Someway, a way, we’ve reached the top of the common season. It flew by.
Fortunately the Dallas Cowboys have not less than yet another recreation promised and hopefully extra past that. We’re reaching a treacherous level of time the place every thing is on the road and all of our hopes and goals relaxation on each second of each recreation. What extra are you able to ask for, actually?
How destiny in the end unfolds for America’s Staff this season stays to be seen however they’ll make it extra interesting on the floor with a win on Sunday. Ought to the Cowboys defeat the Washington Commanders they would be the NFC East winners and the #2 seed within the convention which.
Whereas Dallas is a big-time favourite in opposition to their division rivals, that is the NFL the place something can occur, one thing that typically rings extra true within the closing week of the common season. In an effort to attempt to work out how Sunday may unfold we ran a simulation via Madden 24 and the outcomes have been slightly intense. Dallas received a wild one, 32-31.
Please word that this simulation was run previous to Friday’s information or harm bulletins.
Notable Madden statistics
Dak Prescott: 18/22, 347 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns
Tony Pollard: 17 carries, 68 yards, 2 speeding touchdowns
CeeDee Lamb: 7 receptions, 146 yards
Michael Gallup: 5 receptions, 129 yards, 1 landing
Luke Schoonmaker: 3 receptions, 39 yards, 1 landing
Micah Parsons and Damone Clark each had crucial sacks
The Cowboys have been truly trailing for a lot of the early a part of this recreation and didn’t actually make issues shut till halfway via the third quarter. They did in the end win however made many errors alongside the best way.
In that third quarter Dallas scored a landing whereas trailing 28-20 and missed the two-point conversion that may have tied issues which left them down by two at 28-26. Washington went on to kick a discipline objective and after Dallas managed to attain to take the lead they failed on one other two-point conversion on an try that may have made issues a discipline objective recreation. That’s the place the 32-31 rating in the end got here from.
Maybe the most important blunder by Dallas got here within the closing minutes of the sport after they had the ball dealing with a 4th and 1 in Washington territory with their opponents having no timeouts left. Provided that there was simply over a minute remaining within the recreation the Cowboys went for it, however Tony Pollard was unsuccessful which gave Washington life and an opportunity to go win the sport.
Fortunately Damone Clark stepped up and had a crucial sack of Sam Howell on third down that pushed them out of anyplace close to discipline objective vary. Dallas held on for yet another play and received.
All informed the Madden simulations have been a bit far and wide this season, however it got here actually near fully nailing final week’s recreation in opposition to the Detroit Lions.
No person desires to rehash what occurred on the finish of that recreation however when Donovan Wilson intercepted Jared Goff that ought to have been the top of issues. If it had the ultimate rating would have been 17-13 which is strictly what the simulation referred to as for, however clearly a bit extra soccer occurred and Dallas wound up profitable 20-19.
Madden predictions this season and recreation consequence:
Week 1: Madden predicted Cowboys win 23-20, Cowboys received 40-0
Week 2: Madden predicted Cowboys win 27-14, Cowboys received 30-10
Week 3: Madden predicted Cowboys win 14-7, Cowboys misplaced 28-16
Week 4: Madden predicted Cowboys win 41-14, Cowboys received 38-3
Week 5: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 27-19, Cowboys misplaced 42-10
Week 6: Madden predicted Cowboys lose, 21-17, Cowboys received 20-17
Week 8: Madden predicted Cowboys lose, 30-27, Cowboys received 43-20
Week 9: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 28-10, Cowboys misplaced 28-23
Week 10: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 31-3, Cowboys received 49-17
Week 11: Madden predicted Cowboys lose, 34-31, Dallas received 33-10
Week 12: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 20-17, Dallas received 45-10
Week 13: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 23-20, Dallas received 41-35
Week 14: Madden predicted Cowboys lose, 23-20, Dallas received 33-13
Week 15: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 28-3, Dallas misplaced 31-10
Week 16: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 31-10, Dallas misplaced 22-20
Week 17: Madden predicted Cowboys win, 17-13, Dallas received 20-19
General Madden Accuracy up to now this season: 7-9
Hopefully the simulation is nowhere close to correct this week and the Cowboys win a really boring recreation that they’re in command of from the very starting!