2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Veterans Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
18
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Philadelphia EaglesWinner
40
PHI -13.5 ✓O 34.5 ✓
Philadelphia Eagles 40–18 — 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
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Stoerner | 4/7 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Anthony Wright | 7/23 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -21.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Hambrick | 10 | 107 | 10.7 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Emmitt Smith | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Michael Wiley | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Anthony Wright | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wiley | 3 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 13% | 1.7 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 13% | -1.8 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10% | 2.8 |
| Mike Lucky | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 13% | -2.2 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| J.J. Huggins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Reggie Swinton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Ken-Yon Rambo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Joey Galloway | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23% | -6.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppi Zellner | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Hambrick | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimitrius Underwood | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 14/28 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 1 | -3.8 |
| Donovan McNabb | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Cecil Martin | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Koy Detmer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Pinkston | 3 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 11% | 6.6 |
| Chad Lewis | 4 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 15% | 6.3 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 26% | -2.4 |
| Cecil Martin | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 22% | -1.4 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | 1.0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Jeff Thomason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Na Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Simon | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Moore | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Reese | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Thomason | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Dameane Douglas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Douglas | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -13.5
- Closing total
- 34.5
- DAL moneyline
- —
- PHI moneyline
- —
Eagles closed -13.5 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 58 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Veterans Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- 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.