The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 10 matchup between the Cowboys and Giants.
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| NY Giants | Rank | @ | Dallas | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.5 | Spread | -16.5 | ||
| 11.0 | Implied Total | 27.5 | ||
| 11.2 | 32 | Points/Gm | 27.5 | 3 |
| 24.1 | 24 | Points All./Gm | 18.5 | 6 |
| 65.6 | 10 | Plays/Gm | 65.6 | 9 |
| 60.6 | 7 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 58.0 | 2 |
| 4.1 | 32 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.3 | 14 |
| 5.6 | 28 | Def. Yards/Play | 5 | 7 |
| 45.25% | 6 | Rush% | 43.62% | 12 |
| 54.75% | 27 | Pass% | 56.38% | 21 |
| 45.50% | 25 | Opp. Rush % | 46.98% | 27 |
| 54.50% | 8 | Opp. Pass % | 53.02% | 6 |
- Games involving the Giants are averaging a league-low 35.3 combined points per game.
- The Giants are the only team in the league that is not averaging a full point per possession (0.89).
- 58.4% of the New York set of down have reached third down, the highest rate in the league.
- 28.2% have resulted in third and long (needing seven or more yards), the highest rate in the league.
- Over their past three games, Dallas is averaging a league-high 16.7 plays per game that have gained 10 or more yards.
- Before that, Dallas was averaging 11.4 plays per game of 10 or more yards, 20th in the league.
- The Giants are averaging a league-low 9.1 plays per game that gain 10 or more yards.
- Dallas has scored on 45.1% of their drives, second in the NFL.
- The Giants have scored on 18.9% of their drives, last in the NFL.
- Dallas has led by double-digits on a league-high 32.2% of their offensive snaps.
- The Giants have trailed by double-digits on a league-high 41.7% of their offensive snaps.
- The Cowboys have won 11 consecutive games against the Giants when Dak Prescott has started.
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Quarterback
Dak Prescott: Dak is red hot, ending the past three weeks as QB1 (24.9 points), QB3 (28.1 points), and QB2 (28.4 points).
Over those three games, Prescott has completed 75-of-105 passes (71.4%) for 950 yards (9.0 Y/A) with eight touchdowns and an interception.
During that span, Dallas has swerved pass-heavy.
After a 54.1% dropback rate in Weeks 1-5 (30th) and throwing 3% below expectations, Dallas has had a 68.0% dropback rate (fifth) with an 8.0% pass rate over expectation since.
For the season, Prescott leads the NFL with a 62.9% completion rate under pressure.
On third downs, he leads the NFL with a 75.4% completion rate and 9.7 yards per pass attempt.
Dak has a great matchup to keep things rolling as a QB1, we just have to worry about getting any pushback here from the Giants.
The Giants have faced the sixth-fewest pass attempts per game (31.3) while teams have a 52.3% dropback rate in the second half against them this season.
Dallas had a 37.9% dropback rate in the second half when they blew out the Giants in Week 1.
Prescott threw just 10 passes in the second half of that game.
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