2003 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2003 · Texas Stadium
New York Giants
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Dallas CowboysWinner
19
DAL -12.5 ✓U 35.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 19–3.
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
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Palmer | 18/32 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dorsey Levens | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Jesse Palmer | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhani Jones | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Charlton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Tyree | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 17/25 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Richie Anderson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Hambrick | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Richie Anderson | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Quincy Carter | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Erik Bickerstaff | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | -3.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Hunter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Ogbogu | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -12.5
- Closing total
- 35.5
- NYG moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -12.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 22 — under by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 57°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Fassel vs Bill Parcells
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.