WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Cowboys beat Texans, 33-16
Cowboys got it done 33-16 over Texans. Javonte Williams did the work on the ground for Cowboys — 20 carries, 230 yards, 3 TD. A season best for Kayshon Boutte. On the ground: Cowboys 238, Texans 50.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | -1.9 | -3.5 | +1.5 | +14 |
| Texans | -16.4 | -0.6 | -15.8 | -8 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Cowboys —
in the hunt
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Javonte Williams
Cowboys
20 carries, 230 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Cowboys 238, Texans 50
Cowboys
Total yards
Cowboys 320, Texans 207
Cowboys
Through the air
Texans 157, Cowboys 82
Texans
Pressure
Texans 0 sacks, Cowboys 2
Cowboys
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 56% · Rush 44% · 26.2 scored, 24.7 allowed
7.4 yds/att
60.1% completions
6.7 yds/carry
333.7 yds/game
0.7 giveaways/game
10.2% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 55 · Conservative
Balance 87
Ball security 81
Back usage 35%
QB runs 4.0/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 10.2% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 87
TE 83
RB 80
OL 79
DL 81
LB 77
DB 84
Best: CeeDee Lamb WR 93
Fastest: KaVontae Turpin WR 97 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 55% · Rush 45% · 17.2 scored, 33.0 allowed
7.2 yds/att
59.1% completions
6.5 yds/carry
309.5 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
7.5% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 43 · Turnover-prone
Balance 88
Ball security 44
Back usage 41%
QB runs 1.7/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 79
WR 84
TE 85
RB 83
OL 80
DL 87
LB 78
DB 88
Best: Will Anderson Jr LEDG 95
Fastest: Jaylin Noel WR 93 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Cowboys receivers vs Texans secondary
87 v 88
EVEN
Texans receivers vs Cowboys secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Cowboys line vs Texans front
79 v 87
TEXANS
Texans line vs Cowboys front
80 v 81
EVEN
Cowboys backs vs Texans run defence
80 v 84
TEXANS
Texans backs vs Cowboys run defence
83 v 79
TEXANS
Cowboys passer vs Texans secondary
92 v 88
COWBOYS
Texans passer vs Cowboys secondary
79 v 84
COWBOYS
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BOX SCORE
COWBOYS
TEXANS
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TEXANS
COWBOYS
TEXANS
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TEXANS
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TEXANS
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott QB | 8/13 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 73.2 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud QB | 14/20 | 157 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 105.6 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javonte Williams HB | 20 | 230 | 11.5 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 45 | 0 |
| Dak Prescott QB | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Montgomery HB | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pickens WR | 2 | 44 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Jake Ferguson TE | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Javonte Williams HB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| KaVontae Turpin WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayshon Boutte WR | 2 | 56 | 28 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 51 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| Foster Moreau TE | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Nico Collins WR | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| David Montgomery HB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shavon Revel Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Clark DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaishawn Barham WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markquese Bell SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Downs SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobie Durant CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Lawrence REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marist Liufau LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarvion Overshown MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashan Gary LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamari Lassiter CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Ramsey FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayden McDonald DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.J. Stewart Jr SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter REDG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Aubrey K | 2/2 | 3/4 | 56 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn K | 1/1 | 1/1 | 46 |
RECENT FORM
Cowboys
W
24–17 vs Ravens
WK 3
W
31–28 vs Commanders
WK 2
L
31–37 vs Giants
WK 1
Texans
W
37–10 vs Colts
WK 3
L
0–24 vs Bengals
WK 2
L
8–47 vs Bills
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Cowboys | Texans | |
|---|---|---|
| 320 | TOTAL YARDS | 207 |
| 82 | PASSING YARDS | 157 |
| 238 | RUSHING YARDS | 50 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
COWBOYS
—
0
TEXANS