2001 Week 11 · Thu, Nov 22, 2001 · Texas Stadium

Denver BroncosWinner

Dallas Cowboys

DEN -7 no coverO 40.5 ✓Broncos closed -7, won by 2 — but didn't cover.

Denver Broncos 26–24 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DAL

Ryan LeafQB

16/32, 193 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-10.4 expected points added

Passing · DEN

Brian GrieseQB

17/29, 171 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-1.3 expected points added

Rushing · DEN

Mike AndersonRB

33 att, 118 yds, 1 TD

-3.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DAL

Troy HambrickRB

5 att, 17 yds, 2 TD

3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DAL

Raghib IsmailWR

6/9 for 84 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · 1.5 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Rod SmithWR

7/13 for 81 yds, 0 TD

45% of team targets · -1.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brian Griese	17/29	171	1	1	1	-1.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Mike Anderson	33	118	3.6	1	-3.2
Olandis Gary	2	5	2.5	0	-0.7
Brian Griese	4	-4	-1.0	0	-1.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Rod Smith	7	13	81	0	45%	-1.8
Desmond Clark	2	5	39	0	17%	-0.7
Mike Anderson	2	3	13	0	10%	0.6
Matt Dominguez	1	1	12	0	3%	2.1
Dwayne Carswell	3	4	11	1	14%	0.6
Olandis Gary	1	1	9	0	3%	0.7
Keith Poole	1	1	6	0	3%	0.3
Kevin Kasper	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
John Mobley	6	0	0.0	0
George Coghill	3	1	0.0	0
Kavika Pittman	3	0	0.0	0
Jimmy Spencer	3	0	0.0	3
Denard Walker	3	0	0.0	0
Eric Brown	3	0	1.0	0
Trevor Pryce	2	0	0.0	0
Bill Romanowski	2	0	0.0	0
Keith Washington	2	0	1.0	0
Kenoy Kennedy	2	0	0.0	0

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ryan Leaf	16/32	193	0	0	4	-10.4
Joey Galloway	1/1	-1	0	0	0	-1.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Troy Hambrick	5	17	3.4	2	3.0
Emmitt Smith	9	9	1.0	0	-3.6
Michael Wiley	2	1	0.5	0	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Raghib Ismail	6	9	84	28%	1.5
Joey Galloway	6	10	64	31%	1.6
Troy Hambrick	1	1	23	3%	1.3
Mike Lucky	1	2	9	6%	0.2
Emmitt Smith	2	2	7	6%	-0.3
J.J. Huggins	1	1	5	3%	0.2
Reggie Swinton	0	1	0	3%	-0.4
Ken-Yon Rambo	0	1	0	3%	-0.4
Darrin Chiaverini	0	5	0	16%	-4.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Darren Woodson	4	4	0	0
George Teague	3	4	0	0
Dexter Coakley	3	4	0	0
Greg Ellis	3	4	0	0
Dat Nguyen	5	2	0	0
Markus Steele	5	1	0	0
Mario Edwards	4	1	0	1
Brandon Noble	2	2	0	1
Duane Hawthorne	4	0	1	1
Demetric Evans	2	1	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -7
Closing total: 40.5
DEN moneyline: —
DAL moneyline: —

Broncos closed -7, won by 2 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 50 — over by 9.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Texas Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · astroturf
Kickoff weather: 72°F, wind 0 mph
Referee: Tom White
Rest: DEN 4 days · DAL 4 days
Coaches: Mike Shanahan vs Dave Campo