2005 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2005 · Texas Stadium
Arizona Cardinals
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Dallas CowboysWinner
34
DAL -7 ✓O 41 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 34–13 — never really in doubt late.
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
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 16/33 | 161 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -10.9 |
| Anquan Boldin | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Shipp | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Josh McCown | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| J.J. Arrington | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Anquan Boldin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Wilson | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Darling | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Dockett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 19/24 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 27 | 127 | 4.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Tyson Thompson | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradie James | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Davis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Fowler | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 41
- ARI moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -7 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 41; the game landed 47 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Green vs Bill Parcells