2003 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2003 · Texas Stadium

Atlanta FalconsWinner

Dallas Cowboys

DAL -2 upsetO 36.5 ✓Cowboys closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Atlanta Falcons 27–13.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · DAL

15/32, 268 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

0.5 expected points added

Passing · ATL

16/27, 228 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

10.0 expected points added

Rushing · DAL

14 att, 53 yds, 0 TD

-0.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ATL

13 att, 41 yds, 0 TD

-1.6 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Doug Johnson	16/27	228	2	1	2	10.0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Warrick Dunn	13	41	3.2	0	-1.6
Justin Griffith	5	36	7.2	0	2.2
T.J. Duckett	5	21	4.2	0	-0.2
Quentin McCord	2	2	1.0	0	-0.9
Doug Johnson	5	-2	-0.4	1	1.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ed Jasper	4	2	1.0	0	0
Matt Stewart	4	1	0.0	0	0
Keion Carpenter	3	1	0.0	1	1
Gerald McBurrows	2	1	0.0	0	0
Artie Ulmer	3	0	0.0	0	0
Kevin McCadam	3	0	1.0	0	1
Keith Brooking	3	0	0.0	0	0
Chris Draft	3	0	0.0	0	0
Tyrone Williams	2	0	0.0	0	2
Karon Riley	2	0	0.0	0	1

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Quincy Carter	15/32	268	1	1	3	0.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Aveion Cason	2	77	38.5	1	7.6
Troy Hambrick	14	53	3.8	0	-0.6
Quincy Carter	4	11	2.8	0	-7.6
Richie Anderson	4	8	2.0	0	-1.5

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Darren Woodson	4	5	0.0	1	2
Dexter Coakley	4	4	0.0	0	0
Roy Williams	4	3	0.0	0	0
Greg Ellis	5	1	0.0	0	0
Terence Newman	5	0	0.0	0	0
Dat Nguyen	2	2	1.0	0	0
Alshermond Singleton	3	0	0.0	0	0
Mario Edwards	3	0	0.0	0	1
La'Roi Glover	1	1	1.0	0	0
Eric Ogbogu	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Cowboys closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 36.5; the game landed 40 — over by 3.5.

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