dan Bailey FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 29 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Since entering NFL in 2012, QB Andrew Luck has 12,688 passing yards, most of any SB-era QB in 1st 3 seasons. 1 of 2 SB-era QBs to guide team to 10+ reg.-sea. wins in each of 1st 3 NFL seasons (RUSSELL WILSON). Leads NFL with 38 TD passes & needs 2 to become 8th player in history with 40+ TD season... Last week, RB Trent Richardson (2,020) reached 2,000 career rush yards... In past 11, WR T.Y. Hilton has 66 rec. for 1,159 yards with 7 TDs, incl. 6 100-yard games. Has TD in 3 of past 4. Ranks 3rd in AFC with 1,345 rec. yards & needs 55 to join WRs MARVIN HARRISON & Reggie Wayne as only Colts with 1,400+ yard rec. season. In past 2 vs. Dal., WR Reggie Wayne has 21 rec. for 311 yards & 2 TDs. WR Hakeem Nicks had 114 rec. yards on 5 catches (22.8 avg.) in last meeting (9/8/13 with NYG)... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads AFC with 120 tackles. CB Vontae Davis has INT in 2 of past 3.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo has 117.8 rating in past 11 (26 TDs, 5 INTs). Ranks 2nd in NFL with 110.4 rating. Aims for 5th win in row vs. AFC. In past 8 vs. AFC, has 112.3 rating, 17 TDs & 2 INTs... RB DeMarco Murray leads NFL with 1,687 rush yards. Has 11 100-yard games, tied with HOFer EMMITT SMITH for most 100-yard rush games by Cowboy in season. Has rushed for 403 yards (134.3 per game) in 3 games vs. AFC in 2014. Has 5 TDs in past 5 vs. AFC... WR Dez Bryant had 6 catches for 114 yards & 3 TDs last week. Leads NFL with 13 rec. TDs. Since 2012, leads NFL with 38 rec. TDs. Aims for 12th in row vs. AFC with TD catch. Has 15 TDs in past 11 vs. AFC along with 86 catches & 1,119 yards (101.7 per game)... TE Jason Witten had TD catch in last meeting. Had 7 catches last week to give him his 11th consecutive season with 50+ receptions (53)... CB Orlando Scandrick had 40-yard INT-TD in last meeting. DE Jeremy Mincey had 2 sacks last week. Has 2 games with career-high 2.5 sacks, both vs. Ind. (11/13/11, 1/1/12; both with Jax). DE Tyrone Crawford had 2 sacks last week. LB Bruce Carter & S J.J. Wilcox each had INT last week.


Results and Schedule

Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 DEN A L 24-31 -7
2 2014-09-15 PHI H L 27-30 -3
3 2014-09-21 JAC A W 44-17 +27
4 2014-09-28 TEN H W 41-17 +24
5 2014-10-05 BAL H W 20-13 +7
6 2014-10-09 HOU A W 33-28 +5
7 2014-10-19 CIN H W 27-0 +27
8 2014-10-26 PIT A L 34-51 -17
9 2014-11-03 NYG A W 40-24 +16
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 NE H L 20-42 -22
12 2014-11-23 JAC H W 23-3 +20
13 2014-11-30 WAS H W 49-27 +22
14 2014-12-07 CLE A W 25-24 +1
15 2014-12-14 HOU H W 17-10 +7
16 2014-12-21 DAL A    
17 2014-12-28 TEN A    
   

Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 SF H L 17-28 -11
2 2014-09-14 TEN A W 26-10 +16
3 2014-09-21 STL A W 34-31 +3
4 2014-09-28 NO H W 38-17 +21
5 2014-10-05 HOU H W 20-17 +3
6 2014-10-12 SEA A W 30-23 +7
7 2014-10-19 NYG H W 31-21 +10
8 2014-10-27 WAS H L 17-20 -3
9 2014-11-02 ARI H L 17-28 -11
10 2014-11-09 JAC A W 31-17 +14
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 NYG A W 31-28 +3
13 2014-11-27 PHI H L 10-33 -23
14 2014-12-04 CHI A W 41-28 +13
15 2014-12-14 PHI A W 38-27 +11
16 2014-12-21 IND H    
17 2014-12-28 WAS A    

Injury Report

Indianapolis Colts
Out  OLB Robert Mathis (achilles-tendon)
Questionable  CB Vontae Davis (groin)
 WR T.Y. Hilton (hamstring)
Probable  OLB Erik Walden (knee)
IR  RB Vick Ballard (achilles-tendon, 8/26/2014)
 RB Ahmad Bradshaw (ankle, 11/18/2014)
 DE Fili Moala (knee, 6/11/2014)
   

Dallas Cowboys
Questionable  RB DeMarco Murray (hand)
Probable  FS Jeff Heath (thumb)
 MLB Rolando McClain (knee)
 DB Tyler Patmon (knee)
 QB Tony Romo (back)
 DE George Selvie (thumb)
IR  CB Morris Claiborne (knee, 10/4/2014)
 DE Jack Crawford (thumb, 11/26/2014)
 WLB Justin Durant (biceps, 10/29/2014)
 DE Ben Gardner (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 MLB Sean Lee (knee, 7/1/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  IND
 Offense 
DAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.7 33.3 21.7 DAL
Rushing yards 109.7 128.3 111.0 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.32 4.28 4.16 IND
Completion % 56.8% 71.4% 62.1% DAL
Passing yards 262.0 233.3 229.0 IND
Passing yards per completion 12.52 11.40 10.71 IND
Passing yards per attempt 7.11 8.14 6.65 DAL
Interceptions 1.0 0.0 0.9 DAL
Fumbles lost 1.7 1.0 0.6 DAL
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.0 2.5 -
3rd down conversions 39.4% 38.7% 38.7% IND
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 46.5% DAL
Time of possession 27:33 31:28 30:05 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison

  IND
 Defense 
DAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.3 27.7 21.7 IND
Rushing yards 110.7 78.3 111.0 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.11 3.84 4.16 DAL
Completion % 57.5% 66.7% 62.1% IND
Passing yards 182.0 269.7 229.0 IND
Passing yards per completion 10.88 11.32 10.71 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.26 7.54 6.65 IND
INT return 1.3 1.0 0.9 IND
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.3 0.6 DAL
Sacks 2.0 2.3 2.5 DAL
3rd down conversions 37.7% 45.5% 38.7% IND
4th down conversions 0.0% 62.5% 46.5% IND
Time of possession 32:27 28:32 30:05 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   IND   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.2 10.2 8.6 DAL
Yards per kick return 29.6 21.9 23.2 IND
Yards allowed per punt return 6.9 8.1 8.6 IND
Yards allowed per kick return 20.8 19.7 23.2 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   IND   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 8.0 6.5 IND
Penalty yards 46.3 69.0 54.6 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2014 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Indianapolis Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 11 2002-11-17 DAL IND 3-20 IND
2006 11 2006-11-19 IND DAL 14-21 DAL
2010 13 2010-12-05 DAL IND 38-35 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.