George Pickens — Week 7: The Third-Down Touchdown
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Wednesday, Oct 28
Pickens caught 4 of 6 targets for 57 yards and a 21-yard touchdown on third and 3 that gave Dallas the lead against the Eagles, in a 38-21 win in Philadelphia.
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George Pickens turned 6 targets against the Eagles into 4 catches, 57 yards, a touchdown and +3.7 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
The touchdown came down 14-10 with 5:44 left in the second quarter, on a drive Javonte Williams had kept alive on fourth and 1. Third and 3 at the Philadelphia 21: Dak Prescott threw deep right and Pickens took it in for the touchdown, +3.2 EPA and 7.8 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win, for a 17-14 lead. His 21-yard catch on second and 10 moved the two-minute drive that ended in a field goal before the half, and in the fourth, up 28-21, his 6-yard catch on third and 2 reached the Philadelphia 11.
It was his second touchdown of the season. Through Week 6 he had 52 targets, 33 catches, 428 yards, one touchdown and +20.5 EPA, +0.39 a target; here it was +0.62.
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