Final2024 Week 1

Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH

Dallas Cowboys vs Cleveland Browns, Week 1 2024

Dallas Cowboys

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33

Cleveland Browns

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17

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cowboys71310333
Browns307717

DAL 33CLE 17 Final

  • Passing leader

    Dak Prescott

    DAL · QB

    11.5PPR pts

    19/32, 179 YDS, 1 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Jerome Ford

    CLE · RB

    18.9PPR pts

    12 ATT, 44 YDS, 1 TD, 6 REC, 25 REC YDS

  • Browns leader

    Deshaun Watson

    CLE · QB

    12.7PPR pts

    24/45, 169 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

  • Defensive playmaker

    KaVontae Turpin

    DAL · WR

    1 TD

Cowboys 33, Browns 17: Dallas leads from start to finish

Dallas led 20–3 at halftime and won 33–17, though Cleveland took the second half 14–13. The Cowboys finished with a 265–230 edge in total offense and averaged 4.4 yards per play.

The gap showed up everywhere. The Browns went 2-for-15 on third down and committed two turnovers, while the Cowboys finished without a giveaway.

Key advantages

  • +1.1 yards/play DAL 4.4 · CLE 3.3
  • +2 turnover margin DAL 0 turnovers
  • +35 total yards DAL 265 · CLE 230

Game Highlights

Official NFL highlights · Opens from YouTube

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Why the Cowboys Won

Dallas won the efficiency, turnover, and third-down battles.

Team stats comparison, Cowboys vs Browns
CowboysStatBrowns
4.4Yards per play3.3
0Turnovers2
265Total yards230
Other team stats
60Plays70
29%Third-down conversion13%
29:06Time of possession30:54

Scoring Summary

The Cowboys scored three touchdowns and four field goals; the Browns scored two touchdowns and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Cowboys vs Browns
TimeTeamPlayDALCLE
1st quarter
9:23CLEDustin Hopkins 51-yard FG Takes lead03
6:55DALDak Prescott → Brandin Cooks, 21-yard TD Takes leadBrandon Aubrey XP73
2nd quarter
5:15DALEzekiel Elliott 3-yard TD run Extends leadBrandon Aubrey XP143
2:06DALBrandon Aubrey 57-yard FG Extends lead173
0:51DALBrandon Aubrey 40-yard FG Extends lead203
3rd quarter
12:59DALKaVontae Turpin 60-yard punt return TD Extends leadBrandon Aubrey XP273
8:42CLEDeshaun Watson → Jerry Jeudy, 6-yard TDDustin Hopkins XP2710
1:27DALBrandon Aubrey 50-yard FG Extends lead3010
4th quarter
11:51DALBrandon Aubrey 46-yard FG Extends lead3310
0:29CLEJerome Ford 2-yard TD runDustin Hopkins XP3317

Fantasy Points: Cowboys vs Browns, Week 1 2024

Fantasy leaders

  1. Jerome FordCLERB18.9 PTSRB10
  2. Brandin CooksDALWR14.5 PTSWR21
  3. CeeDee LambDALWR13.6 PTSWR23
  4. Ezekiel ElliottDALRB12.9 PTSRB24

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Dak PrescottDALQB11.5QB2219/321791013085.3Start/Sit →
Deshaun WatsonCLEQB12.7QB1724/4516912539051.1Start/Sit →
Cooper RushDALQB-0.1—————1-10—

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Jerome FordCLERB18.9RB10RB1244176250
Brandin CooksDALWR14.5WR21WR15074401Start/Sit →
CeeDee LambDALWR13.6WR23WR3250105610Start/Sit →
Ezekiel ElliottDALRB12.9RB24RB104012290
Jerry JeudyCLEWR11.5WR33WR———83251Start/Sit →
David NjokuCLETE8.4TE9TE———54440
KaVontae TurpinDALWR6.0WR62WR———1000Start/Sit →
Jordan AkinsCLETE5.7TE17TE———43270
Pierre StrongCLERB5.0RB44RB210032200
Jake FergusonDALTE4.5TE25TE———53150Start/Sit →
Rico DowdleDALRB4.2RB47RB82601160Start/Sit →
Elijah MooreCLEWR3.9WR76WR———6390Start/Sit →
Amari CooperCLEWR3.6WR79WR———92160
Jalen BrooksDALWR2.8WR88WR———11180Start/Sit →
Jalen TolbertDALWR2.2WR92WR———21120Start/Sit →
Cedric TillmanCLEWR1.3WR107WR———1130Start/Sit →
Deuce VaughnDALRB0.4RB75RB140————

