2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Texas Stadium
Philadelphia EaglesWinner
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Dallas Cowboys
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DAL -6 upsetO 39.5 ✓109°F
Philadelphia Eagles 41–14 — 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
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 16/28 | 130 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Koy Detmer | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 26 | 201 | 7.7 | 1 | 11.1 |
| Brian Mitchell | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Donovan McNabb | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 4 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 25% | 4.1 |
| Todd Pinkston | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 11% | 1.7 |
| Luther Broughton | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | 1.3 |
| Alex Van Dyke | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -5.0 |
| Chad Lewis | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Cecil Martin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Torrance Small | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14% | -1.8 |
| Jeff Thomason | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Dameane Douglas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -5.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Douglas | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Caldwell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Moore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hollis Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 13/26 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Troy Aikman | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -16.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Emmitt Smith | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Randall Cunningham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Galloway | 4 | 12 | 62 | 1 | 39% | 3.5 |
| Raghib Ismail | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 16% | 2.3 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -3.5 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| James McKnight | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -1.3 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10% | -1.1 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13% | -8.5 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woodson | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| George Teague | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Noble | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -6
- Closing total
- 39.5
- PHI moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 55 — over by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 109°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- PHI 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Dave Campo
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.