Prediction: Colts 31, Cowboys 27
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
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| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
WAS |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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IND |
DAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
IND |
| Penalty yards |
46.3 |
69.0 |
54.6 |
IND |
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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.
Weather
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 |
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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.
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