2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Texas Stadium
New York Giants
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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NYG -3.5 upsetU 35.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 20–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · DAL
10/13 for 118 yds, 0 TD
52% of team targets · 2.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 13/26 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Ron Dayne | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Rodney Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 4 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 40% | -3.6 |
| Tiki Barber | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 16% | 0.8 |
| Ike Hilliard | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12% | 1.7 |
| Dan Campbell | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 20% | -3.9 |
| Marcellus Rivers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4% | 1.1 |
| Thabiti Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Ron Dixon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Garnes | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sehorn | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 17/26 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 1 | -6.8 |
| Troy Hambrick | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Michael Wiley | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Quincy Carter | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 10 | 13 | 118 | 0 | 52% | 2.8 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 16% | 1.8 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4% | 1.5 |
| Joey Galloway | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 16% | -0.3 |
| Ken-Yon Rambo | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | -1.0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Hawthorne | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Woodson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Ellis | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peppi Zellner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Dennis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3.5
- Closing total
- 35.5
- NYG moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Giants closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 33 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 47°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- NYG 14 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Fassel vs Dave Campo
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.