Dalvin Cook Fantasy Week 2: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Cowboys

Dalvin Cook and the New York Jets will play the Dallas Cowboys -- whose run defense was ranked 22nd in the league last year (129.3 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

Is Cook a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Cowboys? More stats and information can be found below, so check it out.

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Cook vs. Cowboys Game Info

• Matchup: New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys
• Game Day: September 17, 2023
• Game Time: 4:25 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.82
• Projected Rushing Yards: 55.58
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.29
• Projected Receiving Yards: 14.42
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.05

Projections provided by numberFire

Cook 2022 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 33rd overall and ninth at his position, Cook accumulated 198.8 fantasy points (11.7 per game) in 2022.
• Cook accumulated 5.9 fantasy points in his single game this year. He had 13 carries for 33 yards and zero touchdowns.
• Cook accumulated 24.1 fantasy points -- 18 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs; 2 receptions, 27 yards -- in Week 5 against the Chicago Bears, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 15 versus the Indianapolis Colts, Cook put up 23.0 fantasy points (his second-highest total last season), via this stat line: 17 carries, 95 yards; 4 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 18 against the Chicago Bears -- Cook accumulated 1.7 fantasy points. His stat line was: 11 carries, 37 yards.
• In his second-worst fantasy showing of the season, Cook picked up 3.6 points (6 carries, 17 yards) in Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Cowboys Defensive Performance

• Dallas allowed more than 300 passing yards to three QBs last year.
• 14 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Cowboys last year.
• Through the air last season, Dallas allowed at least two touchdown passes to six opposing QBs.
• Last year, the Cowboys allowed two players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Dallas let six players amass over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• Against the Cowboys last season, 18 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Dallas gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to three players last season.
• Looking at run defense, the Cowboys allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to three players last season.
• Against Dallas last season, nine players ran for at least one TD.
• Last season, the Cowboys didn't allow any opposing player to score multiple rushing touchdowns against them.

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