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Cowboys @ Rams
Dallas | Rank | @ | LA Rams | Rank |
-3 | Spread | 3 | ||
27.5 | Implied Total | 24.5 | ||
27.1 | 6 | Points/Gm | 24.6 | 10 |
20.1 | 9 | Points All./Gm | 22.8 | 17 |
66.8 | 7 | Plays/Gm | 65.9 | 8 |
63.4 | 16 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 66.0 | 26 |
42.0% | 12 | Rush% | 38.0% | 25 |
58.0% | 21 | Pass% | 62.0% | 8 |
40.1% | 13 | Opp. Rush % | 42.1% | 19 |
59.9% | 20 | Opp. Pass % | 58.0% | 14 |
- These teams have played in each of the past three seasons, with the game total going over the total (65, 52, and 65 combined points scored).
- Dallas ranked second in the league in seconds per play (26.1) in 2019 outside of the 4th quarter while the Rams were third (26.2).
- The Cowboys averaged 86.3 non-passing fantasy points per game offensively in 2019, the most in the league.
- Dallas averaged a league-high 6.5 yards per play in 2019.
- Since Dak Prescott entered the league in 2016, Dallas has ranked 29th in the league in red-zone passing rate (48.1%) and 30th in passing rate inside of the 10-yard line (38.8%). Even with Prescott having his best season throwing the football a year ago, Dallas still reverted to having Prescott hand the ball off near the end zone, ranking 30th in red-zone passing rate (45.7%) and 32nd in passing rate inside of the 10-yard line (31.6%) in 2019.
- Jared Goff had a league-high seven completions get tackled at the 1-yard line in 2019, none of which resulted in a subsequent touchdown pass for the quarterback.