1999 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 21, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
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Arizona CardinalsWinner
13
DAL -1.5 upsetU 35 ✓
Arizona Cardinals 13–9.
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
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Garrett | 16/29 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 29 | 127 | 4.4 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Chris Warren | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jason Garrett | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 5 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 30% | -4.1 |
| Ernie Mills | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 22% | 0.8 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7% | 1.7 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11% | -0.8 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -1.8 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| Jeff Ogden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
| Jason Tucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randall Godfrey | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Hennings | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Brown | 13/29 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -9.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Murrell | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Mario Bates | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Dave Brown | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.2 |
| David Boston | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Pat Tillman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Scott Player | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 3 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 28% | -3.1 |
| Rob Moore | 1 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 28% | -1.8 |
| Frank Sanders | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12% | 3.1 |
| Adrian Murrell | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 20% | -2.2 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashod Swinger | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Knight | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Maddox | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Drake | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. McCleskey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -1.5
- Closing total
- 35
- DAL moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35; the game landed 22 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Devil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · ARI 7 days
- Coaches
- Chan Gailey vs Vince Tobin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.