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San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys - Week 1
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

GB
SEA		 16
 36
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BUF
CHI		 23
 20
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TEN
KC		 26
 10
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OAK
NYJ		 14
 19
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NO
ATL		 34
 37
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NE
MIA		 20
 33
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MIN
STL		 34
 6
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JAC
PHI		 17
 34
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CLE
PIT		 27
 30
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CIN
BAL		 23
 16
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WAS
HOU		 6
 17
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SF
DAL		 28
 17
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CAR
TB		 20
 14
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IND
DEN		 24
 31
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NYG
DET		 14
 35
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SD
ARI		 17
 18
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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: 49ers 27, Cowboys 21
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Colin Kaepernick Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 15 Frank Gore Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 56 Carlos Hyde Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 12 Michael Crabtree Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 46 Anquan Boldin Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 87 Steve Johnson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Vernon Davis Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 10 Phil Dawson FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Tony Romo Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 DeMarco Murray Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 44 Lance Dunbar Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 6 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 49 Terrance Williams Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 92 Cole Beasley Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 8 Jason Witten Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 28 Dan Bailey FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 28 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

49ers JIM HARBAUGH is 1st head coach since 1970 merger to lead team to Conference Championship Game in each of 1st 3 seasons... QB Colin Kaepernick (3,197 pass, 524 rush) joined HOFer STEVE YOUNG (1992) as only 49ers QBs with 3,000+ pass & 500+ rush yards in season. Incl. playoffs, when Kaepernick starts & has 100+ rating, 49ers are 13-0... Pro Bowl RB Frank Gore rushed for 1,128 yards last year, his franchise-record 7th 1,000-yard season... Pro Bowl TE Vernon Davis had 13 rec. TDs last season & added 2 in postseason. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL TEs with 51 TDs. Has 15 TDs in past 18 (incl. playoffs). WR Anquan Boldin had 1,179 yards in 2013, his 6th 1,000-yard season. Pro Bowl LB Patrick Willis was 2nd on team last year with 104 tackles, his 6th season with 100+ tackles. Since entering NFL in 2007, is only player with 20+ sacks (20.5), 15+ FF (16) & 7+ INTs (7). Pro Bowl LB Ahmad Brooks had career-best 8.5 sacks last year. Pro Bowl S Eric Reid was only NFC player in 2013 with 4 INTs & 2 FR. CB Tramaine Brock led team with 5 INTs & 13 PD last season, both career highs.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo is 63-45 (.583) as starter. Has only 4 4,000-yard seasons in team history & only 3 30-TD seasons. Is 2-0 in career vs. SF, completing 43 of 72 (59.7 pct.) for 686 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.7 rating... Pro Bowl RB DeMarco Murray had career-best 1,121 rush yards & 10 total TDs (9 rush, 1 rec.) last year... Pro Bowl WR Dez Bryant had 93 catches for 1,233 yards & 13 TDs in 2013. Only Cowboy with 90+ catches, 1,000+ yards & 10+ TDs in consecutive seasons. Has TD in 5 consecutive games. Has 23 rec. TDs in past 24. Since 2011, has 34 rec. TDs, most by NFL WR. Since 2007, Pro Bowl TE Jason Witten has 627 catches, most by TE. Is 2nd all-time in receptions (879) by NFL TE. Had 7 catches for 102 yards in last meeting. WR Terrance Williams had 44 catches for 736 yards & 5 TDs as rookie last year, incl. 4 games in row with TD... S Barry Church led club with 133 tackles last year. DE George Selvie had career-best 7 sacks in 2013. CB Brandon Carr has 10+ PD in each of past 5 seasons, incl. 12 PD last year.


