2006 Week 7 · Mon, Oct 23, 2006 · Texas Stadium
New York GiantsWinner
36
at
Dallas Cowboys
22
DAL -3 upsetO 43.5 ✓
New York Giants 36–22.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
14/25, 227 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-10.6 expected points added · -1.2% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
12/26, 189 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
5.7 expected points added · -3.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 12/26 | 189 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 27 | 114 | 4.2 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -3.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Short | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Corey Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Demps | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Torbor | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaVar Arrington | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 14/25 | 227 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -10.6 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 7/12 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Marion Barber | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Ware | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Henry | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Watkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 43.5
- NYG moneyline
- +156
- DAL moneyline
- -166
Cowboys closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 58 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- NYG 8 days · DAL 8 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Bill Parcells
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.