MATCHUP DETAIL · SCREENSHOT SNAPSHOT

Lions at Cowboys

Statistical lean: Lions · Clear

Game outlook

Projected score

DET25projected points

PROJECTED OUTCOMEDET to winDAL +2 · 48 total

DAL23projected points

Player outlooks · this matchup

High-confidence picks

4–5 star model confidence, not a success probability.

Player picks appear with the published projections.

The four matchups

Where the units meet.

Blue: offense · Gold: defense. Rank #1 is strongest.

Passing

DET offense vs DAL defense

Slight offense

League rank

DET OFF

DAL DEF

#11

Yards per game

DET gained245.8 yd

DAL allowed194.4 yd

Shared passing scale: 0–300 yd · lower allowed favors defense

Matchup balance +17

−100 Defense0Offense +100

Combines rank and yardage differences. This is a matchup score, not projected points or a win probability.

Rushing

DET offense vs DAL defense

Slight offense

League rank

DET OFF

DAL DEF

#24

Yards per game

DET gained151.3 yd

DAL allowed135.0 yd

Shared rushing scale: 0–200 yd · lower allowed favors defense

Matchup balance +34

−100 Defense0Offense +100

Combines rank and yardage differences. This is a matchup score, not projected points or a win probability.

Passing

DAL offense vs DET defense

Strong offense

League rank

DAL OFF

DET DEF

#27

Yards per game

DAL gained271.6 yd

DET allowed258.3 yd

Shared passing scale: 0–300 yd · lower allowed favors defense

Matchup balance +43

−100 Defense0Offense +100

Combines rank and yardage differences. This is a matchup score, not projected points or a win probability.

Rushing

DAL offense vs DET defense

Strong defense

League rank

DAL OFF

#31

DET DEF

Yards per game

DAL gained82.0 yd

DET allowed90.8 yd

Shared rushing scale: 0–200 yd · lower allowed favors defense

Matchup balance -48

−100 Defense0Offense +100

Combines rank and yardage differences. This is a matchup score, not projected points or a win probability.

Full ranks & yardage table

Team matchup profile

Complete rank and yardage overview

Passing and rushing performance shown side by side for a complete view of the matchup.

Lions awayvsCowboys home

Passing profile

MetricDETDAL

Pass defense rank#27#11

Pass offense rank#7#2

Avg. pass yards allowed258.3194.4

Avg. pass yards245.8271.6

Rushing profile

MetricDETDAL

Rush defense rank#4#24

Rush offense rank#6#31

Avg. rush yards allowed90.8135.0

Avg. rush yards151.382.0

Matchup factors

Team-volume baselinePass/rush production is blended 50/50 with the opposing defense's yards allowed.

Matchup separationCowboys's combined pass/rush matchup score is -56 versus Lions; it sets the projected score gap.

Scoring profileAdvanced offense/defense workbook is not available for both teams, so this remains chart-led.

Team styleNo completed current-season team-style sample yet; the outlook remains chart-led.

Home fieldCowboys receives a +1.25 point home-field adjustment.

WeatherNo saved venue forecast yet; no weather adjustment is included.

Player impactNo Key or Elite line/defensive players are tagged yet, so there is no individual-player adjustment.

AvailabilityNo unavailable players in the tracked QB/RB/WR/TE depth chart. Questionable players remain included.