2024 Week 5 · Final
Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers, final 20–17
Pregame first read
PIT run defense has the stronger league profile.
DAL run game #20/32 · PIT run defense #2/32 · 83 offense / 92 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model range is based on past scoring errors; current availability is unverified.
- Model spread
- PIT -3.5
- Model total
- 41
- 80% range (PIT margin)
- +13.3 to +13.3
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
- PassingDak PrescottDAL352 pass yds
- RushingRico DowdleDAL87 rush yds
- ReceivingJalen TolbertDAL87 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- PIT passing attack#12/32DAL pass defense#23/32
- PIT run game#27/32DAL run defense#30/32
- DAL passing attack#20/32PIT pass defense#12/32
- DAL run game#20/32PIT run defense#2/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
DALDallas Cowboys
- Dak PrescottQB · 4 games268pass yds/g
- Rico DowdleRB · 4 games33.5rush yds/g
- CeeDee LambWR · 4 games79rec yds/g
- Jake FergusonTE · 3 games53rec yds/g
PITPittsburgh Steelers
- Justin FieldsQB · 4 games208pass yds/g
- Najee HarrisRB · 4 games57rush yds/g
- George PickensWR · 4 games71rec yds/g
- Pat FreiermuthTE · 4 games39rec yds/g