Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
Dallas Cowboys |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 4 |
Tony Romo |
Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 31 |
Felix Jones |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 35 |
Marion Barber |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 59 |
Tashard Choice |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 1 |
Miles Austin |
Rec: 8-110, 1 TD |
WR 42 |
Dez Bryant |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
WR 59 |
Roy Williams |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 3 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
K 9 |
David Buehler |
FG: 3/4 XP: 2/2 |
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Houston Texans |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 3 |
Matt Schaub |
Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 17 |
Arian Foster |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
RB 52 |
Steve Slaton |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 2 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 8-110, 1 TD |
WR 30 |
Kevin Walter |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
WR 43 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
TE 21 |
Owen Daniels |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
TE 31 |
Joel Dreessen |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
K 12 |
Neil Rackers |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
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Game Notes
Cowboys QB Tony Romo recorded 1st career att., comp. & TD vs. Hou. (10/15/06). Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with 100+ rating. In past 3 vs. AFC, has completed 57 of 93 (61.3 pct.) for 909 yards with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.4 rating. Incl. playoffs, Cowboys are 27-5 (.844) when Romo starts & has 100+ rating... RB Marion Barber rushed for TD in only meeting. Incl. playoffs, RB Felix Jones has 8 career TDs (7 rush, 1 KR) & averages 47.1 yards per TD (377 yards). Has TD in 3 of 4 games vs. AFC & averages 7.9 yards per rush in those 4... WR Miles Austin is 4th player in NFL history with 10+ catches in each of 1st 2 games to start season. Has 23 catches for 466 yards (155.3 per game) & 4 TDs in past 3 vs. AFC. TE Jason Witten (6,043) became 9th TE in NFL history with 6,000 rec. yards. WR-PR Dez Bryant had 62-yard PR-TD last week, 5th rookie in club history with PR-TD... LB DeMarcus Ware has 10.5 sacks in past 13 vs. AFC & has sack in 9 of those 13. Has 57.5 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. Cowboys have won 9 of past 10 when CB Terence Newman has INT.
Texans Club aims for 1st 3-0 start in franchise history... Hou. has posted 10-7 record against NFC under head coach GARY KUBIAK & aims for 5th straight interconference win... Texans have won 6 consecutive games, longest win streak in franchise history... Since '07 vs. NFC at home, QB Matt Schaub has 5-0 record & has completed 123 of 169 passes (72.8 pct.) for 1,517 yards w/10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 117.4 passer rating. Schaub had career-high & franchise record 497 passing yards last week... In 1st 3 career starts, RB Arian Foster has 419 rush yards, 5th-most of any player since 1970. Foster totaled 138 yards last week (69 rush, 69 receiving)... WR Andre Johnson averages 113.8 receiving yards per game at home vs. NFC (1,580 total in 14 games). WR Kevin Walter aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD reception. WR Jacoby Jones posted 1st TD rec. of '10 last week & 7th career... DE Mario Williams recorded 3 sacks last week. Williams aims for 4th consecutive game w/sack.
Results and Schedule
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 |
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Bye |
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5 |
2010-10-10 |
TEN |
H |
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6 |
2010-10-17 |
MIN |
A |
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7 |
2010-10-25 |
NYG |
H |
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8 |
2010-10-31 |
JAC |
H |
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9 |
2010-11-07 |
GB |
A |
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10 |
2010-11-14 |
NYG |
A |
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11 |
2010-11-21 |
DET |
H |
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12 |
2010-11-25 |
NO |
H |
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13 |
2010-12-05 |
IND |
A |
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14 |
2010-12-12 |
PHI |
H |
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15 |
2010-12-19 |
WAS |
H |
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16 |
2010-12-25 |
ARI |
A |
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17 |
2011-01-02 |
PHI |
A |
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Houston Texans |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2010-09-12 |
IND |
H |
W 34-24 |
+10 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
WAS |
A |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
3 |
2010-09-26 |
DAL |
H |
L 13-27 |
-14 |
4 |
2010-10-03 |
OAK |
A |
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5 |
2010-10-10 |
NYG |
H |
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6 |
2010-10-17 |
KC |
H |
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7 |
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Bye |
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8 |
2010-11-01 |
IND |
A |
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9 |
2010-11-07 |
SD |
H |
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10 |
2010-11-14 |
JAC |
A |
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11 |
2010-11-21 |
NYJ |
A |
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12 |
2010-11-28 |
TEN |
H |
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13 |
2010-12-02 |
PHI |
A |
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14 |
2010-12-13 |
BAL |
H |
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15 |
2010-12-19 |
TEN |
A |
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16 |
2010-12-26 |
DEN |
A |
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17 |
2011-01-02 |
JAC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DAL Offense |
HOU Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
13.5 |
32.0 |
19.5 |
HOU |
Rushing yards |
69.5 |
157.5 |
105.0 |
HOU |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.31 |
4.77 |
3.86 |
HOU |
Completion % |
65.7% |
68.1% |
61.2% |
HOU |
Passing yards |
325.5 |
283.0 |
215.3 |
DAL |
Passing yards per completion |
10.02 |
12.04 |
10.53 |
HOU |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.58 |
8.20 |
6.45 |
HOU |
Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
- |
Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
HOU |
Sacks allowed |
0.5 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
DAL |
3rd down conversions |
42.3% |
48.0% |
37.6% |
HOU |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
66.7% |
43.1% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
33:52 |
35:21 |
30:13 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DAL Defense |
HOU Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
20.0 |
25.5 |
19.5 |
DAL |
Rushing yards |
63.5 |
31.0 |
105.0 |
HOU |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.02 |
2.30 |
3.86 |
HOU |
Completion % |
59.0% |
71.6% |
61.2% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
215.5 |
411.0 |
215.3 |
DAL |
Passing yards per completion |
11.97 |
12.09 |
10.53 |
DAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.07 |
8.65 |
6.45 |
DAL |
INT return |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
- |
Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
HOU |
Sacks |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
HOU |
3rd down conversions |
16.7% |
27.3% |
37.6% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
100.0% |
43.1% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
26:09 |
30:27 |
30:13 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DAL |
HOU |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
19.3 |
13.4 |
8.9 |
DAL |
Yards per kick return |
22.4 |
18.6 |
22.3 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
-5.0 |
13.0 |
8.9 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
26.8 |
21.5 |
22.3 |
HOU |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DAL |
HOU |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
9.0 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
HOU |
Penalty yards |
70.5 |
47.5 |
52.1 |
HOU |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2010 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. Houston Texans |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2002 |
1 |
2002-09-08 |
DAL |
HOU |
10-19 |
HOU |
2006 |
6 |
2006-10-15 |
HOU |
DAL |
6-34 |
DAL |
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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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