Falcons-Cowboys Capsule

[YosemiteSam]

ATLANTA (2-0) at DALLAS (2-0)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE — Falcons by 4 1-2

RECORD VS SPREAD — Falcons 2-0, Cowboys 1-1

SERIES RECORD — Cowboys lead 16-9

LAST MEETING — Falcons beat Cowboys 19-13, Nov. 4, 2012

AP PRO32 RANKING — Falcons No. 11, Cowboys No. 6

FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (5), RUSH (22), PASS (3)

FALCONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (27), RUSH (9), PASS (29)

COWBOYS OFFENSE — OVERALL (6), RUSH (20), PASS (5)

COWBOYS DEFENSE — OVERALL (3), RUSH (1), PASS (9)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Both teams rallied from 10 points behind in fourth quarter to beat Giants. Falcons have rallied in fourth period for both wins. ... Both teams are 2-0 in same season for first time since 1986. ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan leads NFC with 661 yards passing. ... Ryan completed 71 percent of passes for 342 yards and no interceptions in last meeting with Cowboys. Falcons are 16-2 when Ryan completes at least 70 percent of passes without interception. ... WR Julio Jones leads NFC with 22 catches and 276 yards receiving. He has 889 yards and four TDs in past six games. ... Jones and WR Roddy White both had more than 100 yards receiving in last Dallas meeting. ... LB Justin Durant, who spent past two seasons in Dallas, leads Falcons with 18 tackles. ... With Tony Romo injured, QB Brandon Weeden making second start for Cowboys after losing to Arizona last season. He's lost eight straight starts going back to two-year stint in Cleveland. ... RB Joseph Randle leads Cowboys with 172 yards from scrimmage. ... Lance Dunbar is tied for second among NFL RBs with 11 catches. ... WR Terrance Williams leads Cowboys with 144 yards receiving, including clinching 42-yard TD from Weeden against Eagles last week. ... Sean Lee is tied for NFL lead with 23 tackles. He has most interceptions for LB since entering league in 2010 with 12, including one last week. ... Second-year LB Anthony Hitchenshad first career sack against Eagles. ... Fantasy Tip: Probably best to bench RBs for both teams, with Falcons facing NFL's top run defense and Cowboys struggling withoutDeMarco Murray.

 

[Staubacher]

You're way off on the spread man. It's anywhere from even to -2 at best for Falcons.

 

[YosemiteSam]

You're way off on the spread man. It's anywhere from even to -2 at best for Falcons.

I'm not off on anything. I'm posting what was there. btw, that says "Opening Line"

 

[Staubacher]

I'm not off on anything. I'm posting what was there. btw, that says "Opening Line"

Ok. But it's off. Not your fault

 

[YosemiteSam]

Ok. But it's off. Not your fault

It's never my fault! I'm freaking perfect!

 

[erod]

How in the world is Dallas' offense ranked 6th?

 

[Hoov]

How in the world is Dallas' offense ranked 6th?

they have had long drives, some struggles in red zone

 

[Staubacher]

How in the world is Dallas' offense ranked 6th?

Yardage. Penalties and turnovers have killed us but we've moved the ball almost at will

 

[DTown214]

These stats are so misleading this early in the season. Our defenisve stats would be drastically different had we played Green Bay and New England in our first two games. These mean nothing.

 

[YosemiteSam]

These stats are so misleading this early in the season. Our defenisve stats would be drastically different had we played Green Bay and New England in our first two games. These mean nothing.

All stats are meaningless at game time. This is a "snapshot" of this matchup.

 

[erod]

Yardage. Penalties and turnovers have killed us but we've moved the ball almost at will

I know, but it seems impossible.

They started the season with an 11-minute drive that resulted in a field goal.

 

[Nirvana]

I haven't kept up with Matt Ryan, seems like his play dropped off over the years?

Julio is scary good though.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I haven't kept up with Matt Ryan, seems like his play dropped off over the years?

Matt Ryan has always been an above average QB. Generally he is in the mid to upper 60s in completion percentage and in the 90s QB rating. Never a huge TD guy, I believe usually around 30 per season. Aikman was never a big TD guy either.

 

[AsthmaField]

Matt Ryan has always been an above average QB. Generally he is in the mid to upper 60s in completion percentage and in the 90s QB rating. Never a huge TD guy, I believe usually around 30 per season. Aikman was never a big TD guy either.

Yeah, he's no Romo... but he's good.

 

[jazzcat22]

These stats are so misleading this early in the season. Our defenisve stats would be drastically different had we played Green Bay and New England in our first two games. These mean nothing.

You don't that, we could very well have had some success against them too. As you don't know how good our D may be at this point either.

 

[Aven8]

they have had long drives, some struggles in red zone

Some?

 

[DTown214]

You don't that, we could very well have had some success against them too. As you don't know how good our D may be at this point either.

Personally I think our defense will be great, especially when Hardy/RoMac/Gregory get back. But I'm just saying that these kind of stats mean absolutely nothing after week 2. Small sample size and everyone is playing different level of competition.

 

[jazzcat22]

Personally I think our defense will be great, especially when Hardy/RoMac/Gregory get back. But I'm just saying that these kind of stats mean absolutely nothing after week 2. Small sample size and everyone is playing different level of competition.

This is true, too small sample size. But also doesn't mean teams with high powered offenses will run over us. It's the way I took it anyway, maybe I took it the wrong way.

Just like the Commanders and their 170 yards per game rushing, some mediots think they may have turned it around, others thought let's wait and see. Not sure what fans thought, but, I was one of those wait and see.
Tonight they didn't look as that running game power house, but only one of 3 games. So that doesn't tell us either, because it is the Commanders....lol...