2004 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 2004 · Texas Stadium
Detroit Lions
21
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Dallas CowboysWinner
31
DAL -3 ✓O 40 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 31–21.
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
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 19/32 | 255 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Shawn Bryson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Joey Harrington | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teddy Lehman | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bracy Walker | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| James Hall | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 19/24 | 235 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 31 | 99 | 3.2 | 0 | -6.8 |
| Randal Williams | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Richie Anderson | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | -3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter Coakley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonardo Carson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 40
- DET moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 40; the game landed 52 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- DET 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Steve Mariucci vs Bill Parcells