Touchdown Theory

Week 2

Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys

Sun Sep 20, 4:25 PM ET (Sun Sep 20, 3:25 PM local)

The market

Line
DAL -3.5
Total
50.5
Moneyline
WAS +185 DAL -225

These are the market's numbers, recorded as the feed saw them. They are shown so the model can be compared against something, not as a recommendation.

How the line moved

RecordedLineTotalWASDAL
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETDAL -4.551.5+170-205
Wed Sep 9, 5:19 PM ETDAL -4.551.5+170-205
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Mon Sep 14, 11:25 AM ETDAL -3.550.5+154-185
Mon Sep 14, 10:31 PM ETDAL -3.550.5+170-205
Tue Sep 15, 12:29 AM ETDAL -3.550.5+180-218
Tue Sep 15, 10:00 AM ETDAL -3.550.5+185-225current

Each row is a snapshot the feed recorded, oldest first. Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.

Environment

Venue
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Roof
retractable
Elevation
604 ft
Surface
matrixturf
Temperature
95F
Wind
5 mph E
Chance of precipitation
26%
Humidity
42%
Forecast
Chance Rain Showers

Issued 129 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Capacity 80000 standard, expandable to ~105000. Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Arlington city elevation (604 ft).

The projection

Not published yet. When it is, this section carries the projected score, spread, total and win probability for this game, the fair odds the probability translates to, and the projected play counts and per-team box lines behind them.

How the number is built

Not published yet. When a projection exists for this game, this section shows the score before environment, the adjustment applied to it, and the result, adding up in front of you.

Where the player numbers come from

The model projects each team's line first, then divides it among players. Both are shown, with the team figure beside the sum of its parts, so the division can be checked rather than trusted. A row appears only when the parts add up to the whole.

Dallas Cowboysprojected 38.3 pass plays, 25.0 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.733.7
Pass yards276.7276.7
Receiving yards276.7276.7
Pass touchdowns2.052.05
Receiving touchdowns2.052.05
Carries26.226.2
Rush yards137.6137.6
Rush touchdowns1.101.10
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Dak PrescottQB276.77.2100%
CeeDee LambWR0.294.68.234%
Javonte WilliamsRB66.210.53.14%
George PickensWR0.263.24.923%
Emari DemercadoRB35.310.71.74%
Jake FergusonTE0.037.35.113%
Ryan FlournoyWR1.017.21.66%
KaVontae TurpinWR3.714.51.15%
Israel AbanikandaRB11.95.90.92%
Jashaun CorbinRB11.95.90.92%
Brevyn Spann-FordTE0.08.51.03%
Luke SchoonmakerTE4.90.72%
Jonathan MingoWR3.50.61%
Washington Commandersprojected 37.3 pass plays, 23.3 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts30.030.0
Pass yards229.6229.6
Receiving yards229.6229.6
Pass touchdowns1.601.60
Receiving touchdowns1.601.60
Carries26.826.8
Rush yards142.6142.6
Rush touchdowns1.681.68
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Jayden DanielsQB229.631.9100%
Terry McLaurinWR0.780.97.435%
Jacory Croskey-MerrittRB61.410.31.84%
Stefon DiggsWR0.543.64.219%
Rachaad WhiteRB29.911.22.15%
Chig OkonkwoTE0.033.04.214%
Kaytron AllenRB14.14.70.82%
Antonio WilliamsWR1.113.41.66%
Dyami BrownWR2.87.91.13%
Treylon BurksWR10.41.65%
John BatesTE0.08.41.24%
Ben SinnottTE5.70.62%

Share is a player's portion of the team's projected passing yards, counting a quarterback by what he throws and everyone else by what he catches. Targets are shown but not totalled: a throwaway, a batted ball or a sack is a pass attempt with no target, which is about four a game per team, so targets legitimately do not sum to attempts.

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Injury report

This is the week 1 report. This game is in week 2, and the league has not filed a report for it yet.

Washington Commanders10 listed
Ben SinnottTEObliqueFull Participation in Practice
Charles OmenihuDEWristFull Participation in Practice
Daron PayneDTKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Jacory Croskey-MerrittRBGroinLimited Participation in Practice
Javon KinlawDTBackFull Participation in Practice
Jordan MageeLBChestFull Participation in Practice
K'Lavon ChaissonLBKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Marcus MariotaQBKneeFull Participation in Practice
Nick AllegrettiCCalfFull Participation in Practice
Odafe OwehLBCalfLimited Participation in Practice
Dallas Cowboys4 listed
Ajani CorneliusTKneeFull Participation in Practice
Jonathan BullardDTGroinFull Participation in Practice
Luke SchoonmakerTENot injury related - personal matterDid Not Participate In Practice
Malik DavisRBOutHipLimited Participation in Practice