2006 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 10, 2006 · Texas Stadium

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Dallas Cowboys

DAL -7.5 upsetO 47 ✓Cowboys closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New Orleans Saints 42–17 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

26/38, 384 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT

26.3 expected points added · +5.9% completion over expected

Passing · DAL

16/33, 249 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-2.4 expected points added · +0.3% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

10 att, 116 yds, 1 TD

5.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

21 att, 111 yds, 0 TD

4.4 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	26/38	384	5	0	1	26.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Deuce McAllister	21	111	5.3	0	4.4
Reggie Bush	6	37	6.2	0	1.9
Mike Karney	3	14	4.7	1	2.9
Devery Henderson	1	3	3.0	0	2.5
Drew Brees	5	-6	-1.2	0	-5.6

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Scott Shanle	6	0	0.0	0	0
Scott Fujita	5	0	0.0	0	0
Josh Bullocks	3	1	0.0	0	0
Charles Grant	3	0	0.0	0	0
Terrence Melton	1	1	0.0	0	0
Will Smith	2	0	2.0	0	0
Omar Stoutmire	2	0	0.0	1	1
Mark Simoneau	2	0	0.0	0	0
Michael L. Lewis	1	1	0.0	0	0
Brian Young	2	0	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tony Romo	16/33	249	1	2	2	-2.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Julius Jones	10	116	11.6	1	5.8
Tony Romo	4	1	0.3	0	-0.6
Marion Barber	2	-1	-0.5	0	-1.3

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Bradie James	5	3	0.0	0
Terence Newman	6	1	0.0	1
Alshermond Singleton	3	2	0.0	0
Anthony Henry	5	0	0.0	1
DeMarcus Ware	4	0	1.0	0
Marcus Spears	1	3	0.0	0
Roy Williams	3	0	0.0	1
Akin Ayodele	3	0	0.0	1
Kenyon Coleman	2	1	0.0	0
Jay Ratliff	2	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Cowboys closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 47; the game landed 59 — over by 12.0.

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