2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · Texas Stadium
Detroit LionsWinner
39
at
Dallas Cowboys
31
DAL -13.5 upsetO 45.5 ✓
Detroit Lions 39–31.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
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
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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -13.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- DET moneyline
- +773
- DAL 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
- 45°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- DET 7 days · DAL 6 days
- Coaches
- Rod Marinelli vs Bill Parcells