2008 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2008 · Texas Stadium

Cincinnati Bengals

Dallas CowboysWinner

DAL -16 no coverO 45.5 ✓Cowboys closed -16, won by 9 — but didn't cover.

Dallas Cowboys 31–22.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · CIN

23/39, 217 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

1.1 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected

Passing · DAL

14/23, 176 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

5.0 expected points added · +1.1% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

9 att, 96 yds, 1 TD

10.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DAL

23 att, 84 yds, 0 TD

-4.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	23/39	217	2	1	2	1.1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Chris Perry	13	31	2.4	0	-8.0
Cedric Benson	10	30	3.0	0	-0.5

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Dhani Jones	8	2	0.0	0	0
Chinedum Ndukwe	7	0	0.0	0	0
Rashad Jeanty	4	1	0.0	0	0
Leon Hall	5	0	0.0	0	0
David Jones	4	1	0.0	0	0
Robert Geathers	3	1	0.5	0	0
Marvin White	3	0	0.0	0	1
Keith Rivers	2	1	0.0	1	1
Frostee Rucker	2	0	0.0	0	0
Domata Peko	0	2	0.5	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tony Romo	14/23	176	3	1	1	5.0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Felix Jones	9	96	10.7	1	10.6
Marion Barber	23	84	3.7	0	-4.8
Terrell Owens	1	8	8.0	0	0.5
Tony Romo	4	7	1.8	0	-4.4
Deon Anderson	1	3	3.0	0	-0.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Adam Jones	5	1	0.0	2
DeMarcus Ware	4	1	1.0	0
Marcus Spears	2	3	0.0	1
Jay Ratliff	3	2	1.0	0
Zach Thomas	3	2	0.0	0
Ken Hamlin	3	1	0.0	1
Orlando Scandrick	4	0	0.0	0
Anthony Henry	4	0	0.0	0
Bradie James	3	0	0.0	0
Kevin Burnett	2	1	0.0	1

Closing number vs result

Cowboys closed -16, won by 9 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 53 — over by 7.5.

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