2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · Sun Devil Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
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Arizona CardinalsWinner
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ARI -3.5 ✓U 37 ✓
Arizona Cardinals 17–10.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 16/28 | 176 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -6.1 |
| Micah Knorr | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 26 | 128 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Troy Hambrick | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Michael Wiley | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Quincy Carter | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Reggie Swinton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Swinton | 3 | 5 | 72 | 1 | 19% | 1.8 |
| Mike Lucky | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 8% | 3.1 |
| Joey Galloway | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 12% | 3.3 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 15% | 0.4 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | -0.0 |
| Terry Witherspoon | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
| Michael Wiley | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15% | -2.4 |
| Troy Hambrick | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12% | -7.6 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.7 |
| Raghib Ismail | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dat Nguyen | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Markus Steele | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron Frisch | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Dennis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demetric Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 17/31 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Thomas Jones | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| David Boston | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 10% | 4.4 |
| David Boston | 3 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 35% | -6.0 |
| Arnold Jackson | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19% | -2.9 |
| Thomas Jones | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Joel Makovicka | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13% | -0.5 |
| Tywan Mitchell | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 13% | 2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Tillman | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Raynoch Thompson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Wakefield | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russell Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mao Tosi | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ARI -3.5
- Closing total
- 37
- DAL moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Cardinals closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 37; the game landed 27 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Devil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · ARI 8 days
- Coaches
- Dave Campo vs Dave McGinnis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.