2006 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 8, 2006 · Lincoln Financial Field
Dallas Cowboys
24
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Philadelphia EaglesWinner
38
DAL -1 upsetO 43.5 ✓
Philadelphia Eagles 38–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PHI
18/33, 354 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-0.5 expected points added · -3.9% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
18/38, 223 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-24.2 expected points added · -9.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/38 | 223 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -24.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 26 | 100 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Marion Barber | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 1 | -0.0 |
| Mat McBriar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Henry | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Ellis | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Ratliff | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Watkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 18/33 | 354 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Ryan Moats | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Donovan McNabb | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Thomas Tapeh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Cole | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lito Sheppard | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Patterson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darwin Walker | 5 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lewis | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -1
- Closing total
- 43.5
- DAL moneyline
- -108
- PHI moneyline
- -102
Cowboys closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 62 — over by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · PHI 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Parcells vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.