The Week 4 Fantasy Preview for Thursday Night Football was curated by senior staff writer Steven Pintado using statistics from the Fantasy Points Data Suite. If you want access to these stats (and dozens of other proprietary figures) sign up here and use promo code NERDS to save 25% on a Data Suite or All-In subscription. Without further ado, let’s dig in to the TNF fantasy matchups!
Dallas Cowboys (1-2) vs New York Giants (1-2)
Game Summary
| Team | Def. Rank vs. QBS | Def. Rank vs. RBS | Def. Rank vs. WRS | Def. Rank vs. TES | Offensive Plays Ran | Points Per Game | Yards Per Game | Pass Yards Per Game | Rush Yards Per Game | Avg Time of Possession | 3rd Down CVR | 4th Down CVR |
| Cowboys | 29th | 32nd | 12th | 13th | 65.3 | 25.7 | 343.3 | 269.7 | 73.7 | 27:56:00 | 42.5% | 25% |
| Giants | 14th | 15th | 18th | 16th | 62.7 | 15 | 294.7 | 189.7 | 105 | 29:36:00 | 37.5% | 50% |
We have a clash between two divisional rivals: the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. The Cowboys are looking for some balance on offense, with their run game being a disappointment to start the season. Everyone will expect Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to be elite, as they have been against the Giants over the length of their careers. The Giants are going to feed Malik Nabers as much as they possibly can. There was life in the Giants run game last week that should roll over into Week 4 given the favorable matchup against a porous Cowboys run defense.
Fantasy Preview | Quarterbacks
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Player | Week 4 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | Avg Pass Attempts | Avg Rush Attempts | Avg Total Yards | Fantasy Rank (6 PPT) |
Fantasy Points Per Game |
| Daniel Jones | QB2 | 55% | 34.7 | 6.3 | 222.3 | 17th | 16.9 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Player | Week 4 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | Avg Pass Attempts | Avg Rush Attempts | Avg Total Yards | Fantasy Rank (6 PPT) | Fantasy Points Per Game |
| Dak Prescott | QB 1 | 90% | 40.7 | 1.7 | 291.7 | 9th | 20.8 |
- Dak Prescott has averaged 263 passing yards and 2 total touchdowns in his career vs. the Giants.
- Daniel Jones has struggled in his career against the Cowboys, averaging under 200 total yards and 1> touchdown per contest.
Fantasy Preview | Running Backs
| New York Giants | ||||||||
| Player | Week 4 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | Avg Rush Attempts | Avg Carry Share | Avg Targets Share | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Fantasy Points Per Game | Avg Offensive Snaps |
| Devin Singletary | RB2 | 75% | 14.0 | 56.0% | 9.6% | 20th | 14.2 | 72% |
| Tyrone Tracy | Outside the Top 48 | 40% | 2.7 | 10.7% | 4.8% | 70th | 2.6 | 24% |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||||
| Player | Week 4 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | Avg Rush Attempts | Avg Carry Share | Avg Targets Share | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Fantasy Points Per Game | Avg Offensive Snaps |
| Ezekiel Elliott | RB3 | 60% | 6.3 | 30.6% | 5.6% | 41st | 6.8 | 37% |
| Rico Dowdle | RB4 | 55% | 7.7 | 37.1% | 8.8% | 38th | 7.6 | 44% |
- Despite the lack of production from the Dallas backfield, Ezekiel Elliott took steps back with only 19% of the offensive snaps in Week 3.
- Devin Singletary continues to see a healthy 14 carries per game but has fumbled in back-to-back games.
Fantasy Preview | Pass Catchers
| New York Gaints | |||||||||
| Player | Week 4 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | Avg Offensive Snaps | Avg Targets | Avg Target Share | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Fantasy Points Per Game | Average Routes Run | Slot % |
| Malik Nabers | WR1 | 95% | 91% | 12.3 | 35.6% | 2nd | 22.8 | 36 | 21% |
| Wan’Dale Robinson | WR4 | 60% | 63% | 8.0 | 23.1% | 37th | 11.6 | 27 | 79% |
| Darius Slayton | Outside the Top 60 | 30% | 81% | 3.0 | 8.7% | 90th | 4.5 | 29 | 20% |
| Theo Johnson (TE) | Outside the Top 24 | 5% | 79% | 2.3 | 6.73% | TE 55 | 1.7 | 26 | 47% |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
| Player | Week 4 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | Avg Offensive Snaps | Avg Targets | Avg Target Share | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Fantasy Points Per Game | Average Routes Run | Slot % |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR1 | 99% | 81% | 8.0 | 19.2% | 21st | 13.8 | 36 | 56% |
| Brandin Cooks | WR5 | 50% | 80% | 5.0 | 12.0% | 66th | 7.2 | 35 | 31% |
| Jalen Tolbert | WR5 | 55% | 76% | 5.3 | 12.8% | 49th | 9.9 | 35 | 29% |
| Jake Ferguson (TE) |
TE1 | 95% | 64% | 8.0 | 12.80% | TE 7 | 10.0 | 29 | 56% |
- The Giants have allowed two WR1s over the season’s first three weeks. In his career, CeeDee Lamb has averaged over 90 receiving yards per game vs. the Giants.
- Malik Nabers leads the NFL in target share with 35.6%. Don’t expect that to change in a divisional matchup.
- Wan’Dale Robinson has six or more receptions in two of the first three weeks.
We hope you enjoy the new format heading into Week 4. If there are stats you’d like to see moving forward, reach out or comment below. If you enjoyed these statistics, I highly encourage you to read staff writer Brad Custer’s (@MonCal) Positional Matchups to Exploit in Week 4:
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