2008 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2008 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
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DAL -6 ✓U 48.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 28–10 — 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 · DAL
24/32, 320 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
20.3 expected points added · +14.9% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
11/24, 114 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.5 expected points added · -8.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 24/32 | 320 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Felix Jones | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Tashard Choice | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Burnett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Henry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Spears | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson | 11/24 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | 13 | 62 | 4.8 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Derek Anderson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Jason Wright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Adams | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McDonald | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -6
- Closing total
- 48.5
- DAL moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -6 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 38 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Romeo Crennel