NFL Game Preview: Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys - Week 11

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Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys - Week 11

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CHI MIA	16 0
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ARI KC	13 31
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OAK PIT	3 35
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HOU NYJ	27 30
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GB MIN	31 3
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DET DAL	19 35
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WAS TEN	19 16
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CLE JAC	20 24
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BUF CIN	49 31
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BAL CAR	37 13
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TB SF	21 0
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ATL STL	34 17
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SEA NO	19 34
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IND NE	28 31
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NYG PHI	17 27
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DEN SD	14 35
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 27, Lions 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Shaun Hill	Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27	Jahvid Best	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 44	Maurice Morris	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2	Calvin Johnson	Rec: 8-120, 1 TD
WR 47	Nate Burleson	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 90	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 7	Brandon Pettigrew	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 31	Tony Scheffler	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 27	Dave Rayner	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 26	Defense / ST

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Dallas Cowboys
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Jon Kitna	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18	Felix Jones	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 43	Marion Barber	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11	Dez Bryant	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 34	Miles Austin	Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 84	Roy Williams	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4	Jason Witten	Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
K 11	David Buehler	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 22	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Lions Have scored TDs on 17 of 25 red zone possessions (68%), best in NFC... In only start vs. Dal. (11/23/08 with SF), QB Shaun Hill passed for 303 yards with 2 TDs & 100.9 rating. Had 323 pass yards last week... RB Jahvid Best leads NFL rookies with 740 scrimmage yards (380 rush, 360 rec.). Ties for 3rd among NFL rookies with 5 total TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.)... WR Calvin Johnson had 10 catches for 128 yards & TD vs. Bills. Has 8 rec. TDs in past 6. Has 26 rec. TDs since start of 2008, 3rd most in NFL. TE Brandon Pettigrew ties for 2nd among NFL TEs with 42 catches & has rec. TD in 3 of past 5. KR-PR STEFAN LOGAN ranks 3rd in NFL with 28.8 KR avg. & is 3rd with 13.6 PR avg. Only player to rank in top 5 in both. WR Nate Burleson had 6 catches for 89 yards in last meeting (11/1/09 with Sea.)... DT Ndamukong Suh leads NFL rookies with 6.5 sacks. DE Cliff Avril has 3 sacks in his past 2. CB Alphonso Smith has INT in 5 of past 7, incl. 42-yard INT-TD.

Cowboys QB Jon Kitna played 3 seasons in Det. (2006-08). Has 2 of only 3 4,000-yard seasons in team history. Had 327 yards, 3 TDs & 124.1 rating last week... RB Felix Jones had 136 scrimmage yards vs. NYG, incl. 71-yard rec. TD. Incl. playoffs, has 9 career TDs (7 rush, 1 rec., 1 KR) & averages 49.8 yards per TD (448 yards). RB Marion Barber aims for 4th in row vs. Det. with rush TD. Has rushed for 5 TDs in 3 career meetings... WR-PR Dez Bryant had 3 catches for career-high 104 yards (34.7 avg.) & TD last week. Has 41 catches & needs 6 to pass HOFer BOB HAYES (46) for most by Cowboys rookie. Has 7 total TDs (5 rec. 2 PR), most among NFL rookies. WR Miles Austin has 29 catches for 463 yards (115.8 per game) & TD in past 4 at home. Had TD last week. TE Jason Witten had career-high 15 catches for 138 yards & TD in last meeting... LB DeMarcus Ware tied career-high with 3 sacks in last home game vs. Det. Has 64.5 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. CB BRYAN MC CANN had 101-yard INT-TD last week, 2nd rookie in SB era with 100+ yard INT-TD (Louis Delmas).

Results and Schedule

Detroit Lions
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CHI	A	L 14-19	-5
2	2010-09-19	PHI	H	L 32-35	-3
3	2010-09-26	MIN	A	L 10-24	-14
4	2010-10-03	GB	A	L 26-28	-2
5	2010-10-10	STL	H	W 44-6	+38
6	2010-10-17	NYG	A	L 20-28	-8
7		Bye
8	2010-10-31	WAS	H	W 37-25	+12
9	2010-11-07	NYJ	H	L 20-23	-3
10	2010-11-14	BUF	A	L 12-14	-2
11	2010-11-21	DAL	A	L 19-35	-16
12	2010-11-25	NE	H
13	2010-12-05	CHI	H
14	2010-12-12	GB	H
15	2010-12-19	TB	A
16	2010-12-26	MIA	A
17	2011-01-02	MIN	H

