2005 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2005 · Monster Park

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San Francisco 49ers

DAL -6.5 no coverO 41 ✓Cowboys closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Dallas Cowboys 34–31 — decided on the final possessions.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · DAL

24/38, 363 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

10.7 expected points added

Passing · SF

21/34, 269 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

5.0 expected points added

Rushing · DAL

26 att, 85 yds, 2 TD

-3.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SF

12 att, 65 yds, 0 TD

-0.4 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Bledsoe	24/38	363	2	2	2	10.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Julius Jones	26	85	3.3	2	-3.3
Drew Bledsoe	3	5	1.7	1	1.4
Tyson Thompson	1	3	3.0	0	-0.2
Lousaka Polite	1	2	2.0	0	0.4
Patrick Crayton	1	0	0.0	0	-2.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Dat Nguyen	6	0	0.0	1	1
Keith Davis	3	2	0.0	0	0
Roy Williams	4	1	0.0	0	1
Alshermond Singleton	2	2	0.0	1	1
Scott Fujita	2	1	0.0	0	0
Scott Shanle	3	0	0.0	0	0
Terence Newman	3	0	0.0	0	0
DeMarcus Ware	3	0	1.0	0	1
Greg Ellis	3	0	1.0	0	2
Aaron Glenn	3	0	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tim Rattay	21/34	269	3	2	2	5.0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Kevan Barlow	12	65	5.4	-0.4
Frank Gore	7	42	6.0	1.9
Tim Rattay	4	21	5.3	0.0
Arnaz Battle	2	-4	-2.0	-2.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Shawntae Spencer	5	1	0.0	0	0
Tony Parrish	4	2	0.0	2	2
Bryant Young	4	1	1.0	0	1
Ahmed Plummer	3	2	0.0	0	3
Mike Rumph	5	0	0.0	0	0
Jeff Ulbrich	4	0	0.0	0	2
Corey Smith	4	0	0.0	0	1
Julian Peterson	1	2	0.0	0	0
Anthony Adams	3	0	0.0	0	0
Jamie Winborn	2	0	0.0	0	1

Closing number vs result

Cowboys closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 41; the game landed 65 — over by 24.0.

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