1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Texas Stadium
New York Giants
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Dallas CowboysWinner
26
DAL -6.5 ✓O 37.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 26–18.
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
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 30/47 | 316 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montgomery | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Sean Bennett | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Tiki Barber | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 13 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 31% | 3.3 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 3 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 9% | 6.4 |
| Ike Hilliard | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 13% | 3.6 |
| Greg Comella | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 11% | 1.0 |
| Amani Toomer | 2 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 11% | 0.7 |
| David Patten | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 1.0 |
| Brian Alford | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Howard Cross | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.6 |
| Mark Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Ellsworth | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conrad Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Garnes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Widmer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Hale | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lincoln | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Galyon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 23/32 | 288 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 |
| Deion Sanders | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | 122 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Tucker | 4 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 24% | 9.3 |
| Raghib Ismail | 7 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 30% | 3.6 |
| Jeff Ogden | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 6% | 2.8 |
| Emmitt Smith | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 1.2 |
| Chris Brazzell | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | -0.7 |
| David LaFleur | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 12% | 0.1 |
| Mike Lucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -6.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- NYG moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 44 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · DAL 9 days
- Coaches
- Jim Fassel vs Chan Gailey
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.