2004 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 2004 · Texas Stadium

New Orleans SaintsWinner

Dallas Cowboys

DAL -7 upsetU 49 ✓Cowboys closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New Orleans Saints 27–13.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

18/31, 252 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-0.9 expected points added

Passing · DAL

14/35, 160 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-12.5 expected points added

Rushing · DAL

23 att, 88 yds, 1 TD

-5.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

30 att, 83 yds, 2 TD

-3.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Aaron Brooks	18/31	252	1	2	2	-0.9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Deuce McAllister	30	83	2.8	2	-3.8
Aaron Brooks	5	18	3.6	0	0.4
Aaron Stecker	1	3	3.0	0	-0.1
Fred McAfee	1	1	1.0	0	-2.3

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Tebucky Jones	5	3	0.0	0	0
Charles Grant	4	1	1.0	0	1
Jay Bellamy	4	1	0.0	0	0
Brian Young	4	0	0.0	0	0
James Allen	2	1	0.0	0	0
Courtney Watson	2	1	1.0	0	0
Colby Bockwoldt	3	0	0.0	0	0
Fakhir Brown	2	1	0.0	1	0
Mike McKenzie	3	0	0.0	1	1
Aaron Stecker	2	0	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Vinny Testaverde	14/35	160	0	1	3	-12.5
Keyshawn Johnson	0/1	0	0	1	0	-0.8

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Julius Jones	23	88	3.8	1	-5.0
Quincy Morgan	1	24	24.0	0	1.6
Richie Anderson	2	7	3.5	0	-0.6
Vinny Testaverde	1	2	2.0	0	-0.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Dat Nguyen	7	4	0.0	0	0
Lynn Scott	6	2	1.0	0	0
Marcellus Wiley	3	3	1.0	0	0
Lance Frazier	5	1	0.0	1	2
Roy Williams	2	3	0.0	1	1
Dexter Coakley	3	2	0.0	0	0
Leonardo Carson	2	2	0.0	0	0
Scott Shanle	3	1	0.0	0	0
Greg Ellis	3	1	0.0	0	0
Keith Davis	2	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Cowboys closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 49; the game landed 40 — under by 9.0.

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