2006 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 15, 2006 · Texas Stadium
Houston Texans
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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DAL -13 ✓U 43.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 34–6 — 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
Passing · DAL
17/28, 168 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
3.3 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
15/27, 128 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-7.6 expected points added · +1.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 15/27 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -7.6 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 8/11 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ron Dayne | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Samkon Gado | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.C. Brown | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Earl | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Weaver | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shantee Orr | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 17/28 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Tony Romo | 2/2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Marion Barber | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Tyson Thompson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Terence Newman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Burnett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -13
- Closing total
- 43.5
- HOU moneyline
- +720
- DAL moneyline
- -800
Cowboys closed -13 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 40 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 66°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- HOU 14 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Bill Parcells