Volpe’s NFL Showdown Plays – 10/16/23: Cowboys at Chargers
🏈 Monday Night Showdown – 10/16/23 🏈
Cowboys @ Chargers | 8:20 PM EST
Cowboys -1.5 | Over/Under 51
UPDATES:
⭐ Notable News ⭐
- Chargers OC Kellen Moore knows the Cowboys defense.
🩹 Key Injuries 🩹
- Cowboys: OUT: Leighton Vander Esch (LB, Neck) | QUES: Chuma Edoga (G, Illness)
- Chargers: DOUBT: Donald Parham (TE, Wrist) | QUES: Joey Bosa (DE, Toe), Nick Williams (DT, Back)
🌦️ Weather 🌦️
- SoFi Stadium – Indoors
🔄 Matchup History 🔄
- 9/19/2021: Cowboys 20-17
🏈 QB Matchups 🏈 (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
🏃 RB Matchups 🏃 (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
🏈 TE Matchups 🏈 (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
🧩 Core Players 🧩
- MUST-HAVES: Lamb, Prescott, Allen
- Captains: Gallup, Everett, Johnston
🔝 More of 🔝
- Lamb, Prescott, Herbert, Ekeler, Allen, Palmer, Gallup, Everett, Johnston
🔑 Best Values 🔑
- Everett, Gallup, Johnston
🚫 Less of 🚫
- 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
🔮 Prediction 🔮
- Cowboys 27-26
🎰 Bets 🎰 (+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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