2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Pontiac Silverdome
Dallas Cowboys
10
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Detroit LionsWinner
15
DAL -3 upsetU 36 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 15–10.
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 | 11/26 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Quincy Carter | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Troy Hambrick | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Michael Wiley | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 4 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 35% | 0.8 |
| Joey Galloway | 3 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 31% | -0.5 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12% | 1.5 |
| Troy Hambrick | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12% | 0.2 |
| Michael Wiley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.5 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Teague | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Dennis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Brooks | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orantes Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetric Evans | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Detmer | 24/40 | 242 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Aveion Cason | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Ty Detmer | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | -5.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 8 | 14 | 86 | 1 | 36% | 2.7 |
| Bert Emanuel | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 8% | 2.5 |
| Aveion Cason | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 10% | 1.9 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Lamont Warren | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 15% | -1.0 |
| Stephen Trejo | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 10% | 0.8 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5% | -2.2 |
| Desmond Howard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Rogers | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Williams | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Carter | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McElroy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 36
- DAL moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 25 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pontiac Silverdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Dave Campo vs Marty Mornhinweg