WRs vs Dallas Cowboys
As of Week 6 · through 2 games · PPR
WR2 = the second-highest-scoring WR against Cowboys in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NYG | Darnell Mooney | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2 |  WAS | Terry McLaurin | 9 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Average | 5.5 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 | ||
| Median | 5.5 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 | ||
| High | 9 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 7.0 | ||
| Low | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 4.7 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
Prediction for Matthew Golden
Nobody knows which slot Matthew Golden will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Cowboys.
I predict about 7.6 points for Matthew Golden if playing as a WR2. Matthew Golden has averaged 12.7 over 2 games, and the Cowboys have given up 5.8 to WR2s (-29% vs the league average of 8.3).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Matthew Golden scored: Wk 1 15.5, Wk 2 9.8. Average 12.7; weighted toward recent games it is 8.7.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Cowboys allowed 5.8 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.3, so that is -29%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -12% adjustment (x0.88).
4. Result. 8.7 x 0.88 = 7.6. 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 Matthew Golden is to reach it as a WR2.
Why this percentage?
The projection (7.6) 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 4.6 points, leaning on Matthew Golden's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR 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 8.
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%.
Insights
- WR2s have averaged 2.0 receptions, 38.5 receiving yards and 0.0 receiving TDs against the Cowboys across 2 games.
- The Cowboys allow 5.8 PPR points to WR2s, -29% versus the league average of 8.3 (ranked 29 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 4.7 to 7.0 (median 5.8).
- WR2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 2 games (0%).
- 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.
What do these columns mean?
- Wk
- Week of the season
- Tgt
- Targets (passes thrown to the player)
- Rec
- Receptions
- ReYd
- Receiving yards
- ReTD
- Receiving touchdowns
- Car
- Carries (rushing attempts)
- RuYd
- Rushing yards
- RuTD
- Rushing touchdowns
- Cmp / Att
- Completions and pass attempts
- PaYd / PaTD
- Passing yards and touchdowns
- INT
- Interceptions thrown
- FGM / FGA
- Field goals made and attempted
- FPts
- Fantasy points in your scoring format
- Sck / TO
- Defense: sacks and takeaways
- PA
- Points allowed by a defense
- G
- Games in the sample
- vs Lg
- Percent above or below the league average
- Matthew Golden averages 12.7 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 12.3) and has played as the team's WR2.
- The Cowboys have allowed 5.8 points to WR2s over 2 games (-29% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -12% adjustment.
- Last season's average (5.0) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
- Projection: 7.6 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Matthew Golden's stats vs the Cowboys
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 Matthew Golden 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 WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Matthew Golden 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 Matthew Golden's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Matthew Golden usually produces.
Projected is Matthew Golden'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.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 12 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 15.5 |
| 2 | NYJ | 6 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 9.8 |
| Golden avg | 9.0 | 5.0 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 12.7 | |
| Cowboys WR2 avg | 5.5 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 | |
| Difference | -3.5 | -3.0 | -38.0 | +0.0 | -6.8 | |
| Projected as WR2 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 67.5 | 0.0 | 7.6 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Golden averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.