Recommended ESPN: How Dak and Zeke are shredding defenses . with a little help

[Reality]

NOTE: There are a lot of stat charts in the article if you like stats.

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How much is the Cowboys' success this season is a result of quarterback Dak Prescott's poise and precision? What about Ezekiel Elliott's league-leading 891 rushing yards? And would any of it be possible without an offensive line that is on its way to helping a third different runner to a 1,000-yard season in as many years?

The numbers, courtesy our weekly assist from ESPN Stats & Information senior statistics analyst Jacob Nitzberg, tell us a story of co-dependence and mutual enhancement.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...l-elliott-cowboys-shredding-defenses-2016-nfl

 

[Longboysfan]

Thank you.
Good article based of facts and stats.

 

[Crown Royal]

Cliffs notes:

The front office has loaded the Dallas Cowboys offense with very good players, the coaching staff has enabled them to work well together, and each player executes masterfully, thus creating dominance in every facet of offensive football.

Who should get credit?

 

[reddyuta]

Article is a bunch of stats,good read but hardly eye opening.

 

[guag]

I wonder if the author is related to George Seifert.

 

[guag]

He struggled in a Week 1 loss to the New York Giants, missing on eight of 10 passes that traveled at least 15 yards in the air. During the Cowboys' ensuing seven-game winning streak, however, he has been lights out.

No quarterback has completed such passes at a higher rate than Prescott over that period; his completion percentage of 68.4 on throws of at least 15 yards in the air is 25 points above the league average.

Best completion percentage on passes thrown 15-plus yards downfield, Weeks 2-9

Dak Prescott: 68.4%
Tom Brady: 63.6%
NFL Average: 42.3%

Holy crap.

Remember weeks ago when folks were saying that Dak is incapable of throwing deep/doesn't have an NFL arm/etc? No one's saying that anymore.