NFL Game Preview: Dallas Cowboys at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 10

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Dallas Cowboys at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 10

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CLE CIN	24 3
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ATL TB	27 17
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SF NO	27 24
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PIT NYJ	13 20
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MIA DET	16 20
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KC BUF	17 13
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DAL JAC	31 17
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TEN BAL	7 21
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DEN OAK	41 17
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NYG SEA	17 38
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STL ARI	14 31
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CHI GB	14 55
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CAR PHI	21 45
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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

Prediction: Cowboys 27, Jaguars 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Dallas Cowboys
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Tony Romo	Pass: 225, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1	DeMarco Murray	Rush: 125, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 50	Joseph Randle	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 54	Lance Dunbar	Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 9	Dez Bryant	Rec: 5-75, 1 TD
WR 25	Terrance Williams	Rec: 4-55, 1 TD
WR 73	Cole Beasley	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 10	Jason Witten	Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
K 4	Dan Bailey	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 2	Defense / ST

Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Blake Bortles	Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 16	Denard Robinson	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 34	Toby Gerhart	Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 33	Allen Robinson	Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 43	Cecil Shorts	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 46	Allen Hurns	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 19	Clay Harbor	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 21	Josh Scobee	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 20	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Cowboys QB Tony Romo has won past 3 starts vs. AFC. In past 7 vs. AFC, has completed 182 of 259 (70.3 pct.) for 2,116 yards with 14 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 109.5 rating. QB Brandon Weeden passed for career-high 370 yards & 3 TDs in only start vs. Jax (12/1/13 with Cle.)... RB DeMarco Murray leads NFL with 1,133 rush yards & ties for NFL lead with 7 rush TDs. Has rushed for 5 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. In past 2 vs. AFC, has rushed for 303 yards (151.5 per game). WR Dez Bryant has TD in 10 consecutive games vs. AFC. Has 13 TDs in those 10 along with 80 catches for 961 yards (96.1 per game). Has 29 rec. TDs in past 33. Since 2011, has 40 rec. TDs, most by NFL WR. In last meeting, TE Jason Witten had 10 catches for 97 yards & TD. WR Terrance Williams has 5 TDs in past 7... CB Orlando Scandrick had FF last week. S Barry Church leads team with 52 tackles. LB Rolando McClain has 44 tackles & leads team with 2 INTs. DT Henry Melton has 3.5 sacks in past 2. Rookie CB Tyler Patmon had 58-yard INT-TD last week.

Jaguars Last week, rookie QB Blake Bortles (No. 3 overall) completed 22 of 33 (66.7 pct.) for 247 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for career-high 96.4 rating. Aims for 5th in row with TD. Has 201 rush yards on 31 att. (6.5 avg.), 2nd among AFC QBs... In past 3, RB Denard Robinson is averaging 109.7 rush yards/game & has 2 TDs, incl. 94 yards & TD last week. Aims for 4th in row with 90+ yards. RB Toby Gerhart had season-high 68 scrim. yards vs. Cin. (19 rush, 49 rec.)... WRs Allen Robinson (488) & Allen Hurns (466) rank No. 3 & 4 among NFL rookies in rec. yards. Robinson (Rd. 2, No. 61 overall) has TD in 2 of past 3. Hurns (undrafted) had 112 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 5 TD rec., tied for most among NFL rookies... Defense is tied for 2nd in AFC with 27 sacks... DE Chris Clemons has 4 sacks, FF & FR in 10 games vs. Dal (incl. playoffs). DT SEN' DERRICK MARKS had sack last week & needs half sack to surpass career-high of 4 in 2013.

