Prediction: Packers 30, Cowboys 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Dallas Cowboys |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 3 |
Tony Romo |
Pass: 275, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 1 |
DeMarco Murray |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
RB 11 |
Joseph Randle |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
RB 15 |
Lance Dunbar |
Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
WR 1 |
Dez Bryant |
Rec: 7-95, 1 TD |
WR 13 |
Terrance Williams |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
WR 15 |
Cole Beasley |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
TE 3 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 5-50, 1 TD |
K 6 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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Green Bay Packers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 2 |
Aaron Rodgers |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 3 |
Eddie Lacy |
Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
RB 12 |
James Starks |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
RB 21 |
John Kuhn |
Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 2 |
Jordy Nelson |
Rec: 8-100, 1 TD |
WR 5 |
Randall Cobb |
Rec: 7-85, 1 TD |
WR 16 |
Davante Adams |
Rec: 2-35, 0 TD |
TE 8 |
Richard Rodgers |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
TE 10 |
Andrew Quarless |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
K 2 |
Mason Crosby |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 4 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Cowboys Won 34th playoff game last week, most in NFL history. Are 34-25 (.576) in postseason. Have played 59 postseason games, most in league history. This is Dallas' 31st time in postseason, tied for most in NFL history...JASON GARRETT is 5th Cowboys head coach to win 12+ games in regular season. Are 8-0 on road, 6th NFL team in 16-game schedule (since 1978) with 8-0 road mark... Cowboys had 6 players selected to Pro Bowl: WR Dez Bryant (2nd), C TRAVIS FREDERICK (1st), rookie G ZACK MARTIN (1st), RB DeMarco Murray (2nd), QB Tony Romo (4th) & T TYRON SMITH (2nd). Team's 6 offensive selections are most in NFL... QB Romo led NFL with franchise-record 113.2 rating. Has 2 of 3 100+ rating seasons in team history. Had 114 rating last week in WC. In past 5 (incl. playoffs), is 5-0, completing 102 of 142 (71.8 pct.) for 1,280 yards with 14 TDs vs. 1 INT for 129.4 rating... RB Murray led NFL with team-record 1,845 rush yards & 12 100-yard games. Murray passed HOFer EMMITT SMITH for most rush yards & most 100-yard rush games in season by Cowboy. Incl. playoffs, leads NFL with 14 rush TDs. Rushed for 134 yards & TD in last meeting. Cowboys were 2nd in NFL in rush offense (147.1)... WR Bryant led NFL with franchise-record 16 rec. TDs. Since 2012, leads NFL with 41 rec. TDs. Is only player in NFL with 12+ rec. TDs in each of past 3 seasons. Had 88 catches for 1,320 yards & 16 TDs, his 3rd consecutive season with 85+ catches, 1,200+ yards & 12+ TDs. TE Jason Witten had 703 rec. yards & is 2nd TE in NFL history (TONY GONZALEZ) with 700+ rec. yards in 11 consecutive seasons. WR Terrance Williams was 2nd on team with career-high 8 rec. TDs. Had 2 TDs last week in WC, 1st Cowboy with 2+ rec. TDs in playoff game since HOFer MICHAEL IRVIN (1/14/96). Williams had 76-yard TD in WC, longest rec. TD by Cowboy in playoffs since ALVIN HARPER (1/8/95, 94 yards). WR Cole Beasley & TE Gavin Escobar each had 4 rec. TDs... Cowboys had 4 players with 70+ tackles: S Barry Church (93), LB Rolando McClain (81), rookie LB Anthony Hitchens (73) & S J.J. Wilcox (70). CBs Sterling Moore (13) & Orlando Scandrick (9) had most PD on club. LB Bruce Carter had career-high 5 INTs & led NFL LBs. DE Jeremy Mincey led team with 6 sacks. Also had sack in WC & has 6 sacks in past 8, incl. playoffs. Rookie DE Demarcus Lawrence had sack, FF & 2 FR last week... K Dan Bailey has made 89.8 pct. of FGs in career in regular season (114 of 127), highest mark in NFL history (min. 100 FGs). Scored 131 points, his 4th consecutive 100-point season.
