2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Texas Stadium
Arizona Cardinals
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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DAL -7 ✓O 41.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 48–7 — 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 | 20/31 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -10.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Michael Pittman | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 1 | -4.0 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 3 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 19% | 2.2 |
| Michael Pittman | 7 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 26% | -4.8 |
| Mac Cody | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10% | 1.5 |
| Chris Gedney | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6% | 1.6 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Thomas Jones | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19% | -4.8 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -6.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Rutledge | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Walz | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Issa | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Knight | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ottis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Sears | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 9/15 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 24 | 112 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Chris Warren | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Robert Thomas | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Randall Cunningham | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McKnight | 3 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 27% | 5.4 |
| Raghib Ismail | 2 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 33% | 4.4 |
| Jackie Harris | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 20% | -2.6 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7% | 1.2 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 13% | 2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Wortham | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orantes Grant | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peppi Zellner | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 41.5
- ARI moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -7 and covered, winning by 41.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 55 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Vince Tobin vs Dave Campo
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.