2001 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 28, 2001 · Texas Stadium

Arizona Cardinals

Dallas CowboysWinner

ARI -3 upsetU 38 ✓Cardinals closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Dallas Cowboys 17–3.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · ARI

Jake PlummerQB

25/41, 233 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-7.6 expected points added

Passing · DAL

Clint StoernerQB

9/19, 93 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-9.4 expected points added

Rushing · DAL

Emmitt SmithRB

21 att, 83 yds, 0 TD

-2.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ARI

Michael PittmanRB

16 att, 29 yds, 0 TD

-5.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ARI

David BostonWR

9/11 for 108 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · 5.4 expected points added

Receiving · ARI

Frank SandersWR

5/9 for 56 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · -4.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Plummer	25/41	233	0	2	2	-7.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jake Plummer	4	35	8.8	-0.4
Michael Pittman	16	29	1.8	-5.1
David Boston	1	12	12.0	1.0
Thomas Jones	1	-1	-1.0	-0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
David Boston	9	11	108	28%	5.4
Frank Sanders	5	9	56	23%	-4.3
Thomas Jones	4	5	21	13%	0.1
Michael Pittman	2	5	16	13%	-0.1
Terry Hardy	1	1	11	3%	1.2
Tywan Mitchell	2	5	8	13%	-4.4
Joel Makovicka	1	2	8	5%	-0.2
MarTay Jenkins	1	2	5	5%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Ronald McKinnon	8	0	0.0	0
Justin Lucas	6	0	0.0	0
David Barrett	4	1	0.0	1
Kwamie Lassiter	4	1	0.0	0
Corey Chavous	4	0	0.0	1
Rob Fredrickson	4	0	0.0	0
Zack Walz	2	1	1.0	0
Tom Burke	3	0	0.0	0
Sekou Sanyika	1	1	0.0	0
Fred Wakefield	2	0	1.0	1

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Clint Stoerner	9/19	93	0	1	3	-9.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Emmitt Smith	21	83	4.0	0	-2.8
Clint Stoerner	7	23	3.3	1	0.1
Troy Hambrick	4	18	4.5	0	0.2
Michael Wiley	1	12	12.0	0	1.9
Raghib Ismail	1	9	9.0	0	0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Raghib Ismail	3	7	39	39%	-2.0
Joey Galloway	3	7	28	39%	-3.0
Emmitt Smith	1	1	11	6%	0.8
Michael Wiley	1	1	8	6%	1.3
Jackie Harris	1	2	7	11%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Dat Nguyen	7	0	0.0	0	0
Duane Hawthorne	6	0	0.0	1	2
Markus Steele	6	0	0.0	0	1
Mario Edwards	5	0	0.0	0	0
Dexter Coakley	5	0	0.0	1	1
George Teague	3	0	0.0	0	1
Darren Woodson	3	0	0.0	0	0
Peppi Zellner	2	1	1.0	0	0
Pat Dennis	3	0	0.0	0	0
Michael Myers	3	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ARI -3
Closing total: 38
ARI moneyline: —
DAL moneyline: —

Cardinals closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 38; the game landed 20 — under by 18.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Texas Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · astroturf
Kickoff weather: 70°F, wind 5 mph
Referee: Ron Blum
Rest: ARI 7 days · DAL 13 days
Coaches: Dave McGinnis vs Dave Campo

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