Sterling Shepard Week 16 Preview vs. the Cowboys

Sterling Shepard will be up against the 21st-ranked passing defense in the league when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16, on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

Shepard has 30 receptions (while being targeted 46 times) for 303 yards and one TD, averaging 27.5 yards per game.

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Shepard vs. the Cowboys

• Shepard vs the Cowboys (since 2021): 11 GP / 36.7 REC YPG / REC TD
• Six players have put up 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Dallas in the 2024 season.
• 20 players have grabbed a TD pass against the Cowboys this year.
• One opposing player has hauled in at least two TD passes in matchups with Dallas on the season.
• The Cowboys allow 219.9 passing yards per game, the NFL's 21st-ranked pass defense this season.
• The Cowboys' defense ranks 17th in the NFL by giving up 1.5 passing touchdowns per game to their opponents (21 total passing TDs).

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Shepard Receiving Insights

• In the receiving game, Shepard has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet in 33.3% of his games (three of nine).
• Shepard has been targeted on 46 of his team's 464 passing attempts this season (9.9% target share).
• He has been targeted 46 times, averaging 6.6 yards per target (113th in NFL).
• In one of 11 games this season, Shepard has a touchdown catch. He hasn't, however, tallied a multiple-TD effort.
• He has 2.2% of his team's 46 offensive touchdowns this season (one).
• Shepard (five red zone targets) has been targeted 8.3% of the time in the red zone (60 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Shepard's Recent Performance