2000 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 5, 2000 · Veterans Stadium

Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia EaglesWinner

PHI -3 pushU 40 ✓18 mph windEagles closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.

Philadelphia Eagles 16–13 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 18 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PHI

Donovan McNabbQB

23/41, 228 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

2.8 expected points added

Passing · DAL

Randall CunninghamQB

14/22, 109 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-11.9 expected points added

Rushing · DAL

Emmitt SmithRB

26 att, 134 yds, 1 TD

1.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PHI

Darnell AutryRB

19 att, 65 yds, 0 TD

-3.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PHI

Darnell AutryRB

3/4 for 57 yds, 1 TD

10% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added

Receiving · DAL

James McKnightWR

2/3 for 41 yds, 0 TD

14% of team targets · 3.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Randall Cunningham	14/22	109	0	1	3	-11.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Emmitt Smith	26	134	5.2	1	1.9
Chris Warren	10	48	4.8	0	0.7
Randall Cunningham	9	22	2.4	0	2.4
Robert Thomas	1	0	0.0	0	-4.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
James McKnight	2	3	41	14%	3.0
Wane McGarity	3	5	19	24%	-1.3
Emmitt Smith	1	1	15	5%	1.2
Chris Warren	3	4	14	19%	0.7
Robert Thomas	3	3	14	14%	1.3
Jackie Harris	2	3	6	14%	-1.8
David LaFleur	0	2	0	10%	-7.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Brandon Noble	8	0	0	0
Darren Woodson	7	1	1	1
Darren Hambrick	4	2	0	0
Barron Wortham	5	1	1	1
Dexter Coakley	3	2	0	1
Izell Reese	3	2	0	1
George Teague	4	1	0	0
Alonzo Spellman	2	1	0	0
Phillippi Sparks	3	0	0	0
Greg Ellis	3	0	0	0

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Donovan McNabb	23/41	228	1	2	0	2.8
Brian Mitchell	0/1	0	0	0	0	-0.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Darnell Autry	19	65	3.4	-3.8
Donovan McNabb	5	58	11.6	4.8
Stanley Pritchett	3	8	2.7	-1.2
Cecil Martin	2	2	1.0	-0.8
Amp Lee	1	2	2.0	-0.4
Charles Johnson	1	-6	-6.0	-1.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Darnell Autry	3	4	57	1	10%	4.9
Stanley Pritchett	5	5	40	0	12%	-0.6
Cecil Martin	6	6	40	0	15%	2.5
Charles Johnson	3	4	34	0	10%	1.5
Chad Lewis	3	5	23	0	12%	-2.2
Brian Mitchell	2	5	19	0	12%	0.3
Torrance Small	1	8	15	0	20%	-7.2
Amp Lee	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.8
Na Brown	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.2
Todd Pinkston	0	2	0	0	5%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Carlos Emmons	9	1	0.0	0	0
Hollis Thomas	8	1	0.0	0	0
Jeremiah Trotter	7	1	0.0	0	0
Brandon Whiting	7	1	1.5	0	0
Brian Dawkins	5	2	0.0	1	1
Barry Gardner	3	2	0.0	0	0
Corey Simon	2	2	0.5	0	0
Mike Caldwell	4	0	0.0	0	0
Jason Bostic	2	0	0.0	0	0
Paul Grasmanis	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PHI -3
Closing total: 40
DAL moneyline: —
PHI moneyline: —

Eagles closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.

Total closed 40; the game landed 29 — under by 11.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Veterans Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · astroturf
Kickoff weather: 52°F, wind 18 mph
Referee: Mike Carey
Rest: DAL 7 days · PHI 7 days
Coaches: Dave Campo vs Andy Reid

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.

Wind at 18 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.