2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · Texas Stadium
Final
Detroit Lions 39 at Dallas Cowboys 31. Final.
Detroit Lions 39–31.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Detroit Lions
52 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Dallas Cowboys
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
23/32, 321 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
1.4 expected points added · +12.1% completion over expected
Passing · DET
28/42, 306 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
18.9 expected points added · +9.1% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 28/42 | 306 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +18.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveion Cason | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Arlen Harris | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Jon Kitna | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalimba Edwards | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boss Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Holt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 23/32 | 321 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Tony Romo | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Marion Barber | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 1 | +1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Ferguson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terence Newman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Burnett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2006_17_DET_DAL
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Cowboys -13.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- Lions moneyline
- +773
- Cowboys moneyline
- -853
Cowboys closed -13.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 70 — over by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 47°F at kickoff; breezy at 15 mph out of the west; clear.
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- Lions 7 days · Cowboys 6 days
- Coaches
- Rod Marinelli vs Bill Parcells