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Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CIN
PHI		 34
 13
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WAS
CLE		 38
 21
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TB
NO		 0
 41
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NYG
ATL		 0
 34
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MIN
STL		 36
 22
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JAC
MIA		 3
 24
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IND
HOU		 17
 29
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DEN
BAL		 34
 17
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GB
CHI		 21
 13
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SEA
BUF		 50
 17
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CAR
SD		 31
 7
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DET
ARI		 10
 38
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KC
OAK		 0
 15
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PIT
DAL		 24
 27
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SF
NE		 41
 34
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NYJ
TEN		 10
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 26, Steelers 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 29 Jonathan Dwyer Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 40 Isaac Redman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 16 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 40 Antonio Brown Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 69 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Heath Miller Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 7 Shaun Suisham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
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Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Tony Romo Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 11 DeMarco Murray Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49 Felix Jones Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 28 Dez Bryant Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 30 Miles Austin Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
TE 2 Jason Witten Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 1 Dan Bailey FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Have won 12 of past 14 vs. NFC... For career against Cowboys, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 2-0 with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 102.4 rating. Is 23-10 (.697) as starter in Dec. Has 29,151 pass yards, most in Steelers annals. RB Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 107 yards in only meeting vs. NFC this season (vs. Was.)... WR Mike Wallace posted 14th 100-yard receiving game of career last week. Has 10 TDs in 15 career games vs. NFC... WR Emmanuel Sanders has career-high in rec. (41) & yards (585)... TE Heath Miller (398) needs 2 receptions to join HINES WARD & HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH as only Steelers to reach 400 career. Has 7 TD rec., tied for most in career (7 in '07)... Defense allows NFL-low 262.4 yards per game... LB James Harrison (62) has 2nd-most sacks by Steeler since 1982 (JASON GILDON, 77). LB Larry Foote leads team with 91 tackles... DE Ziggy Hood aims for 3rd straight game with sack... S Troy Polamalu had INT in last game vs. Dal. Steelers are 24-3 (.889) when Polamalu has at least 1 INT in game.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo has 3,928 pass yards & needs 72 yards to reach 4,000 for 4th time. Has only 3 4,000-yard seasons in team history. Has won 4 of past 5 starts vs. AFC. Aims for 4th win at home vs. AFC... RB Felix Jones is only active player in NFL with 60+ yard rush TD, 70+ yard rec. TD & 90+ yard KR-TD. When RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 9-0. Has 992 rush yards (110.2 per game) in those 9... WR Dez Bryant has 33 catches for 525 yards (105 per game) & 7 TDs in past 5. Aims for 6th in row with TD. In past 3 vs. AFC, has 29 catches for 290 yards (96.7 per game) & 4 TDs. In past 5 at home, has 39 catches for 603 yards (120.6 per game) & 5 TDs. TE Jason Witten has 84 catches (8.4 per game) since Oct. 1, 2nd most in NFL during that span. Since 2007, has 536 catches, most by NFL TE... LB DeMarcus Ware has 19.5 sacks in past 19 vs. AFC. Has 36.5 sacks in past 32. Has 102.5 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. LB Anthony Spencer has 5 sacks in past 4. Had 2 sacks last week.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H W 27-10 +17
3 2012-09-23 OAK A L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H W 16-14 +2
6 2012-10-11 TEN A L 23-26 -3
7 2012-10-21 CIN A W 24-17 +7
8 2012-10-28 WAS H W 27-12 +15
9 2012-11-04 NYG A W 24-20 +4
10 2012-11-12 KC H W 16-13 +3
11 2012-11-18 BAL H L 10-13 -3
12 2012-11-25 CLE A L 14-20 -6
13 2012-12-02 BAL A W 23-20 +3
14 2012-12-09 SD H L 24-34 -10
15 2012-12-16 DAL A L 24-27 -3
16 2012-12-23 CIN H    
17 2012-12-30 CLE H    
   
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 NYG A W 24-17 +7
2 2012-09-16 SEA A L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 TB H W 16-10 +6
4 2012-10-01 CHI H L 18-34 -16
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 BAL A L 29-31 -2
7 2012-10-21 CAR A W 19-14 +5
8 2012-10-28 NYG H L 24-29 -5
9 2012-11-04 ATL A L 13-19 -6
10 2012-11-11 PHI A W 38-23 +15
11 2012-11-18 CLE H W 23-20 +3
12 2012-11-22 WAS H L 31-38 -7
13 2012-12-02 PHI H W 38-33 +5
14 2012-12-09 CIN A W 20-19 +1
15 2012-12-16 PIT H W 27-24 +3
16 2012-12-23 NO H    
17 2012-12-30 WAS A    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  CB Ike Taylor (ankle)
Doubtful  QB Byron Leftwich (ribs)
Questionable  CB Cortez Allen (hip)
 CB Keenan Lewis (hip)
 WR Emmanuel Sanders (shoulder)
 OLB LaMarr Woodley (ankle)
IR  OLB Chris Carter (abdomen, 11/15)
 ILB Sean Spence (knee, 8/31)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Out  NT Josh Brent (other-excused)
Doubtful  WR Dez Bryant (fingers)
Questionable  SS Charlie Peprah (foot)
 NT Jay Ratliff (groin)
Probable  CB Morris Claiborne (other-excused)
 RB DeMarco Murray (foot)
IR  ILB Bruce Carter (elbow, 11/26)
 DE Kenyon Coleman (triceps, 11/14)
 FS Matt Johnson (hamstring, 11/17)
 ILB Sean Lee (toe, 10/24)
 ILB Caleb McSurdy (achilles-tendon, 8/16)
 CB Orlando Scandrick (hand, 12/8)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 		 DAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.3 28.0 23.0 DAL
Rushing yards 98.5 69.5 119.5 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 3.30 4.36 PIT
Completion % 57.0% 67.1% 60.5% DAL
Passing yards 207.8 275.5 228.4 DAL
Passing yards per completion 10.30 10.54 10.94 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 5.87 7.07 6.62 DAL
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 0.9 DAL
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.3 0.6 DAL
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.5 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 34.6% 46.0% 38.2% DAL
4th down conversions 20.0% 100.0% 47.4% DAL
Time of possession 31:12 29:48 30:31 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 		 DAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.3 23.8 23.0 PIT
Rushing yards 95.3 132.5 119.5 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.33 5.09 4.36 PIT
Completion % 51.6% 65.4% 60.5% PIT
Passing yards 152.0 251.3 228.4 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.71 11.38 10.94 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.01 7.44 6.62 PIT
INT return 0.8 0.5 0.9 PIT
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.6 DAL
Sacks 2.3 2.8 2.2 DAL
3rd down conversions 29.1% 41.7% 38.2% PIT
4th down conversions 100.0% 33.3% 47.4% DAL
Time of possession 29:02 31:10 30:31 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.9 15.2 10.3 DAL
Yards per kick return 25.3 20.2 23.0 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 13.0 16.5 10.3 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 20.1 19.3 23.0 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 7.5 6.4 PIT
Penalty yards 53.3 58.5 53.3 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2012 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 6 2004-10-17 PIT DAL 24-20 PIT
2008 14 2008-12-07 DAL PIT 13-20 PIT

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.