2003 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 15, 2003 · Giants Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
35
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New York Giants
32
NYG -7.5 upsetO 36.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 35–32 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 25/40 | 321 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Hambrick | 23 | 60 | 2.6 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Richie Anderson | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Quincy Carter | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Aveion Cason | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Markus Steele | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Hunter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terence Newman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 21/51 | 265 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | -8.4 |
| Ike Hilliard | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhani Jones | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William James | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Will Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Holmes | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Short | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -7.5
- Closing total
- 36.5
- DAL moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Giants closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 67 — over by 30.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 72°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- DAL 8 days · NYG 8 days
- Coaches
- Bill Parcells vs Jim Fassel
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.