1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Texas Stadium
Arizona Cardinals
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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DAL -7 ✓U 42.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 35–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 16/33 | 111 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -11.9 |
| Dave Brown | 4/6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Murrell | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -12.2 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 13% | 2.6 |
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 28% | -5.1 |
| Terry Hardy | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 18% | -0.8 |
| Adrian Murrell | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -1.4 |
| Mac Cody | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -2.1 |
| David Boston | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Andy McCullough | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5% | -5.8 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5% | 1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald McKinnon | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bennett | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashod Swinger | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Wadsworth | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Walz | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Drake | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Knight | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 15/21 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 1 | -5.2 |
| Chris Warren | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Raghib Ismail | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jason Garrett | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 4 | 6 | 101 | 1 | 30% | 7.4 |
| Michael Irvin | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 10% | 3.8 |
| Ernie Mills | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 20% | -0.1 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 1.4 |
| Chris Warren | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 1.4 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Mike Lucky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5% | 0.8 |
| David LaFleur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Williams | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Teague | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dat Nguyen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kavika Pittman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Spellman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 42.5
- ARI moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -7 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 42 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- ARI 6 days · DAL 13 days
- Coaches
- Vince Tobin vs Chan Gailey
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.