2025 Week 6 · Final
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers, final 27–30
Pregame first read
DAL passing attack has the stronger league profile.
DAL passing attack #6/32 · CAR pass defense #20/32 · 207 offense / 157 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- PK
- Model total
- 55
- 80% range (CAR margin)
- -13.2 to +21.8
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 PrescottDAL261 pass yds
- RushingRico DowdleCAR183 rush yds
- ReceivingGeorge PickensDAL168 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- CAR passing attack#27/32DAL pass defense#32/32
- CAR run game#10/32DAL run defense#21/32
- DAL passing attack#6/32CAR pass defense#20/32
- DAL run game#6/32CAR run defense#16/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2025 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
DALDallas Cowboys
- Dak PrescottQB · 5 games271pass yds/g
- Javonte WilliamsRB · 5 games89.4rush yds/g
- CeeDee LambWR · 2 games111rec yds/g
- George PickensWR · 5 games71.4rec yds/g
CARCarolina Panthers
- Bryce YoungQB · 5 games190pass yds/g
- Rico DowdleRB · 5 games57.8rush yds/g
- Tetairoa McMillanWR · 5 games70.2rec yds/g
- Ja'Tavion SandersTE · 3 games30.7rec yds/g