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Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Rams - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
ATL		 14
 56
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BAL
CLE		 23
 21
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TEN
CIN		 7
 33
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SD
BUF		 22
 10
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OAK
NE		 9
 16
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MIN
NO		 9
 20
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IND
JAC		 44
 17
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HOU
NYG		 17
 30
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GB
DET		 7
 19
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DAL
STL		 34
 31
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WAS
PHI		 34
 37
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SF
ARI		 14
 23
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KC
MIA		 34
 15
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DEN
SEA		 20
 26
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PIT
CAR		 37
 19
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CHI
NYJ		 27
 19
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

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

Player Rankings and Projections
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Tony Romo Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 2 DeMarco Murray Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 54 Lance Dunbar Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 61 Terrance Williams Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
WR 90 Cole Beasley Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 15 Jason Witten Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
K 19 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Austin Davis Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Zac Stacy Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 49 Benny Cunningham Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 59 Brian Quick Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 71 Kenny Britt Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 89 Austin Pettis Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 19 Jared Cook Rec: 5-45, 0 TD
K 15 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys QB Tony Romo is 3-0 vs. StL with 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 120.1 rating. Aims for 4th in row vs. Rams with 100+ rating... RB DeMarco Murray has 285 rush yards, most by Cowboy in 1st 2 games to begin season. Had 167 rush yards & TD last week & aims for 3rd in row with 100+ yards & TD. Has rushed for 428 yards (214 per game) & 2 TDs in 2 career meetings. Rushed for franchise-record 253 yards vs. StL (10/23/11), incl. 91-yard TD... WR Dez Bryant had 10 catches for 103 yards & TD last week. Reached 300 catches (307) in 61st game, fastest in team history. Has 24 rec. TDs in past 26. Since 2011, has 35 rec. TDs, tied for most by NFL WR. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD catch. TE Jason Witten has TD in 3 of 5 career meetings. Since 2007, Witten has 633 catches & 7,007 yards, both are most by TE. Is 2nd all-time in receptions (885) by NFL TE... LB Rolando McClain had INT & sack last week, 1st career game with both INT & sack. Leads team with 15 tackles. DE George Selvie had sack in last game vs. Rams. S Barry Church had INT last week.

Rams In 2 starts vs. Dal., QB Shaun Hill has completed 53 of 80 (66.3 pct.) for 592 yards with 4 TDs & 94.4 rating. QB Austin Davis made 1st career start last week & led Rams to win. Completed 22 of 29 (75.9 pct.) for 235 yards & 99.1 rating... RB Zac Stacy has rushed for 628 yards (104.7 per game) & 5 TDs in past 6 at home. Has 4 100-yard games in those 6. Rushed for 71 yards & TD last week. Has 873 rush yards (79.4 per game) & 8 TDs in past 11. WR Kenny Britt had 4 catches for 86 yards (21.5 avg.) & TD in only game vs. Dal. (10/10/10 with Ten.). WR Brian Quick had team-best 7 catches & 74 yards last week & leads team with 14 catches & 173 yards. WR-PR Tavon Austin has 6 career TDs (4 rec., 1 rush, 1 PR)... DE Robert Quinn has 13 sacks, 4 FFs & 2 FRs in past 9 at home. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is only player with 12+ sacks (12) & 9+ INTs (9).


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 W 26-10 +16
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    
   

St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 MIN H L 6-34 -28
2 2014-09-14 TB A W 19-17 +2
3 2014-09-21 DAL H    
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 PHI A    
6 2014-10-13 SF H    
7 2014-10-19 SEA H    
8 2014-10-26 KC A    
9 2014-11-02 SF A    
10 2014-11-09 ARI A    
11 2014-11-16 DEN H    
12 2014-11-23 SD A    
13 2014-11-30 OAK H    
14 2014-12-07 WAS A    
15 2014-12-11 ARI H    
16 2014-12-21 NYG H    
17 2014-12-28 SEA A    

Injury Report

Dallas Cowboys
Out  DT Davon Coleman (knee)
 WLB Justin Durant (groin)
 DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
Doubtful  MLB Rolando McClain (groin)
Questionable  WR Dez Bryant (shoulder)
 TE Gavin Escobar (knee)
 RB Joseph Randle (concussion)
Probable  DT Ken Bishop (other-illness)
 QB Tony Romo (back)
 CB Orlando Scandrick (other-excused)
 DE George Selvie (shoulder)
IR  DE Ben Gardner (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot, 9/2/2014)
 MLB Sean Lee (knee, 7/1/2014)
   

St. Louis Rams
Out  CB Trumaine Johnson (knee)
 CB Brandon McGee (foot)
Questionable  WR Tavon Austin (knee)
 TE Cory Harkey (knee)
 QB Shaun Hill (quadriceps)
 FS Lamarcus Joyner (back)
Probable  WR Stedman Bailey (other-excused)
IR  QB Sam Bradford (knee, 8/26/2014)
 DE Chris Long (ankle, 9/11/2014)
 RB Isaiah Pead (knee, 8/22/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DAL
 Offense 		 STL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 21.5 12.5 21.8 DAL
Rushing yards 173.5 95.5 116.3 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 5.26 3.75 4.31 DAL
Completion % 63.6% 70.8% 63.5% STL
Passing yards 201.5 233.0 228.5 STL
Passing yards per completion 9.60 10.13 10.27 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.11 7.17 6.52 STL
Interceptions 1.5 1.0 0.8 STL
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.5 0.6 STL
Sacks allowed 3.5 3.5 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 56.0% 36.0% 40.9% DAL
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 50.9% DAL
Time of possession 36:17 31:54 30:07 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DAL
 Defense 		 STL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.0 25.5 21.8 DAL
Rushing yards 103.0 171.5 116.3 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.79 5.72 4.31 DAL
Completion % 59.6% 71.7% 63.5% DAL
Passing yards 212.0 167.5 228.5 STL
Passing yards per completion 12.47 10.15 10.27 STL
Passing yards per attempt 7.44 7.28 6.52 STL
INT return 1.0 0.5 0.8 DAL
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 1.5 1.0 2.2 DAL
3rd down conversions 40.9% 36.8% 40.9% STL
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.9% -
Time of possession 23:42 28:06 30:07 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DAL   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.0 3.8 8.5 DAL
Yards per kick return 29.0 16.0 22.5 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 13.0 3.0 8.5 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 13.6 27.3 22.5 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DAL   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 9.0 6.9 DAL
Penalty yards 48.5 93.0 59.8 DAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Dallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 4 2002-09-29 DAL STL 13-10 DAL
2005 17 2006-01-01 STL DAL 20-10 STL
2007 4 2007-09-30 STL DAL 7-35 DAL
2008 7 2008-10-19 DAL STL 14-34 STL
2011 7 2011-10-23 STL DAL 7-34 DAL
2013 3 2013-09-22 STL DAL 7-31 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.