2004 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2004 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Dallas Cowboys

Minnesota VikingsWinner

MIN -6.5 ✓O 44 ✓DomeVikings closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 18.

Minnesota Vikings 35–17 — 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

29/50, 355 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

14.6 expected points added

Passing · MIN

17/23, 242 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT

17.6 expected points added

Rushing · MIN

15 att, 76 yds, 0 TD

2.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DAL

5 att, 35 yds, 1 TD

3.3 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Vinny Testaverde	29/50	355	1	0	1	14.6
Mat McBriar	0/1	0	0	0	0	-4.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
ReShard Lee	5	35	7.0	1	3.3
Eddie George	8	25	3.1	0	-0.7
Richie Anderson	6	10	1.7	0	-6.3
Darian Barnes	1	1	1.0	0	1.9
Vinny Testaverde	1	0	0.0	0	-0.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Dat Nguyen	5	3	0.0	0
Roy Williams	4	0	0.0	0
Pete Hunter	4	0	1.0	0
Bradie James	3	1	0.0	0
Tony Dixon	3	0	1.0	0
Jacques Reeves	3	0	0.0	0
Marcellus Wiley	3	0	0.0	0
Keith Davis	1	1	0.0	0
Dexter Coakley	2	0	0.0	0
La'Roi Glover	1	1	0.0	1

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Daunte Culpepper	17/23	242	5	0	2	17.6
Randy Moss	1/1	37	0	0	0	2.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Onterrio Smith	15	76	5.1	2.4
Moe Williams	6	27	4.5	0.1
Daunte Culpepper	6	25	4.2	0.8
Mewelde Moore	1	8	8.0	0.3

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Antoine Winfield	7	0	1
Brian Russell	5	1	0
Brian Williams	4	2	2
E.J. Henderson	3	1	0
Dontarrious Thomas	1	3	0
Corey Chavous	4	0	0
Michael Nattiel	3	0	0
Chris Claiborne	2	1	2
Raonall Smith	2	0	0
Kenechi Udeze	1	1	1

Closing number vs result

Vikings closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 18.

Total closed 44; the game landed 52 — over by 8.0.

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