2007 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2007 · Texas Stadium
New York Giants
35
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Dallas CowboysWinner
45
DAL -6 ✓O 44 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 45–35.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
15/24, 345 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
22.9 expected points added · +5.5% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
28/41, 312 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
14.9 expected points added · +14.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 28/41 | 312 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14.9 |
| Jared Lorenzen | 1/3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Ward | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Reuben Droughns | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Jared Lorenzen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibril Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| James Butler | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Ward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 15/24 | 345 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Marion Barber | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Tony Romo | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradie James | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nate Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -6
- Closing total
- 44
- NYG moneyline
- +235
- DAL moneyline
- -255
Cowboys closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 44; the game landed 80 — over by 36.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Wade Phillips
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.