2004 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2005 · Giants Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
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New York GiantsWinner
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NYG -1 ✓O 38.5 ✓
New York Giants 28–24.
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
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 23/30 | 231 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.3 |
| Patrick Crayton | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 29 | 149 | 5.1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Frazier | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leonardo Carson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Scott | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Dixon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 18/27 | 144 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 24 | 95 | 4.0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Ron Dayne | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curry Burns | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William James | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Davern Williams | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Damane Duckett | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Greisen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -1
- Closing total
- 38.5
- DAL moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Giants closed -1 and covered, winning by 4.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 52 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 47°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Parcells vs Tom Coughlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.