2006 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2006 · Alltel Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
17
at
Jacksonville JaguarsWinner
24
DAL -2.5 upsetO 36.5 ✓
Jacksonville Jaguars 24–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
16/33, 246 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-3.3 expected points added · -6.8% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
23/34, 237 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
5.4 expected points added · +8.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 16/33 | 246 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Marion Barber | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Henry | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Akin Ayodele | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Watkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Glenn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 23/34 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Byron Leftwich | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| LaBrandon Toefield | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Matt Jones | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rashean Mathis | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deon Grant | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Daryl Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovin Darius | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Spicer | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Meier | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Gilbert | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -2.5
- Closing total
- 36.5
- DAL moneyline
- —
- JAX moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 41 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Alltel Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · JAX 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Parcells vs Jack Del Rio