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Prediction: Cowboys 24, Titans 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Tony Romo Pass: 265, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 DeMarco Murray Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
RB 57 Lance Dunbar Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 5 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-95, 1 TD
WR 55 Terrance Williams Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
WR 80 Cole Beasley Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 9 Jason Witten Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 21 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
 
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Jake Locker Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 40 Shonn Greene Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 49 Dexter McCluster Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 63 Bishop Sankey Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 25 Kendall Wright Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 38 Justin Hunter Rec: 4-55, 1 TD
WR 79 Nate Washington Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15 Delanie Walker Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 22 Ryan Succop FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys In only start vs. Ten. (10/10/10), QB Tony Romo passed for 406 yards & 3 TDs. Has 5 400-yard games, most in team history. In past 5 vs. AFC, has completed 135 of 189 (71.4 pct.) for 1,616 yards with 11 TDs vs. 1 INT for 114.4 rating. RB DeMarco Murray rushed for 118 yards & TD last week, his 8th career 100-yard game. Has 4 rush TDs in past 2 vs. AFC... WR Dez Bryant aims for 9th game in row vs. AFC with TD catch. In past 8 games vs. AFC, has 11 rec. TDs & 773 rec. yards (96.6 per game). Has 23 rec. TDs in past 25. Since 2011, has 34 rec. TDs, 2nd most by NFL WR. TE Jason Witten had 5 catches for 84 yards & TD in last meeting. Since 2007, Witten has 629 catches & 6,975 yards, both are most by TE. Is 2nd all-time in receptions (881) by NFL TE. WR Terrance Williams had TD catch last week. WR Dwayne Harris had career-long 56-yard catch in Week 1... LB Bruce Carter had sack last week. LBs Rolando McClain & Justin Durant tied for team lead last week with 8 tackles each.

Titans In 6 games vs. NFC, QB Jake Locker has 1,451 pass yards & 8 TDs, including career-high 378 yards vs. Det. on 9/23/12. Last week, passed for 266 yards with 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 111.4 rating. Titans are 3-0 when Locker starts & has 100+ rating... In 1st start with Titans last week, RB Shonn Greene rushed for 71 yards on 15 att. (4.7 avg.)... In last game vs. NFC (12/15/13 vs. Az.), WR Kendall Wright had 12 catches for 150 yards (12.5 average), both career-highs. Has 4+ catches in 8 of past 9 overall. Since joining Titans in 2009, WR Nate Washington leads team in rec. (271), rec. yards (4,003) & rec. TDs (26). Had 59 rec. yards vs. KC & became 9th player in club history to reach 4,000 career. Had 24-yard TD catch in last meeting. TE Delanie Walker had 3 rec. for 37 yard (12.3 avg.) & TD vs. KC. Had 29-yard TD in last meeting... Defense had 4 sacks last week, tied for 3rd in NFL. CB Jason McCourty tied career-high with 2 INTs last week. S Michael Griffin had INT in only career meeting. Last week, CB Coty Sensabaugh had 1st career sack.


Results and Schedule

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    
3 2014-09-21 STL A    
4 2014-09-28 NO H    
5 2014-10-05 HOU H    
6 2014-10-12 SEA A    
7 2014-10-19 NYG H    
8 2014-10-27 WAS H    
9 2014-11-02 ARI H    
10 2014-11-09 JAC A    
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 NYG A    
13 2014-11-27 PHI H    
14 2014-12-04 CHI A    
15 2014-12-14 PHI A    
16 2014-12-21 IND H    
17 2014-12-28 WAS A    
   

Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 KC A W 26-10 +16
2 2014-09-14 DAL H    
3 2014-09-21 CIN A    
4 2014-09-28 IND A    
5 2014-10-05 CLE H    
6 2014-10-12 JAC H    
7 2014-10-19 WAS A    
8 2014-10-26 HOU H    
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 BAL A    
11 2014-11-17 PIT H    
12 2014-11-23 PHI A    
13 2014-11-30 HOU A    
14 2014-12-07 NYG H    
15 2014-12-14 NYJ H    
16 2014-12-18 JAC A    
17 2014-12-28 IND H    

Injury Report

Dallas Cowboys
Out  WLB Justin Durant (groin)
Questionable  SS Barry Church (calf)
 DT Terrell McClain (ankle)
 DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
Probable  WR Dez Bryant (foot)
 CB Morris Claiborne (shoulder)
 RB Lance Dunbar (foot)
 QB Tony Romo (ribs)
 DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
IR  DT Tyrone Crawford (achilles-tendon, 8/27/2013)
 DE Ben Gardner (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot, 9/2/2014)
 MLB Sean Lee (knee, 7/1/2014)
   

Tennessee Titans
Out  ILB Zach Brown (shoulder)
Questionable  RB Shonn Greene (knee)
 DE Mike Martin (shoulder)
 RB Leon Washington (thigh)
 ILB Wesley Woodyard (ankle)
IR  ILB Colin McCarthy (shoulder, 8/26/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DAL
 Offense 
TEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 17.0 26.0 22.4 TEN
Rushing yards 127.0 162.0 115.0 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 5.52 4.26 4.36 DAL
Completion % 62.2% 66.7% 64.3% TEN
Passing yards 255.0 243.0 244.2 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.09 11.05 10.45 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.89 7.36 6.71 TEN
Interceptions 3.0 0.0 0.8 TEN
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 0.6 TEN
Sacks allowed 3.0 4.0 2.2 DAL
3rd down conversions 55.6% 43.8% 39.3% DAL
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 54.2% DAL
Time of possession 31:24 37:44 30:13 TEN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DAL
 Defense 
TEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 28.0 10.0 22.4 TEN
Rushing yards 124.0 67.0 115.0 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.13 3.94 4.36 TEN
Completion % 69.6% 54.3% 64.3% TEN
Passing yards 192.0 178.0 244.2 TEN
Passing yards per completion 12.00 9.37 10.45 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 8.35 5.09 6.71 TEN
INT return 0.0 3.0 0.8 TEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 1.0 4.0 2.2 TEN
3rd down conversions 58.3% 8.3% 39.3% TEN
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 54.2% DAL
Time of possession 28:36 22:16 30:13 TEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DAL   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 0.0 -2.0 8.4 DAL
Yards per kick return 29.0 22.0 23.0 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 13.0 11.8 8.4 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 0.0 19.0 23.0 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DAL   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 10.0 12.0 6.9 DAL
Penalty yards 72.0 110.0 60.5 DAL

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2014 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee Titans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 17 2000-12-25 DAL TEN 0-31 TEN
2002 2 2002-09-15 TEN DAL 13-21 DAL
2006 4 2006-10-01 DAL TEN 45-14 DAL
2010 5 2010-10-10 TEN DAL 34-27 TEN

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.