Fantasy Usage

Dallas Cowboys

Snap Share

  1. Brandin CooksWR50 snaps79%
  2. CeeDee LambWR45 snaps71%
  3. Jalen TolbertWR42 snaps67%
  4. Jake FergusonTE39 snaps62%
  5. Ezekiel ElliottRB32 snaps51%

Target Share29 targets

  1. CeeDee Lamb34%, 10 targets
  2. Brandin Cooks24%, 7 targets
  3. Jake Ferguson17%, 5 targets
  4. Ezekiel Elliott7%, 2 targets
  5. Jalen Tolbert7%, 2 targets
  6. Other10%, 3 targets

Carry Share25 carries

  1. Ezekiel Elliott40%, 10 carries
  2. Rico Dowdle32%, 8 carries
  3. CeeDee Lamb12%, 3 carries
  4. Brandin Cooks4%, 1 carries
  5. Dak Prescott4%, 1 carries
  6. Other8%, 2 carries

Cleveland Browns

Snap Share

  1. Amari CooperWR72 snaps95%
  2. Elijah MooreWR71 snaps93%
  3. Jerry JeudyWR62 snaps82%
  4. Jerome FordRB57 snaps75%
  5. Jordan AkinsTE43 snaps57%

Target Share43 targets

  1. Amari Cooper21%, 9 targets
  2. Jerry Jeudy19%, 8 targets
  3. Jerome Ford16%, 7 targets
  4. Elijah Moore14%, 6 targets
  5. David Njoku12%, 5 targets
  6. Other19%, 8 targets

Carry Share19 carries

  1. Jerome Ford63%, 12 carries
  2. Deshaun Watson26%, 5 carries
  3. Pierre Strong11%, 2 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Amari CooperCLEWR7295%921%0
Elijah MooreCLEWR7193%614%0
Jerry JeudyCLEWR6282%819%0
Brandin CooksDALWR5079%724%1
Jerome FordCLERB5775%716%12
CeeDee LambDALWR4571%1034%3
Jalen TolbertDALWR4267%27%0
Jake FergusonDALTE3962%517%0
Jordan AkinsCLETE4357%49%0
Ezekiel ElliottDALRB3251%27%10
Rico DowdleDALRB2844%13%8
David NjokuCLETE2837%512%0
Cedric TillmanCLEWR2634%12%0
Luke SchoonmakerDALTE1930%00%0
Brevyn Spann-FordDALTE1930%00%0
Pierre StrongCLERB1824%37%2
Jalen BrooksDALWR1321%13%0
KaVontae TurpinDALWR610%13%0
Deuce VaughnDALRB23%00%1
D'Onta ForemanCLERB11%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

  • Biggest overperformer+3.0Ezekiel Elliott12.9 PTS vs 9.9 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−11.8Amari Cooper3.6 PTS vs 15.4 xFP
  • Highest expected volume23.3 xFPDeshaun Watson12.7 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Deshaun WatsonCLE · QB12.723.3−10.6100%45 att—45526%00%
Jerome FordCLE · RB18.919.8−0.975%63% car—01263%716%
CeeDee LambDAL · WR13.619.1−5.571%32% tgt—0312%1032%
Amari CooperCLE · WR3.615.4−11.895%21% tgt—000%921%
Dak PrescottDAL · QB11.514.9−3.498%32 att—3214%00%
Jerry JeudyCLE · WR11.513.7−2.282%19% tgt—000%819%
Brandin CooksDAL · WR14.512.6+1.979%23% tgt—014%723%
Elijah MooreCLE · WR3.910.3−6.493%14% tgt—000%614%
Ezekiel ElliottDAL · RB12.99.9+3.051%40% car—01040%26%
David NjokuCLE · TE8.48.6−0.237%12% tgt—000%512%
Jake FergusonDAL · TE4.58.6−4.162%16% tgt—000%516%
Jordan AkinsCLE · TE5.76.9−1.257%9% tgt—000%49%
Rico DowdleDAL · RB4.26.9−2.744%32% car—0832%13%
Pierre Strong Jr.CLE · RB5.06.4−1.424%11% car—0211%37%
Hunter LuepkeDAL · RB3.83.4+0.4—6% tgt—000%26%
Jalen TolbertDAL · WR2.23.4−1.267%6% tgt—000%26%
Cedric TillmanCLE · WR1.31.7−0.434%2% tgt—000%12%
Jalen BrooksDAL · WR2.81.7+1.121%3% tgt—000%13%
KaVontae TurpinDAL · WR0.01.7−1.710%3% tgt—000%13%
Cooper RushDAL · QB-0.10.7−0.82%0 att—014%00%
Deuce VaughnDAL · RB0.40.7−0.33%4% car—014%00%

