WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Bills edge Cowboys by 2
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | +1.1 | -4.8 | +5.9 | +4 |
| Bills | +1.5 | -2.1 | +3.6 | +11 |
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.
Dak Prescott
Cowboys
18/33, 378 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Josh Allen
Bills
23/43, 260 yards, 2 TD
George Pickens
Cowboys
8 catches, 198 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Bills 158, Cowboys 18
Bills
Through the air
Cowboys 378, Bills 260
Cowboys
Total yards
Bills 418, Cowboys 396
Bills
Pressure
Bills 4 sacks, Cowboys 2
Bills
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 32.5 scored, 26.6 allowed
8.1 yds/att
61.6% completions
4.6 yds/carry
406.1 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 66 · Efficient
Balance 88
Ball security 62
Back usage 31%
QB runs 4.4/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 88
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 83
DL 86
LB 81
DB 87
Best: CeeDee Lamb WR 95
Fastest: Jaydon Blue HB 93 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 23.7 scored, 20.1 allowed
6.7 yds/att
60.5% completions
4.8 yds/carry
326.1 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
8.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 48 · Conservative
Balance 96
Ball security 68
Back usage 36%
QB runs 5.9/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.0% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 86
TE 86
RB 91
OL 80
DL 86
LB 80
DB 88
Best: Josh Allen QB 99
Fastest: James Cook III HB 93 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Ant
Bills · his last 8 games
Runs it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run55% / 45%
Points for / against20.1 — 20.9
Margin-0.8
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken7.8% of dropbacks
Lead backJames Cook III · 13.2/g
Top targetDJ Moore · 26%
QB carries5.1 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Cowboys receivers vs Bills secondary
88 v 88
EVEN
Bills receivers vs Cowboys secondary
86 v 87
EVEN
Cowboys line vs Bills front
83 v 86
BILLS
Bills line vs Cowboys front
80 v 86
COWBOYS
Cowboys backs vs Bills run defence
82 v 84
EVEN
Bills backs vs Cowboys run defence
91 v 85
BILLS
Cowboys passer vs Bills secondary
88 v 88
EVEN
Bills passer vs Cowboys secondary
99 v 87
BILLS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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BILLS
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COWBOYS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott QB | 18/33 | 378 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 74 | 112.9 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen QB | 23/43 | 260 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 87.3 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott QB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams HB | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jaydon Blue HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Pickens WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Flournoy WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III HB | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 0 |
| Josh Allen QB | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 40 | 0 |
| Ray Davis HB | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| Cooper Kupp WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pickens WR | 8 | 198 | 24.8 | 2 | 140 | 0 | 74 |
| Ryan Flournoy WR | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 60 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 3 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| Javonte Williams HB | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Jake Ferguson TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jaydon Blue HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey'Dez Green TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Kupp WR | 2 | 68 | 34 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 65 |
| DJ Moore WR | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Khalil Shakir WR | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| James Cook III HB | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| Dawson Knox TE | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Joshua Palmer WR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Jackson Hawes TE | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Downs SS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dee Winters WILL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Upton Stout CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Evan Williams FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rashan Gary LEDG | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaRon Bland CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Devin Moore CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Clark DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaishawn Barham WILL | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quinnen Williams DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Lawrence LEDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shemar James MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter Jr SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adepoju Adebawore REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon Humphrey CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Terrel Bernard MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bradley Chubb REDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Parker REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chidobe Awuzie CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nazeeh Johnson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Benford CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau LEDG | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Geno Stone FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
nothing recorded
BILLS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bass K | 3/4 | 2/2 | 55 |
RECENT FORM
Cowboys
W
27–23 vs Panthers
WK 1
Bills
W
37–8 vs Patriots
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Cowboys | Bills | |
|---|---|---|
| 396 | TOTAL YARDS | 418 |
| 378 | PASSING YARDS | 260 |
| 18 | RUSHING YARDS | 158 |
| 6 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 4 |
| 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
0
COWBOYS
—
1
BILLS