2005 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2005 · Qualcomm Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
28
at
San Diego Chargers
24
SD -5 upsetO 41 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/24 | 226 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Anthony Thomas | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Henry | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Roy Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dat Nguyen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lousaka Polite | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -5
- Closing total
- 41
- DAL moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 52 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Parcells vs Marty Schottenheimer