Team totals: Cowboys 31 targets and 25 carries; Browns 43 targets and 19 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2024 season: 1.71 PPR points per target (68% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Deshaun Watson Unlucky

CLE · QB · 12.7 pts on 23.3 expected

24 of 45 passing for 169 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions; 5 carries for 39 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 23.3 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Deshaun Watson →

CeeDee Lamb Volume, no payoff

DAL · WR · 13.6 pts on 19.1 expected

10 targets (32% of the team's), 5 catches for 61 yards; 3 carries (12% of the team's) for 25 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 19.1 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: CeeDee Lamb →

Brandin Cooks

DAL · WR · 14.5 pts on 12.6 expected

7 targets (23% of the team's), 4 catches for 40 yards and 1 touchdown; 1 carry (4% of the team's) for 5 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 12.6 expected.

Start/Sit: Brandin Cooks →

Jerome Ford Volume, no payoff

CLE · RB · 18.9 pts on 19.8 expected

7 targets (16% of the team's), 6 catches for 25 yards; 12 carries (63% of the team's) for 44 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 19.8 expected.

Amari Cooper Unlucky

CLE · WR · 3.6 pts on 15.4 expected

9 targets (21% of the team's), 2 catches for 16 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 15.4 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Elijah Moore Unlucky

CLE · WR · 3.9 pts on 10.3 expected

6 targets (14% of the team's), 3 catches for 9 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 10.3 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Elijah Moore →

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2024 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Cowboys defense and Browns defense
Points allowed toCowboys DBrowns D
QBs21.517.7
RBs23.819.3
WRs35.834.3
TEs9.713.7

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Cleveland opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the third quarter.

Browns win probability

Browns win probability by game minuteBrowns started at 50%, stood at 4% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 10 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +9Hopkins 51-yd FG50% → 59%Q1 9:23
  2. −22Prescott → Cooks, 21-yd TD59% → 38%Q1 6:55
  3. −21Elliott 3-yd TD run35% → 14%Q2 5:15
  4. −5Aubrey 57-yd FG13% → 8%Q2 2:06
  5. −3Aubrey 40-yd FG7% → 4%Q2 0:51

Swing in Browns win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Cowboys vs Browns
Dallas CowboysMeasureCleveland Browns
60Plays70
58%Pass rate73%
4.7Yds / dropback2.7
4.1Yds / carry4.9
4/14Third downs2/15

Efficiency edge Dallas ran 10 fewer plays but gained 2.0 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • DAL Lamb 32% · Cooks 23% · Ferguson 16%
  • CLE Cooper 21% · Jeudy 19% · Ford 16%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Cowboys vs Browns
ResultDALCLE
Touchdowns22
Field goals41
Punts67
Turnovers02
Turnovers on downs02

DAL turnover edge: +2

  • The Browns opened the scoring on their first possession, a 6-play, 13-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
All 28 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
DALQ1 15:003-12:21Punt
CLEQ1 12:396133:16Field goal
DALQ1 9:236702:28Touchdown
CLEQ1 6:55372:10Punt
DALQ1 4:458313:35Punt
CLEQ1 1:103-51:10Punt
DALQ2 15:00322:04Punt
CLEQ2 12:56381:45Punt
DALQ2 11:1111785:56Touchdown
CLEQ2 5:15330:41Punt
DALQ2 4:345172:28Field goal
CLEQ2 2:062-40:20Interception
DALQ2 1:46410:55Field goal
CLEQ2 0:51370:42Punt
DALQ2 0:09270:09End of half
CLEQ3 15:003-142:01Punt
CLEQ3 12:5912754:17Touchdown
DALQ3 8:42330:55Punt
CLEQ3 7:47311:12Punt
DALQ3 6:35341:18Punt
CLEQ3 5:17411:22Downs
DALQ3 3:556142:28Field goal
CLEQ3 1:27462:20Downs
DALQ4 14:076102:16Field goal
CLEQ4 11:517482:45Interception
DALQ4 9:06341:44Punt
CLEQ4 7:2215646:53Touchdown
DALQ4 0:291-10:29End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Cowboys vs Browns Head-to-Head

The Cowboys and Browns first met in 1960 and have played 33 times since.