Dallas Cowboys
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	WAS	A	L 7-13	-6
2	2010-09-19	CHI	H	L 20-27	-7
3	2010-09-26	HOU	A	W 27-13	+14
4		Bye
5	2010-10-10	TEN	H	L 27-34	-7
6	2010-10-17	MIN	A	L 21-24	-3
7	2010-10-25	NYG	H	L 35-41	-6
8	2010-10-31	JAC	H	L 17-35	-18
9	2010-11-07	GB	A	L 7-45	-38
10	2010-11-14	NYG	A	W 33-20	+13
11	2010-11-21	DET	H	W 35-19	+16
12	2010-11-25	NO	H
13	2010-12-05	IND	A
14	2010-12-12	PHI	H
15	2010-12-19	WAS	H
16	2010-12-25	ARI	A
17	2011-01-02	PHI	A

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Out	DE Cliff Avril (Quadriceps) K Jason Hanson (Right Knee) RB Kevin Smith (Thumb) QB Matthew Stafford (Right Shoulder)
Questionable	OLB Isaiah Ekejiuba (Knee) TE Tony Scheffler (Shoulder)
Probable	RB Jahvid Best (Toe) WR Nate Burleson (Thigh) OLB Bobby Carpenter (Toe) OT Jason Fox (Illness) OC Dylan Gandy (Calf) CB Chris Houston (Shoulder) WR Calvin Johnson (Knee) MLB DeAndre Levy (Groin) DE Turk McBride (Ankle) DT Corey Williams (Shoulder)
Full Practice	CB Alphonso Smith (Shoulder)
IR	S Aaron Berry (Right Shoulder) DE Jared DeVries (Knee) OLB Zack Follett (Neck) CB Jack Williams (Knee)

Dallas Cowboys
Out	NT Sean Lissemore (Ankle) QB Tony Romo (Shoulder)
Questionable	CB Terence Newman (Ankle)
Probable	DE Jason Hatcher (Groin) ILB Bradie James (Knee) CB Mike Jenkins (Neck) WR Kevin Ogletree (Back) NT Jay Ratliff (Knee)
IR	FB Deon Anderson (Triceps) FS Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (Ankle) TE John Phillips (Right Knee ACL) DE Marcus Spears (Calf)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DET Offense	DAL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.7	24.5	23.4	DET
Rushing yards	81.0	72.0	113.2	DET
Rushing yards per attempt	3.25	3.69	4.17	DAL
Completion %	58.1%	64.8%	60.6%	DAL
Passing yards	254.3	280.5	235.0	DAL
Passing yards per completion	10.23	11.68	11.09	DAL
Passing yards per attempt	5.95	7.57	6.72	DAL
Interceptions	0.7	2.0	1.0	DET
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.5	0.7	DET
Sacks allowed	1.3	2.5	2.1	DET
3rd down conversions	34.5%	38.7%	38.2%	DAL
4th down conversions	100.0%	55.6%	49.7%	DET
Time of possession	30:47	26:00	30:24	DET

Defense Stats Comparison

	DET Defense	DAL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	20.7	33.5	23.4	DET
Rushing yards	129.7	138.0	113.2	DET
Rushing yards per attempt	4.54	4.48	4.17	DAL
Completion %	56.0%	69.9%	60.6%	DET
Passing yards	191.7	243.8	235.0	DET
Passing yards per completion	10.49	11.26	11.09	DET
Passing yards per attempt	5.87	7.87	6.72	DET
INT return	0.7	0.5	1.0	DET
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.8	0.7	DET
Sacks	1.3	2.0	2.1	DAL
3rd down conversions	33.3%	46.8%	38.2%	DET
4th down conversions	16.7%	0.0%	49.7%	DAL
Time of possession	29:59	33:60	30:24	DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DET	DAL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	17.5	12.6	10.1	DET
Yards per kick return	31.7	21.0	22.7	DET
Yards allowed per punt return	11.9	6.1	10.1	DAL
Yards allowed per kick return	21.7	26.1	22.7	DET

Misc Stats Comparison

	DET	DAL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	11.0	6.5	6.6	DAL
Penalty yards	78.0	58.3	55.4	DAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2010 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	17	2002-01-06	DAL	DET	10-15	DET
2002	9	2002-11-03	DAL	DET	7-9	DET
2003	7	2003-10-19	DAL	DET	38-7	DAL
2004	8	2004-10-31	DET	DAL	21-31	DAL
2005	11	2005-11-20	DET	DAL	7-20	DAL
2006	17	2006-12-31	DET	DAL	39-31	DET
2007	14	2007-12-09	DAL	DET	28-27	DAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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