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QBs vs Dallas Cowboys

As of Week 13 · through 2 games · PPR

Drew Lock
Comparing
Drew Lock vs the Cowboys
Projection 19.1 pts · 2 games played this season
Start
QB1 avg pts
20.7
PPR per game
Rank
8
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+22%
lg avg 16.9
WkTeamPlayerCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1NYGNYGJaxson Dart2329230301154026.6
2WASWASJayden Daniels11179610769014.7
Average17.023.0163.02.00.09.061.50.020.7
Median17.023.0163.02.00.09.061.50.020.7
High2329230301169026.6
Low11179610754014.7

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Drew Lock should do vs the CowboysSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Cowboys, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Drew Lock has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Cowboys opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Drew Lock will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Cowboys avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Drew Lock's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Drew Lock usually produces.

Projected is Drew Lock's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Cowboys were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1NE162218710213012.8
2ARI19262353000021.4
Lock avg17.524.0211.02.00.01.06.50.017.1
Cowboys QB1 avg17.023.0163.02.00.09.061.50.020.7
Difference-0.5-1.0-48.0+0.0+0.0+8.0+55.0+0.0+3.6
Projected as QB119.126.1229.92.20.01.17.10.019.1

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Lock averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Drew LockMedium confidence · 19.1 proj ptsStart
  • Drew Lock averages 17.1 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 17.6) and has played as the team's QB1.
  • The Cowboys have allowed 20.7 points to QB1s over 2 games (+22% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +9% adjustment.
  • Projection: 19.1 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 18.1 and a top-tier one about 24.5.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreDrew Lock vs the Cowboys

Prediction for Drew Lock

Nobody knows which slot Drew Lock will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Cowboys.

If Drew Lock plays as
19.1
projected PPR points

I predict about 19.1 points for Drew Lock if playing as a QB1. Drew Lock has averaged 17.1 over 2 games, and the Cowboys have given up 20.7 to QB1s (+22% vs the league average of 16.9).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Drew Lock scored: Wk 1 12.8, Wk 2 21.4. Average 17.1; weighted toward recent games it is 17.6.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Cowboys allowed 20.7 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.9, so that is +22%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +9% adjustment (x1.09).

4. Result. 17.6 x 1.09 = 19.1. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Drew Lock is to reach it as a QB1.

42%
chance of 19+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (19.1) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 11.5 points, leaning on Drew Lock's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 19.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • QB1s have averaged 163.0 passing yards, 2.0 passing TDs and 61.5 rushing yards against the Cowboys across 2 games.
  • The Cowboys allow 20.7 PPR points to QB1s, +22% versus the league average of 16.9 (ranked 8 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 1 of 2 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 14.7 to 26.6 (median 20.7).
  • Every QB1 in the sample cleared 80 passing yards.
  • QB1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 2 games (100%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.