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
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

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	PHI	A	L 17-34	-17
2	2014-09-14	WAS	A	L 10-41	-31
3	2014-09-21	IND	H	L 17-44	-27
4	2014-09-28	SD	A	L 14-33	-19
5	2014-10-05	PIT	H	L 9-17	-8
6	2014-10-12	TEN	A	L 14-16	-2
7	2014-10-19	CLE	H	W 24-6	+18
8	2014-10-26	MIA	H	L 13-27	-14
9	2014-11-02	CIN	A	L 23-33	-10
10	2014-11-09	DAL	H
11		Bye
12	2014-11-23	IND	A
13	2014-11-30	NYG	H
14	2014-12-07	HOU	H
15	2014-12-14	BAL	A
16	2014-12-18	TEN	H
17	2014-12-28	HOU	A

Injury Report

Dallas Cowboys
Out	DT Tyrone Crawford (knee)
Questionable	DL Nick Hayden (shoulder) MLB Rolando McClain (knee)
Probable	SLB Bruce Carter (fingers) SS Barry Church (shoulder) DE Jack Crawford (calf) TE James Hanna (hamstring) WLB Anthony Hitchens (chest) QB Tony Romo (back) DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
IR	CB Morris Claiborne (knee, 10/4/2014) WLB Justin Durant (biceps, 10/29/2014) DE Ben Gardner (shoulder, 8/26/2014) MLB Sean Lee (knee, 7/1/2014)

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out	DE Andre Branch (groin) SLB Jeremiah George (ankle)
Questionable	FS Sherrod Martin (shoulder)
Probable	QB Blake Bortles (wrist) FS Josh Evans (shoulder) WR Marqise Lee (ankle) WR Cecil Shorts (hamstring) RB Jordan Todman (quadriceps) SLB Dekoda Watson (hamstring)
IR	CB Alan Ball (biceps, 10/29/2014) CB Will Blackmon (fingers, 11/3/2014) WR Tandon Doss (ankle, 8/29/2014) TE Marcedes Lewis (ankle, 9/16/2014) MLB Paul Posluszny (pectoral, 10/20/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DAL Offense	JAC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	24.5	16.0	24.0	DAL
Rushing yards	156.0	118.8	109.3	DAL
Rushing yards per attempt	4.77	4.68	4.12	DAL
Completion %	66.1%	64.5%	62.5%	DAL
Passing yards	246.3	213.8	248.8	DAL
Passing yards per completion	11.61	9.31	11.20	DAL
Passing yards per attempt	7.68	6.00	7.00	DAL
Interceptions	0.5	1.8	0.9	DAL
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.5	0.6	JAC
Sacks allowed	1.3	2.8	2.4	DAL
3rd down conversions	52.4%	41.7%	40.7%	DAL
4th down conversions	0.0%	60.0%	46.4%	JAC
Time of possession	33:22	30:09	30:12	DAL

Defense Stats Comparison

	DAL Defense	JAC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	20.3	23.3	24.0	DAL
Rushing yards	108.3	99.5	109.3	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.66	3.94	4.12	JAC
Completion %	67.0%	60.3%	62.5%	JAC
Passing yards	231.3	227.5	248.8	JAC
Passing yards per completion	10.65	11.81	11.20	DAL
Passing yards per attempt	7.14	7.12	7.00	JAC
INT return	1.0	0.5	0.9	DAL
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.3	0.6	DAL
Sacks	1.5	2.8	2.4	JAC
3rd down conversions	42.3%	41.2%	40.7%	JAC
4th down conversions	66.7%	0.0%	46.4%	JAC
Time of possession	28:24	29:51	30:12	DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DAL	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.8	6.4	9.1	DAL
Yards per kick return	24.9	26.6	24.0	JAC
Yards allowed per punt return	12.3	6.3	9.1	JAC
Yards allowed per kick return	25.0	24.5	24.0	JAC

Misc Stats Comparison

	DAL	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.8	4.0	6.8	JAC
Penalty yards	44.3	34.0	56.0	JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Dallas Cowboys vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	9	2000-10-29	JAC	DAL	23-17	JAC
2002	12	2002-11-24	JAC	DAL	19-21	DAL
2006	1	2006-09-10	DAL	JAC	17-24	JAC
2010	8	2010-10-31	JAC	DAL	35-17	JAC

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.