2003 Week 13 · Thu, Nov 27, 2003 · Texas Stadium

Miami DolphinsWinner

Dallas Cowboys

DAL -3 upsetO 34.5 ✓Cowboys closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Miami Dolphins 40–21 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · DAL

24/40, 288 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

-13.6 expected points added

Passing · MIA

16/20, 239 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

19.1 expected points added

Rushing · MIA

31 att, 104 yds, 0 TD

-10.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIA

9 att, 26 yds, 0 TD

-3.4 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jay Fiedler	16/20	239	3	0	1	19.1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ricky Williams	31	104	3.4	0	-10.4
Travis Minor	9	26	2.9	0	-3.4
Jay Fiedler	3	4	1.3	1	3.6
Sage Rosenfels	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Junior Seau	6	0	1.0	0	0
Zach Thomas	5	1	1.0	1	1
Brock Marion	5	0	0.0	0	0
Terrell Buckley	4	0	0.0	0	0
Adewale Ogunleye	3	0	2.0	0	0
Tommy Hendricks	3	0	0.0	0	0
Arturo Freeman	3	0	0.0	0	0
Sammy Knight	3	0	0.0	1	1
Sam Madison	2	0	0.0	0	0
Patrick Surtain	2	0	0.0	1	3

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Quincy Carter	24/40	288	2	3	5	-13.6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Quincy Carter	4	42	10.5	0	2.5
Aveion Cason	4	25	6.3	0	0.5
Richie Anderson	5	22	4.4	1	1.0
Troy Hambrick	3	2	0.7	0	-1.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks
Roy Williams	8	2	0.0
Dexter Coakley	8	1	0.0
La'Roi Glover	4	4	0.0
Dat Nguyen	5	3	0.0
Terence Newman	7	0	0.0
Darren Woodson	3	3	0.0
Alshermond Singleton	3	0	0.0
Kenyon Coleman	2	1	1.0
Randal Williams	2	0	0.0
Tony Dixon	2	0	0.0

Closing number vs result

Cowboys closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 34.5; the game landed 61 — over by 26.5.

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