The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 17 Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans Thursday Night Football game.
| Dallas | Rank | @ | Tennessee | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10 | Spread | 10 | ||
| 25.75 | Implied Total | 15.75 | ||
| 28.9 | 3 | Points/Gm | 17.9 | 27 |
| 20.2 | 6 | Points All./Gm | 20.8 | 11 |
| 64.9 | 12 | Plays/Gm | 57 | 32 |
| 64.9 | 27 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 65.3 | 29 |
| 5.6 | 11 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.2 | 24 |
| 5.1 | 10 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.5 | 18 |
| 48.46% | 7 | Rush% | 49.59% | 4 |
| 51.54% | 26 | Pass% | 50.41% | 29 |
| 44.40% | 24 | Opp. Rush % | 35.14% | 1 |
| 55.60% | 9 | Opp. Pass % | 64.86% | 32 |
- The Cowboys have had five games in a row go over the game total, tied with the Vikings for the longest streak in the league.
- Dallas has a +119 point differential since Dak Prescott returned in Week 7, the largest margin in the league over that span.
- The Titans have a -51 point differential over the past five weeks, 31st in the league.
- Since Prescott returned, Dallas is first in the league in third down conversion rate (55.7%).
- Tennessee is 31st in the league in plays of 10 or more yards on offense (147), ahead of only the Texans (136).
- The Titans have scored on 27.4% of their drives, the lowest rate in the league.
- The Titans have run 123 fewer plays than their opponent this season, the largest differential in the league.
- 83.8% of the fantasy points allowed by the Titans have come via receiving output, the highest rate in the league.
- Tennessee is allowing 69.2 non-passing fantasy points per game, the most in the league.
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Quarterback
Dak Prescott: After throwing a pick-six on the opening drive of the game, Prescott bounced back to have his best game of the season the rest of the way out against a strong Philadelphia defense. Prescott was the highest-scoring quarterback of Week 16, throwing for 9.9 yards per pass attempt with three touchdowns.
That was the third time over his past four games that Prescott tossed three scores. Prescott also rushed for a season-high 41 yards. He has rushed for 20 or more yards in three straight games.
This hot Dallas offense will face off against a Tennessee defense that has been thinned out due to injuries. They already struggle to defend the pass while being the number one pass funnel defense in the NFL. The Titans have allowed a league-high 17.4 passing points per game while facing a league-high 39.7 pass attempts per game.
The Titans have already announced that Jeffrey Simmons, Bud Dupree, Denico Autry, Zach Cunningham, Amani Hooker, Kristian Fulton will not play in this game as the team wants to preserve those starter for Week 18.
Prescott should be a part of any lead that the Cowboys build and is a QB1 play even if this one gets ugly. But with the Titans treating this game only slightly above a preseason affair, the ultimate ceiling for Prescott could be capped.