2006 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 23, 2006 · Texas Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10
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Dallas CowboysWinner
38
DAL -12.5 ✓O 39 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 38–10 — 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
22/29, 306 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
28.0 expected points added · +16.4% completion over expected
Passing · TB
10/20, 120 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-9.5 expected points added · -4.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski | 10/20 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -9.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Allen | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Ruud | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nece | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juran Bolden | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Brooks | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 22/29 | 306 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Julius Jones | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Lousaka Polite | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Tony Romo | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | -3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Reeves | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Hatcher | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Ratliff | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -12.5
- Closing total
- 39
- TB moneyline
- +600
- DAL moneyline
- -660
Cowboys closed -12.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 39; the game landed 48 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- TB 4 days · DAL 4 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Bill Parcells