2005 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · Bank of America Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
24
at
Carolina Panthers
20
CAR -5.5 upsetO 38.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 24–20.
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 | 15/23 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 34 | 194 | 5.7 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Marion Barber | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Ware | 7 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Fowler | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Burnett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 14/31 | 260 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 22 | 68 | 3.1 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon McCree | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julius Peppers | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Minter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brentson Buckner | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp Rasmussen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -5.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- DAL moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 44 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 60°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- DAL 6 days · CAR 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Parcells vs John Fox