Volpe’s NFL Showdown Plays – 10/16/23: Cowboys at Chargers
๐ Monday Night Showdown – 10/16/23 ๐
Cowboys @ Chargers | 8:20 PM EST
Cowboys -1.5 | Over/Under 51
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โญ Notable Newsย โญ
- Chargers OC Kellen Moore knows the Cowboys defense.
๐ฉนย Key Injuries ๐ฉน
- Cowboys: OUT: Leighton Vander Esch (LB, Neck) | QUES:ย Chuma Edoga (G, Illness)
- Chargers: DOUBT: Donald Parham (TE, Wrist) | QUES: Joey Bosa (DE, Toe), Nick Williams (DT, Back)
๐ฆ๏ธย Weather ๐ฆ๏ธย
- SoFi Stadium – Indoors
๐ ย Matchup History ๐ ย
- 9/19/2021: Cowboys 20-17
๐ย QB Matchups ๐ย (Through five weeks)
- Cowboys Defense: Ranked 7th | 16.9 FP/G allowed to QBs
- Chargers Defense: Ranked 32nd | 27.2 FP/G allowed to QBs
๐ย RB Matchups ๐ย (Through five weeks)
- Cowboys Defense: Ranked 15th | 19.1 FP/G allowed to RBs
- Chargers Defense: Ranked 27th | 26.0 FP/G allowed to RBs
๐ย TE Matchups ๐ (Through five weeks)
- Cowboys Defense: Ranked 21st | 12.8 FP/G allowed to TEs
- Chargers Defense: Ranked 12th | 10.3 FP/G allowed to TEs
๐งฉย Core Players ๐งฉ
- MUST-HAVES: Lamb, Prescott, Allen
- Captains: Gallup, Everett, Johnston
๐ย More of ๐
- Lamb, Prescott, Herbert, Ekeler, Allen, Palmer, Gallup, Everett, Johnston
๐ย Best Values ๐ย
- Everett,ย Gallup, Johnston
๐ซย Less of ๐ซย
- Kelley, Dowdle, Vaughn
*Deeper GPP Plays In Order*
- Quentin Johnston – The rookie moves into the WR2 role
- Michael Gallup – He is on the field a lot in a prime matchup
- KaVontae Turpin – The speedster has a few plays called for him each week
- Derius Davis – Before their bye last week, he played 18% of snaps and had two receptions
- Luke Schoonmaker – Playing between 40-55% of the snaps, four targets over last two weeks
- Tre McKitty – With Parham doubtful, he should take on TE2 and about 25% of snaps
๐ฎ Prediction ๐ฎ ย
- Cowboys 27-26
๐ฐ Bets ๐ฐ (+0.0 units)
- Pollard o3.5 receptions – 1 unit. The Chargers are allowing 6.75 receptions per game to the RB position
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