2007 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 14, 2007 · Texas Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
48
at
Dallas Cowboys
27
NE -5 ✓O 52 ✓
New England Patriots 48–27 — 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 · NE
31/46, 388 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
18.7 expected points added · +4.5% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
18/29, 199 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-2.7 expected points added · +2.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 31/46 | 388 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Sammy Morris | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Kyle Eckel | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 18/29 | 199 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Marion Barber | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Ware | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Watkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5
- Closing total
- 52
- NE moneyline
- -220
- DAL moneyline
- +200
Patriots closed -5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 52; the game landed 75 — over by 23.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 85°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- NE 7 days · DAL 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Wade Phillips