Results and Schedule

San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 DAL A    
2 2014-09-14 CHI H    
3 2014-09-21 ARI A    
4 2014-09-28 PHI H    
5 2014-10-05 KC H    
6 2014-10-13 STL A    
7 2014-10-19 DEN A    
8   Bye      
9 2014-11-02 STL H    
10 2014-11-09 NO A    
11 2014-11-16 NYG A    
12 2014-11-23 WAS H    
13 2014-11-27 SEA H    
14 2014-12-07 OAK A    
15 2014-12-14 SEA A    
16 2014-12-20 SD H    
17 2014-12-28 ARI H    
   

Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 SF H    
2 2014-09-14 TEN A    
3 2014-09-21 STL A    
4 2014-09-28 NO H    
5 2014-10-05 HOU H    
6 2014-10-12 SEA A    
7 2014-10-19 NYG H    
8 2014-10-27 WAS H    
9 2014-11-02 ARI H    
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    

Injury Report

San Francisco 49ers
Out  DE Cornellius Carradine (knee)
 NT Quinton Dial (toe)
 RB Marcus Lattimore (knee)
 RB Marcus Lattimore (knee)
 CB Keith Reaser (knee)
Questionable  WR Michael Crabtree (calf)
 CB Chris Culliver (ankle)
 QB Blaine Gabbert (hand)
 RB LaMichael James (knee)
 TE Vance McDonald (hamstring)
Probable  CB Chris Cook (groin)
 ILB Patrick Willis (shoulder)
IR  CB Kenneth Acker (foot, 8/30/2014)
 FS D.J. Campbell (hamstring, 9/1/2013)
 CB Chris Culliver (knee, 8/27/2013)
 NT Glenn Dorsey (biceps, 9/2/2014)
 RB Kendall Hunter (knee, 7/26/2014)
PUP  ILB Navorro Bowman (knee)
 WR Michael Crabtree (achilles-tendon)
 DE Kaleb Ramsey (undisclosed)
   

Dallas Cowboys
Out  DT Terrell McClain (ankle)
 DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
Questionable  SS Ahmad Dixon (other-illness)
 RB Lance Dunbar (foot)
 DE Jeremy Mincey (other-illness)
 DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
Probable  QB Tony Romo (back)
 DE George Selvie (shoulder)
 WR Terrance Williams (back)
IR  DT Tyrone Crawford (achilles-tendon, 8/27/2013)
 DE Ben Gardner (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot, 9/2/2014)
 MLB Sean Lee (knee, 7/1/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  SF
 Offense 		 DAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 26.5 26.8 23.4 DAL
Rushing yards 129.0 120.0 116.8 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.19 5.38 4.26 DAL
Completion % 61.8% 63.0% 61.2% DAL
Passing yards 213.0 243.5 228.9 DAL
Passing yards per completion 12.74 10.75 10.71 SF
Passing yards per attempt 7.87 6.77 6.56 SF
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 1.0 SF
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.6 SF
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.3 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 34.2% 39.1% 38.3% DAL
4th down conversions 33.3% 66.7% 50.5% DAL
Time of possession 31:45 29:16 30:22 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison

  SF
 Defense 		 DAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.0 27.0 23.4 SF
Rushing yards 82.5 134.0 116.8 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 4.48 4.26 SF
Completion % 60.6% 63.1% 61.2% SF
Passing yards 215.3 241.0 228.9 SF
Passing yards per completion 10.07 11.67 10.71 SF
Passing yards per attempt 6.11 7.37 6.56 SF
INT return 1.0 0.5 1.0 SF
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 DAL
Sacks 2.5 1.3 2.4 SF
3rd down conversions 32.5% 47.4% 38.3% SF
4th down conversions 36.4% 25.0% 50.5% DAL
Time of possession 28:15 30:44 30:22 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   SF   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.7 9.9 9.5 SF
Yards per kick return 25.0 21.2 23.1 SF
Yards allowed per punt return 12.9 13.5 9.5 SF
Yards allowed per kick return 18.0 19.1 23.1 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SF   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 5.8 5.9 DAL
Penalty yards 50.5 52.8 50.2 SF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2013 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

San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 SF DAL 41-24 SF
2001 16 2001-12-30 SF DAL 21-27 DAL
2002 14 2002-12-08 SF DAL 31-27 SF
2005 3 2005-09-25 DAL SF 34-31 DAL
2008 12 2008-11-23 SF DAL 22-35 DAL
2011 2 2011-09-18 DAL SF 27-24 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.