Packers Have won 13 NFL championships, most all-time. Team's .612 postseason winning pct. (30-19) is best in NFL history (min. 25 games). Club has 30 playoff wins, tied for 3rd most. Are 16-5 (.762) at home in postseason. Team's 30th playoff appearance, 3rd most in NFL history. Won division for 22nd time in team history & 4th in row... MIKE MC CARTHY has led team to playoffs in 7 of his 9 seasons as head coach... Are 8-0 at home, outscoring opp. 318-163. Packers had 5 players selected to Pro Bowl: FB John Kuhn (2nd), LB Clay Matthews (5th), WR Jordy Nelson (1st), QB Aaron Rodgers (4th) & G JOSH SITTON (2nd)... QB Rodgers had 112.2 rating, only QB in NFL history with 6 consecutive seasons with 100+ rating. Had NFL-record 133.2 rating at home & his 25 TDs are most by QB with 0 INTs at home in season. Had 100+ rating in all 8 home games. At home, has 477 consecutive att. & 38 pass TDs in row without INT (incl. playoffs). Has 103.1 postseason passer rating, 2nd best in NFL history. His 1.57 INT pct. (5 INTs, 318 att.) is 4th lowest in NFL playoff history... RB Eddie Lacy rushed for 1,139 yards & scored 13 TDs (9 rush, 4 rec.), 1st Packer with 1,000+ rush yards & 10+ scrimmage TDs in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons. Has 2,317 rush yards, most by Packer in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Rushed for 141 yards & TD in last game vs. Dal. FB Kuhn is 1 of 2 active players with 4+ rush (4) & 3+ rec. (3) TDs in postseason... WR Nelson is 1 of 8 players in NFL history with 95+ catches (98), 1,500+ rec. yards (franchise-record 1,519) & 13+ rec. TDs (13) in season. Nelson & WR Randall Cobb (91 catches, 1,287 yards, 12 TDs) are 1st NFL teammates with 1,200+ rec. yards & 12+ rec. TDs in same season. Are also 1st duo in team history with 90+ catches each & 1st Packers teammates with 10+ rec. TDs each. Lacy (13), Nelson (13) & Cobb (12) are 1st GB trio with 10+ TDs each in season. TE Andrew Quarless had 6 catches for 66 yards & TD in last meeting ... Team had +14 turnover differential, best in NFL... LB Matthews led team with 11 sacks & his 4 career 10+ sack seasons are tied for most in team history. Has 6.5 sacks in past 4. In postseason career, has 7.5 sacks, 3 FFs & 3 FRs in 8 games. In 3 games vs. Dal., has 2.5 sacks, 2 FR & 62-yard INT-TD. LB Julius Peppers is only player in NFL history with 100+ sacks (125.5) & 10+ INTs (11). CB Sam Shields has 4 INTs, incl. 52-yard TD, in past 6 playoff games. CB Tramon Williams has 4 INTs, incl. 70-yard TD, in past 8 in postseason. Shields & Williams each had INT in last game vs. Dal. DT Mike Daniels has 12 sacks in past 2 seasons, 3rd most by NFC DT. Packers had 3 players with 90+ tackles: S Morgan Burnett (122), rookie S HA HA CLINTON-DIX (91) & LB A.J. Hawk (90)... PR Micah Hyde has 3 PR-TDs (93, 75 & 55 yards) in 1st 2 seasons, tied for most in team history. Had 2 PR-TDs in 2014, tied for 2nd most in season by Packer.
