The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 11 matchup between the Raiders and Cowboys.
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| Dallas | Rank | @ | Las Vegas | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | Spread | 3.5 | ||
| 27.0 | Implied Total | 23.5 | ||
| 29.2 | 4 | Points/Gm | 15.4 | 31 |
| 30.8 | 31 | Points All./Gm | 24.4 | 20 |
| 64.4 | 5 | Plays/Gm | 56.8 | 29 |
| 65.1 | 28 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 63.1 | 23 |
| 5.9 | 6 | Off. Yards/Play | 4.8 | 28 |
| 6.1 | 29 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.1 | 8 |
| 39.14% | 28 | Rush% | 41.88% | 19 |
| 60.86% | 5 | Pass% | 58.12% | 14 |
| 45.73% | 22 | Opp. Rush % | 44.37% | 20 |
| 54.27% | 11 | Opp. Pass % | 55.63% | 13 |
- Dallas games are averaging a league-high 60.0 combined points.
- Raiders games are averaging 39.9 combined points, 30th in the league.
- The Raiders average 7.0 first-half points per game, the fewest in the league.
- The Raiders have scored 45.25 fewer points than their implied totals this season, the worst differential in the league.
- Opponents have scored 53.5 more points than their implied totals against Dallas this season, the 2nd-most in the league.
- The Raiders are averaging 4.7 plays per game that gain 15 or more yards, 31st in the league.
- Dallas allows 8.3 plays per game of 15 or more yards, 31st in the league.
- The Raiders are allowing 4.6 yards per play (4th) over the past five weeks after allowing 5.5 yards per play over the opening five weeks (19th).
- The Cowboys have led for 18.8% of their offensive snaps, 28th in the league.
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Quarterback
Dak Prescott: Dak had a couple of cold games heading into the bye, closing as the QB23 (6.6 points) against Denver and the QB18 (15.4 points) against Arizona.
After throwing 3 interceptions over his first seven games, he has thrown 3 in the past two games.
Prescott comes out of the bye in what looks like a fantasy-friendly environment.
He will be facing a Las Vegas defense that is not scary on paper but has done enough to limit passing production in the box score.
The Raiders are 23rd in pressure rate (32.8%) and 25th in sack rate (5.7%).
Prescott has averaged only 6.7 yards per pass attempt (26th) without pressure, but does have a 6.9% touchdown rate (8th).
When pressured, he averages 7.9 Y/A (3rd) but has a 1% touchdown rate (29th).
Despite not getting to the quarterback often, the Raiders have held up on the back end.
They have allowed multiple passing touchdowns in only three games, ranking 11th in yards per pass attempt (6.9) and 10th in touchdown rate (4%).
They have allowed only three QB1 scoring weeks, and two of those quarterbacks (Marcus Mariota and Trevor Lawrence) rushed for touchdowns (Lawrence 2).
They have faced Drake Maye (QB18), Justin Herbert (QB16), Caleb Williams (QB24), Daniel Jones (QB17), and Bo Nix (QB25) as part of the sample of passers who have underperformed their averages against them.
Prescott is more of a floor-based QB1 here.
Dallas has a high team total, and they can be coaxed into a shootout to generate upside.
Geno Smith: Smith was battered and nearly broken last Thursday against Denver.
He seemingly was knocked out of the game twice and could not walk off the field, but he and Pete Carroll say he will be good to go this week.
Carroll has not been the most reliable voice on injuries, so we will see how Smith practices.
With the Thursday-to-Monday schedule, he does have some extra time.
Smith has not played clean football this season.
He has the highest interception rate in the NFL (4.5%) with a 9.2% sack rate (24th).
He is averaging 6.9 yards per pass attempt (22nd) with a 4.1% touchdown rate.
The Dallas defense has been the elixir for many offensive woes, so there is appeal here for Smith as a matchup-based streamer.
Smith has left some good matchups on the floor against the Titans (QB26) and Bears (QB29), so he has not been a sure thing against bad pass defenses, but the Dallas offense can push the game state.
Smith does have two QB1 scoring weeks, and they have come in great spots against the Commanders (26.1 points) and Jaguars (26.3 points).
The Cowboys are allowing a league-high 20.2 passing points to quarterbacks, and on top of that, are 30th in rushing points allowed to the position (5.2 per game).
Every quarterback they have faced this season has scored at least 17 fantasy points, which would be spike week for Smith, who has scored single-digit points in six of his nine games.
One thing of note here is that Dallas can actually rush the passer.
They are ninth in pressure rate (39.7%) and only allow 5.9 Y/A (12th) when they do get pressure.
It is when they do not get pressure that they are allowing 9.5 yards per attempt, 31st in the league.
The Raiders are still without Kolton Miller, and just placed starting right guard Jackson Powers-Johnson on injured reserve.
Smith is averaging 5.5 Y/A when pressured (21st) and a 1.3% touchdown rate (25th).
Running Back
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|---|---|
| Jets @ Patriots | Thursday Night Football |
| Commanders @ Dolphins | Sunday -- 9:30 a.m. ET |
| Panthers @ Falcons | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Bucs @ Bills | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Texans @ Titans | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Bears @ Vikings | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Packers @ Giants | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Bengals @ Steelers | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Chargers @ Jaguars | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Seahawks @ Rams | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| 49ers @ Cardinals | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| Ravens @ Browns | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Chiefs @ Broncos | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Lions @ Eagles | Sunday Night Football |
| Cowboys @ Raiders | Monday Night Football |