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Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers - Week 7
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

SEA
SF		 6
 13
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ARI
MIN		 14
 21
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TEN
BUF		 35
 34
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NO
TB		 35
 28
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WAS
NYG		 23
 27
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GB
STL		 30
 20
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DAL
CAR		 19
 14
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CLE
IND		 13
 17
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BAL
HOU		 13
 43
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NYJ
NE		 26
 29
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JAC
OAK		 23
 26
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PIT
CIN		 24
 17
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DET
CHI		 7
 13
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 30, Panthers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Tony Romo Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Felix Jones Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 WR 16 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 23 Miles Austin Rec: 7-90, 0 TD
WR 57 Kevin Ogletree Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 1 Jason Witten Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 3 Dan Bailey FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  
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Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Cam Newton Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 23 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 30 Jonathan Stewart Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 11 Steve Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 46 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 8 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
K 19 Justin Medlock FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys Have won 8 of 9 meetings between teams... QB Tony Romo is 3-0 as starter in career vs. Car. In career, when Romo starts & has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), Cowboys are 34-8 (.810). Has 50 games with 2+ pass TDs, most in team history... When RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 7-0. Has 856 rush yards (122.3 per game) in those 7 games. Murray (93) & RB Felix Jones (92) each rushed for 90+ yards last week... WR Dez Bryant had career-high 13 catches last week & tied career-best with 2 rec. TDs. TE Jason Witten had 9 catches (77 yards) in last game vs. Car. Since 2007, has 471 catches, tied for most by NFL TE. WR Miles Austin has TD catch or 100+ yards in 7 of past 9... LB DeMarcus Ware has 2 games with 2+ sacks vs. Car. Had 3 sacks & 3 FFs in 12/24/05 meeting & 2 sacks in 12/22/07 game vs. Car. Has 31.5 sacks in past 24. Since 2006, has 97.5 sacks, most in NFL. Ware has 4 sacks & 3 FFs in past 3. LB Victor Butler had career-high 2 sacks in last meeting.

Panthers QB Cam Newton is only player in NFL history with 5,000+ pass yards (5,205), 25+ pass TDs (25) & 15+ rush TDs (17) in 1st 2 seasons... RB DeAngelo Williams avg. 5.00 yards per carry in career (5,220 yards, 1,044 att.). Joins HOFer JIM BROWN as only players to avg. 5.00+ yards per carry in career with min. 1,000 att. When RB Jonathan Stewart has 15+ att., Panthers are 14-3 (.824)... WR Steve Smith has 2 games vs. Dal. with 130+ yards & TD (12/22/07 & 1/3/04 WC Game). Also had rush TD (24 yards) vs. Cowboys in 10/29/06 meeting. TE Greg Olsen had 39-yard TD in last game vs. Dal. (9/19/10 with Chi.)... LB Jon Beason had sack in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Cowboys with 11+ tackles. DE Charles Johnson has 20.5 sacks in past 27. Rookie LB Luke Kuechly had 11 tackles & 1st career INT in last game. CB Captain Munnerlyn had 33-yard INT-TD in Week 5, his 2nd career INT-TD. DE Greg Hardy aims for 3rd in row with sack. Rookie DE Frank Alexander is 2nd among NFC rookies with 2.5 sacks.


Results and Schedule
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 NYG A W 24-17 +7
2 2012-09-16 SEA A L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 TB H W 16-10 +6
4 2012-10-01 CHI H L 18-34 -16
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 BAL A L 29-31 -2
7 2012-10-21 CAR A W 19-14 +5
8 2012-10-28 NYG H    
9 2012-11-04 ATL A    
10 2012-11-11 PHI A    
11 2012-11-18 CLE H    
12 2012-11-22 WAS H    
13 2012-12-02 PHI H    
14 2012-12-09 CIN A    
15 2012-12-16 PIT H    
16 2012-12-23 NO H    
17 2012-12-30 WAS A    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TB A L 10-16 -6
2 2012-09-16 NO H W 35-27 +8
3 2012-09-20 NYG H L 7-36 -29
4 2012-09-30 ATL A L 28-30 -2
5 2012-10-07 SEA H L 12-16 -4
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 DAL H L 14-19 -5
8 2012-10-28 CHI A    
9 2012-11-04 WAS A    
10 2012-11-11 DEN H    
11 2012-11-18 TB H    
12 2012-11-26 PHI A    
13 2012-12-02 KC A    
14 2012-12-09 ATL H    
15 2012-12-16 SD A    
16 2012-12-23 OAK H    
17 2012-12-30 NO A    

Injury Report
Dallas Cowboys
Out  SS Matt Johnson (hamstring)
 DE Sean Lissemore (ankle)
 RB DeMarco Murray (foot)
Questionable  WR Dez Bryant (groin)
Probable  CB Morris Claiborne (knee)
 OLB Anthony Spencer (shoulder)
IR  SS Barry Church (achilles-tendon, 9/25)
 ILB Caleb McSurdy (achilles-tendon, 8/16)
   
Carolina Panthers
Out  CB Chris Gamble (shoulder)
Doubtful  MLB Jon Beason (knee)
Questionable  DE Antwan Applewhite (knee)
Probable  DT Andre Neblett (other-excused)
IR  CB Brandon Hogan (knee, 8/27)
PUP  WR David Gettis (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Offense 		 CAR
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.3 16.7 23.3 DAL
Rushing yards 77.7 113.7 112.3 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.12 4.45 4.16 CAR
Completion % 68.5% 59.3% 61.9% DAL
Passing yards 267.7 238.7 242.7 DAL
Passing yards per completion 10.66 13.43 11.07 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.30 7.96 6.86 CAR
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 1.0 CAR
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.3 0.7 DAL
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.7 2.3 DAL
3rd down conversions 42.9% 34.0% 38.4% DAL
4th down conversions 60.0% 0.0% 59.2% DAL
Time of possession 31:55 25:46 30:15 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Defense 		 CAR
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 25.0 24.3 23.3 CAR
Rushing yards 87.0 125.3 112.3 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.84 4.36 4.16 DAL
Completion % 62.3% 68.0% 61.9% DAL
Passing yards 183.3 265.7 242.7 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.21 10.49 11.07 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.98 7.13 6.86 DAL
INT return 0.0 1.0 1.0 CAR
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.7 DAL
Sacks 2.0 2.0 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 39.7% 45.6% 38.4% DAL
4th down conversions 83.3% 0.0% 59.2% CAR
Time of possession 28:05 34:14 30:15 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DAL   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.8 8.7 9.9 CAR
Yards per kick return 20.8 22.8 24.6 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 5.0 8.4 9.9 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 26.5 18.5 24.6 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DAL   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 10.3 4.3 6.6 CAR
Penalty yards 71.7 41.0 57.0 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2012 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 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Dallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 5 2000-10-01 DAL CAR 16-13 DAL
2002 6 2002-10-13 CAR DAL 13-14 DAL
2003 12 2003-11-23 CAR DAL 20-24 DAL
2005 16 2005-12-24 DAL CAR 24-20 DAL
2006 8 2006-10-29 DAL CAR 35-14 DAL
2007 16 2007-12-22 DAL CAR 20-13 DAL
2009 3 2009-09-28 CAR DAL 7-21 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.