The Dallas Cowboys made a statement against the NFC's elite with a 40-3 victory against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11. The win propels the Cowboys into a tie for second place in the competitive NFC East.
Offensive spotlight: Tony Pollard snagged all five of his targets for 105 yards and two scores. The performance helped the budding star finish with an 83.2 receiving grade. If that grade holds after review, it will be the highest of his season.
Defensive spotlight: Before he left the game with an ankle injury, Micah Parsons wreaked havoc against the Vikings' offensive line. The second-year standout had his second eight-pressure performance of the season and ended the afternoon with four hurries and two sacks.
Rookie spotlight: Rookie Tyler Smith had his best pass-blocking game of the year. He didn't surrender a single pressure for the first time this year and finished with a 77.8 pass-blocking grade on first review.
Offensive line spotlight: The Vikings' offensive line was obliterated all afternoon against the Cowboys' pass rush. The unit allowed 16 total pressures, five hurries and five sacks across 40 pass-blocking snaps.
Box Score
Passing
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Dak Prescott | 20.6 | 22 / 25 | 276 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 139.3 |
| Cooper Rush | 1.2 | 4 / 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.5 |
Minnesota Vikings |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Kirk Cousins | 3.2 | 12 / 23 | 105 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 64.6 |
| Nick Mullens | 2.2 | 5 / 6 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.8 |
Rushing
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Tony Pollard | 39.9 | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dak Prescott | 20.6 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 17.7 | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Malik Davis | 5.5 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Dalvin Cook | 7.2 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 1.6 | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Tony Pollard | 39.9 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 2 | 68 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 17.7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 9.5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Michael Gallup | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 10.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Noah Brown | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Malik Davis | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Dalton Schultz | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Jake Ferguson | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Jalen Tolbert | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Peyton Hendershot | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
Minnesota Vikings |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| T.J. Hockenson | 8.4 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Dalvin Cook | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 6.3 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 15 |
| Adam Thielen | 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| K.J. Osborn | 3.7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Jalen Nailor | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jalen Reagor | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Johnny Mundt | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
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