Cowboys at Seahawks

The key stat favoring the Cowboys over the Seahawks is Yards per Play. The Cowboys on offense earn 5.7 yards and the Seahawk's D allows 5.4.

The stat graphic below pictures this performance gap. The dark blue line shows the Cowboys gaining strength as the season progressed.

Yds Gained per Play Dallas Cowboys 2006 through Week 17

Yds Allowed/Opp Play Seattle Seahawks 2006 through Week 17

The Seahawks on D are moving in the opposite direction with their trend line growing weaker. When their performance is at or above the light blue league average line they lose 5 of 8 games.

The performance gap gives the Cowboys an advantage of 5.2 points on this key stat.

With Dallas on D the key stat is Opponent Rushing Yards.

Opp Yds Rushing Net Dallas Cowboys 2006 through Week 17

Yards Rushing (Net) Seattle Seahawks 2006 through Week 17

The Cowboys give up 103 yards per game and the 'Hawks' offense earns 126. Their performance all year has matched the league average. But with the Cowboy D losing ground on opponent rushing yards this stat favors the Seahawks by 2.5 points.

In a close game the electronic hardware favors the Cowboys by 3.

Bud Goode

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