2024 Week 15 · Final
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers, final 30–14
Pregame first read
CAR pass defense has the stronger league profile.
DAL passing attack #31/32 · CAR pass defense #8/32 · 196 offense / 177 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- CAR -1.5
- Model total
- 48
- 80% range (CAR margin)
- -12.3 to +19.6
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingBryce YoungCAR219 pass yds
- RushingRico DowdleDAL149 rush yds
- ReceivingCeeDee LambDAL116 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- CAR passing attack#15/32DAL pass defense#4/32
- CAR run game#9/32DAL run defense#31/32
- DAL passing attack#31/32CAR pass defense#8/32
- DAL run game#31/32CAR run defense#32/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
DALDallas Cowboys
- Dak PrescottQB · 8 games247pass yds/g
- Rico DowdleRB · 12 games60.9rush yds/g
- CeeDee LambWR · 13 games74.8rec yds/g
- Jake FergusonTE · 10 games40.1rec yds/g
CARCarolina Panthers
- Andy DaltonQB · 6 games165pass yds/g
- Chuba HubbardRB · 13 games77.8rush yds/g
- Adam ThielenWR · 6 games61.2rec yds/g
- Diontae JohnsonWR · 7 games51rec yds/g