All-time series
18–15Browns lead, 33 meetings since 1960
Postseason
2–1Browns won in 1968 and 1969; Cowboys won in 1967
Largest Cowboys win
52–141967
Largest Browns win
48–71960

Since 2021

1–0 Cowboys lead

1 meeting since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. C = Cowboys win, B = Browns win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

  • 2024 Wk 1 Cowboys at Browns DAL 33 CLE 17 DAL W

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2024 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Cowboys vs Browns
CowboysStatBrowns
7-10Record3-14
20.6Points per game15.2
327.5Yards per game300.8
5.0Yards per play4.6
27.5Points allowed per game25.6
355.2Yards allowed per game342.1

Cowboys and Browns in Fantasy

The two teams don't meet again this season. If you roster a Cowboy or a Brown, these answer the week-to-week question.

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2024 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Cowboys vs Browns Game FAQ

Who won the 2024 Cowboys vs Browns Week 1 game?

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Cleveland Browns 33–17 in Week 1 of the 2024 season. The game was played at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH, on September 8, 2024. See the Cowboys' 2024 schedule.

What was the final score of Cowboys vs Browns?

The final score was Cowboys 33, Browns 17. The Cowboys led 20–3 at halftime, and the second half went Cowboys 13, Browns 14.

What happened in the Cowboys vs Browns game?

Dallas led 20–3 at halftime and won 33–17, though Cleveland took the second half 14–13. The Cowboys finished with a 265–230 edge in total offense and averaged 4.4 yards per play. Jerome Ford led all players with 6 catches for 25 yards, plus 12 carries for 44 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Browns committed 2 turnovers, the Cowboys none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Cowboys vs Browns?

Jerome Ford led the game with 18.9 PPR fantasy points, the RB10 of Week 1, on 6 catches for 25 yards, plus 12 carries for 44 rushing yards and a touchdown. Brandin Cooks was next with 14.5 (WR21).

Who led Cowboys vs Browns in passing, rushing and receiving?

Dak Prescott (DAL) led all passers with 19 of 32 for 179 yards and a touchdown. Jerome Ford (CLE) led in rushing with 12 carries for 44 yards and a touchdown. CeeDee Lamb (DAL) led in receiving with 5 catches for 61 yards.

How many fantasy points did Jerome Ford score against the Cowboys?

Jerome Ford scored 18.9 points in PPR leagues, 15.9 in half-PPR and 12.9 in standard scoring against the Cowboys in Week 1 of the 2024 season, on 6 catches for 25 yards, plus 12 carries for 44 rushing yards and a touchdown. He handled 63% of his team's carries.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Cowboys vs Browns?

Ezekiel Elliott outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 12.9 PPR points on 9.9 xFP (+3.0). Amari Cooper fell furthest short, with 3.6 points on 15.4 xFP (−11.8). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Cowboys vs Browns?

Deshaun Watson had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 23.3 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 12.7. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Cowboys beat the Browns?

The Cowboys beat the Browns 33–17 because they averaged 4.4 yards per play to 3.3, won the turnover battle 2–0, and outgained them 265–230.

Which team won the turnover battle in Cowboys vs Browns?

The Cowboys won the turnover battle 2–0: the Browns gave the ball away 2 times and the Cowboys not at all. The Cowboys won the game.

What is the all-time Cowboys vs Browns record?

The Browns lead the all-time series 18–15 across 33 meetings since 1960, including a 2–1 record in the postseason.

When did the Cowboys and Browns last play before this game?

Before Week 1 of 2024, they last met in the 2020 season on October 4, 2020, when the Browns beat the Cowboys 49–38.

Have the Cowboys and Browns met in the playoffs?

Yes, 3 times, most recently in the 1969 playoffs. The Cowboys are 1–2 against the Browns in the postseason.