2006 Week 16 · Mon, Dec 25, 2006 · Texas Stadium
Philadelphia EaglesWinner
23
at
Dallas Cowboys
7
DAL -6.5 upsetU 47.5 ✓
Philadelphia Eagles 23–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PHI
15/23, 238 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
7.8 expected points added · +5.7% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
14/29, 142 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-6.9 expected points added · -2.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 15/23 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 26 | 122 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jeff Garcia | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Thomas Tapeh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Mikell | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Gaither | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lito Sheppard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Patterson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darwin Walker | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 14/29 | 142 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Julius Jones | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Marion Barber | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | -6.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Watkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -6.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- PHI moneyline
- +256
- DAL moneyline
- -276
Cowboys closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 30 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- PHI 8 days · DAL 9 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Bill Parcells
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.