2007 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2007 · Dolphin Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
37
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Miami Dolphins
20
DAL -3.5 ✓O 39.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 37–20 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
23/40, 287 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
-6.4 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
14/29, 186 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
10.0 expected points added · -10.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 14/29 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Tony Romo | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Julius Jones | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 0 | -5.8 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Tyson Thompson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Hamlin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Burnett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 23/40 | 287 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -6.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Jesse Chatman | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Trent Green | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Chris Chambers | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Channing Crowder | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roth | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Renaldo Hill | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Worrell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3.5
- Closing total
- 39.5
- DAL moneyline
- -176
- MIA moneyline
- +166
Cowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 57 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 89°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Cam Cameron