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THE WIRE
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WEEK 9 · FINAL
COWBOYS 8-6 · 32.0 PPG 28 – 21 FALCONS 6-8 · 22.0 PPG
THE READ
Cowboys beat Falcons, 28-21

Cowboys took care of Falcons, 28-21. Joe Milton did the damage for Cowboys — 24/33, 260 yards, 2 TD. Rashan Gary lived in the backfield for Cowboys — 2 sacks. Make it 4 consecutive games past 250 for Joe Milton. Total yards: Cowboys 428, Falcons 340.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Cowboys +1.1 -4.8 +5.9 +4
Falcons -5.3 -2.6 -2.7 +3
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 · 8-6 Falcons — in the hunt · 6-8 Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Zoe Bell The contrarian
Atlanta couldn't generate a pass rush—0 sacks into a Dallas offense that had Milton already reliable—and that 7-point margin hides a 88-yard gap in total yards where Dallas was simply the better team doing what it wanted to do.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers — none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that did not happen.
Joe Milton
Cowboys
24/33, 260 yards, 2 TD
Rashan Gary
Cowboys
2 sacks
CeeDee Lamb
Cowboys
7 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Cowboys 428, Falcons 340 Cowboys
Through the air Cowboys 260, Falcons 196 Cowboys
On the ground Cowboys 168, Falcons 144 Cowboys
Pressure Falcons 0 sacks, Cowboys 4 Cowboys
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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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
Primary weapon: George Pickens WR — 31% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
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
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Cowboys receivers vs Falcons secondary 88 v 90 EVEN
Falcons receivers vs Cowboys secondary 88 v 87 EVEN
Cowboys line vs Falcons front 83 v 84 EVEN
Falcons line vs Cowboys front 84 v 86 EVEN
Cowboys backs vs Falcons run defence 82 v 82 EVEN
Falcons backs vs Cowboys run defence 90 v 85 FALCONS
Cowboys passer vs Falcons secondary 88 v 90 EVEN
Falcons passer vs Cowboys secondary 78 v 87 COWBOYS
TOP PERFORMERS
Joe Milton QB Cowboys 260 pass yds
Michael Penix Jr QB Falcons 196 pass yds
CeeDee Lamb WR Cowboys 100 rec yds
Drake London WR Falcons 97 rec yds
Nick Marsh WR Cowboys 73 rec yds
Javonte Williams HB Cowboys 58 rush yds
Bijan Robinson HB Falcons 50 rush yds
Jonathon Brooks HB Falcons 50 rush yds
Rashan Gary LEDG Cowboys 2 sacks
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
COWBOYS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Joe Milton QB 24/3326020043115.7
FALCONS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Michael Penix Jr QB 15/2519620449111.4
RECENT FORM
Cowboys
L 31–38 vs Commanders WK 8
W 52–10 vs Dolphins WK 7
W 41–34 vs Eagles WK 6
Falcons
L 17–20 vs Colts WK 8
L 3–21 vs Saints WK 7
L 24–30 vs Texans WK 6
TEAM STATS
Cowboys Falcons
428 TOTAL YARDS 340
260 PASSING YARDS 196
168 RUSHING YARDS 144
0 SACKS ALLOWED 4
4 SACKS MADE 0
1 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 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 FALCONS
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