C.J. Stroud
QB
Houston Texans
This is how QBs have played against the Cowboys in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NYG | Jaxson Dart | 23 | 29 | 230 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2 |  WAS | Jayden Daniels | 11 | 17 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 14.7 |
| 3 |  BAL | Lamar Jackson | 15 | 20 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 20.4 |
| Average | 16.3 | 22.0 | 170.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 20.6 | ||
| Median | 15.0 | 20.0 | 186.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 20.4 | ||
| High | 23 | 29 | 230 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 69 | 0 | 26.6 | ||
| Low | 11 | 17 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 14.7 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How C.J. Stroud 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 C.J. Stroud 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 C.J. Stroud 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 C.J. Stroud's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than C.J. Stroud usually produces.
Projected is C.J. Stroud'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 | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 26 | 38 | 274 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2 | CIN | 30 | 55 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 17.0 |
| 3 | IND | 16 | 27 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11.7 |
| 4 | DAL | 21 | 31 | 347 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 23.1 |
| 5 | TEN | 26 | 34 | 261 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20.9 |
| 6 | JAX | 24 | 34 | 312 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23.0 |
| 7 | NYG | 17 | 28 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Stroud avg | 22.9 | 35.3 | 266.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 18.4 | |
| Cowboys QB1 avg | 16.3 | 22.0 | 170.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 20.6 | |
| Difference | -6.5 | -13.3 | -96.0 | +0.4 | -0.1 | +5.4 | +46.2 | -0.1 | +2.2 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Stroud averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreC.J. Stroud vs the Cowboys
Prediction for C.J. Stroud
Nobody knows which slot C.J. Stroud 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 16.3 points for C.J. Stroud if playing as a QB1. C.J. Stroud has averaged 15.1 over 3 games, and the Cowboys have given up 20.6 to QB1s (+20% vs the league average of 17.1).
How this projection is built
1. The player. C.J. Stroud scored: Wk 1 16.5, Wk 2 17.0, Wk 3 11.7. Average 15.1; weighted toward recent games it is 14.8.
2. The defense. Over 3 games, the Cowboys allowed 20.6 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 17.1, so that is +20%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 3 defensive games, only 50% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +10% adjustment (x1.10).
4. Result. 14.8 x 1.10 = 16.3. 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 C.J. Stroud is to reach it as a QB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (16.3) 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 6.5 points, leaning on C.J. Stroud'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 16.
With only 3 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 170.7 passing yards, 2.0 passing TDs and 57.7 rushing yards against the Cowboys across 3 games.
- The Cowboys allow 20.6 PPR points to QB1s, +20% versus the league average of 17.1 (ranked 6 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- Outlier: Week 1, Jaxson Dart (230 pass yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pass yds 170.7 vs 141.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 2 of 3 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 14.7 to 26.6 (median 20.4).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 80 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 3 of 3 games (100%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.