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 |
W 34-31 |
+3 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
NO |
H |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
HOU |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
SEA |
A |
W 30-23 |
+7 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
NYG |
H |
W 31-21 |
+10 |
8 |
2014-10-27 |
WAS |
H |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
9 |
2014-11-02 |
ARI |
H |
L 17-28 |
-11 |
10 |
2014-11-09 |
JAC |
A |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
NYG |
A |
W 31-28 |
+3 |
13 |
2014-11-27 |
PHI |
H |
L 10-33 |
-23 |
14 |
2014-12-04 |
CHI |
A |
W 41-28 |
+13 |
15 |
2014-12-14 |
PHI |
A |
W 38-27 |
+11 |
16 |
2014-12-21 |
IND |
H |
W 42-7 |
+35 |
17 |
2014-12-28 |
WAS |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
WC |
2015-01-04 |
DET |
H |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
DP |
2015-01-11 |
GB |
A |
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Green Bay Packers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-04 |
SEA |
A |
L 16-36 |
-20 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
NYJ |
H |
W 31-24 |
+7 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
DET |
A |
L 7-19 |
-12 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
CHI |
A |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
5 |
2014-10-02 |
MIN |
H |
W 42-10 |
+32 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
MIA |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
CAR |
H |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
NO |
A |
L 23-44 |
-21 |
9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
CHI |
H |
W 55-14 |
+41 |
11 |
2014-11-16 |
PHI |
H |
W 53-20 |
+33 |
12 |
2014-11-23 |
MIN |
A |
W 24-21 |
+3 |
13 |
2014-11-30 |
NE |
H |
W 26-21 |
+5 |
14 |
2014-12-08 |
ATL |
H |
W 43-37 |
+6 |
15 |
2014-12-14 |
BUF |
A |
L 13-21 |
-8 |
16 |
2014-12-21 |
TB |
A |
W 20-3 |
+17 |
17 |
2014-12-28 |
DET |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
WC |
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Bye |
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DP |
2015-01-11 |
DAL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DAL Offense |
GB Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
38.0 |
25.0 |
22.0 |
DAL |
Rushing yards |
133.8 |
148.8 |
112.6 |
GB |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.26 |
4.84 |
4.24 |
GB |
Completion % |
71.9% |
63.9% |
62.2% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
242.0 |
266.3 |
227.7 |
GB |
Passing yards per completion |
11.88 |
11.94 |
10.65 |
GB |
Passing yards per attempt |
8.53 |
7.63 |
6.63 |
DAL |
Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
GB |
Fumbles lost |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
GB |
Sacks allowed |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
GB |
3rd down conversions |
40.8% |
51.3% |
38.5% |
GB |
4th down conversions |
66.7% |
0.0% |
46.9% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
32:11 |
33:50 |
30:03 |
GB |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DAL Defense |
GB Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
25.0 |
20.8 |
22.0 |
GB |
Rushing yards |
75.8 |
99.5 |
112.6 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.81 |
3.85 |
4.24 |
DAL |
Completion % |
68.0% |
55.1% |
62.2% |
GB |
Passing yards |
271.0 |
193.5 |
227.7 |
GB |
Passing yards per completion |
10.54 |
10.98 |
10.65 |
DAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.16 |
6.05 |
6.63 |
GB |
INT return |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
DAL |
Fumble recoveries |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
DAL |
Sacks |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
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3rd down conversions |
45.5% |
34.7% |
38.5% |
GB |
4th down conversions |
42.9% |
77.8% |
46.9% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
27:49 |
26:10 |
30:03 |
GB |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DAL |
GB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
9.9 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
DAL |
Yards per kick return |
22.6 |
15.5 |
23.7 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
6.4 |
16.2 |
9.2 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
21.5 |
23.0 |
23.7 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DAL |
GB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
7.3 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
GB |
Penalty yards |
64.3 |
47.5 |
54.4 |
GB |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2014 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2004 |
7 |
2004-10-24 |
DAL |
GB |
20-41 |
GB |
2007 |
13 |
2007-11-29 |
GB |
DAL |
27-37 |
DAL |
2008 |
3 |
2008-09-21 |
DAL |
GB |
27-16 |
DAL |
2009 |
10 |
2009-11-15 |
DAL |
GB |
7-17 |
GB |
2010 |
9 |
2010-11-07 |
DAL |
GB |
7-45 |
GB |
2013 |
15 |
2013-12-15 |
GB |
DAL |
37-36 |
GB |
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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.
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