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Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings - Week 6
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
PHI		 17
 31
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SEA
CHI		 23
 20
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SD
STL		 17
 20
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NO
TB		 31
 6
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MIA
GB		 23
 20
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KC
HOU		 31
 35
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DET
NYG		 20
 28
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CLE
PIT		 10
 28
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BAL
NE		 20
 23
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NYJ
DEN		 24
 20
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OAK
SF		 9
 17
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DAL
MIN		 21
 24
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IND
WAS		 27
 24
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TEN
JAC		 30
 3
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Week: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Vikings 27, Cowboys 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Tony Romo Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Felix Jones Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 32 Marion Barber Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2 Miles Austin Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
 WR 44 Roy Williams Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 WR 54 Dez Bryant Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6 Jason Witten Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 20 David Buehler FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
View all Week 6 Rankings or Projections
  
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 10 Brett Favre Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Adrian Peterson Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 7 Randy Moss Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 10 Percy Harvin Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 62 Greg Camarillo Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22 Visanthe Shiancoe Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 6 Ryan Longwell FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 15 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rematch of last year's Divisional Playoff won by Min. 34-3.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo passed for 406 yards last week, becoming 3rd Cowboy with 400+ pass yards in game. Had 104.8 rating in only reg. season start vs. Min. Incl. playoffs, Cowboys are 28-5 (.848) when he starts & has 100+ rating... RB Marion Barber rushed for 96 yards & TD in only reg. season meeting. Incl. playoffs, RB Felix Jones has 8 career TDs (7 rush, 1 KR) & averages 47.1 yards per TD (377 yards). Rushed for career-high 109 yards last week... WR Miles Austin had 9 catches for 166 yards & TD (69 yards). Has 3 100-yard games this year. TE Jason Witten aims for 3rd in row vs. Min. with 10+ catches & 85+ yards. Had 10 catches for 98 yards in Div. WR Roy Williams has 11 catches for 204 yards (102 per game) & 3 TDs in past 2... LB DeMarcus Ware has 62.5 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. In Div., Ware, DT Jay Ratliff & LB Anthony Spencer each had sack. LB Bradie James had sack & FR in last reg. season game vs. Min.

Vikings QB Brett Favre became 1st player in NFL history with 500 TD passes (502) & 70,000 pass yards (70,190). In Div., completed 15 of 24 (62.5 pct.) for 234 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 134.4 rating. Is 10-1 at home (incl. playoffs) since 2009, with 26 TDs vs. 7 INTs & 108.2 rating... RB Adrian Peterson needs 36 yards to reach 5,000 in 51 games to tie for 5th fastest in NFL history (JAMAL LEWIS)... WR Randy Moss has 35 catches for 734 yards (104.9 per game) & 11 TDs in 7 games vs. Dal. (incl. playoffs). His teams are 7-0 vs. Cowboys. Has TD catch in 6 of those 7 meetings, incl. 4 games with 2+ TDs. In career (incl. playoffs), Moss has 52 TD catches in 59 games at Metrodome. WR-KR Percy Harvin had 5 catches for 97 yards & 2 TDs & 175 KR yards last week. Has 3 rec. TDs in past 2 games. TE Visanthe Shiancoe had TD catch in Div... Incl. playoffs, DE Jared Allen has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in 2 meetings. DT Kevin Williams has 2 sacks & 2 FRs in 3 games vs. Dal. (incl. Div.). DE Ray Edwards had 1.5 sacks last week.


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   Bye      
5 2010-10-10 TEN H L 27-34 -7
6 2010-10-17 MIN A L 21-24 -3
7 2010-10-25 NYG H    
8 2010-10-31 JAC H    
9 2010-11-07 GB A    
10 2010-11-14 NYG A    
11 2010-11-21 DET H    
12 2010-11-25 NO H    
13 2010-12-05 IND A    
14 2010-12-12 PHI H    
15 2010-12-19 WAS H    
16 2010-12-25 ARI A    
17 2011-01-02 PHI A    
   
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-09 NO A L 9-14 -5
2 2010-09-19 MIA H L 10-14 -4
3 2010-09-26 DET H W 24-10 +14
4   Bye      
5 2010-10-11 NYJ A L 20-29 -9
6 2010-10-17 DAL H W 24-21 +3
7 2010-10-24 GB A    
8 2010-10-31 NE A    
9 2010-11-07 ARI H    
10 2010-11-14 CHI A    
11 2010-11-21 GB H    
12 2010-11-28 WAS A    
13 2010-12-05 BUF H    
14 2010-12-12 NYG H    
15 2010-12-20 CHI H    
16 2010-12-26 PHI A    
17 2011-01-02 DET A    

Injury Report
Dallas Cowboys
Questionable  WR Dez Bryant (Ribs)
Probable  FS Alan Ball (Shoulder)
 TE Martellus Bennett (Ankle)
 ILB Bradie James (Knee)
 DE Igor Olshansky (Knee)
IR  TE John Phillips (Right Knee ACL)
PUP  ILB Stephen Hodge (Knee)
   
Minnesota Vikings
Out  OG Chris DeGeare (Ankle)
Questionable  CB Chris Cook (Knee)
 QB Brett Favre (Ankle)
 OC John Sullivan (Calf)
Probable  DE Brian Robison (Ankle)
 SS Jamarca Sanford (Back)
 TE Visanthe Shiancoe (Hamstring)
 FS Madieu Williams (Shoulder)
IR  CB Cedric Griffin (Right Knee ACL)
PUP  WR Sidney Rice (Hip)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Offense 		 MIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.5 15.0 20.8 DAL
Rushing yards 102.0 126.0 111.0 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.14 4.78 4.15 MIN
Completion % 68.0% 56.5% 61.3% DAL
Passing yards 327.0 196.5 220.1 DAL
Passing yards per completion 10.97 10.74 10.64 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.46 6.07 6.52 DAL
Interceptions 1.0 1.5 1.1 DAL
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.0 0.8 DAL
Sacks allowed 0.5 2.5 2.2 DAL
3rd down conversions 43.1% 37.7% 38.2% DAL
4th down conversions 66.7% 25.0% 43.0% DAL
Time of possession 33:54 29:01 30:13 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Defense 		 MIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 20.0 14.0 20.8 MIN
Rushing yards 106.5 99.5 111.0 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.49 3.97 4.15 MIN
Completion % 60.2% 62.3% 61.3% DAL
Passing yards 189.5 201.0 220.1 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.41 8.60 10.64 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.86 5.36 6.52 MIN
INT return 0.0 0.0 1.1 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.8 MIN
Sacks 2.0 1.5 2.2 DAL
3rd down conversions 26.7% 31.4% 38.2% DAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 43.0% DAL
Time of possession 26:07 30:59 30:13 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DAL   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.3 6.1 9.0 DAL
Yards per kick return 21.7 23.2 23.7 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 2.3 3.0 9.0 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 28.0 27.4 23.7 MIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DAL   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 10.0 7.5 6.5 MIN
Penalty yards 70.5 55.5 54.9 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2010 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 13 2000-11-23 MIN DAL 27-15 MIN
2004 1 2004-09-12 DAL MIN 17-35 MIN
2007 7 2007-10-21 MIN DAL 14-24 DAL
2009 DP 2010-01-17 DAL MIN 3-34 MIN

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. DP = Divisional Playoff




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