2008 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 19, 2008 · Edward Jones Dome
Dallas Cowboys
14
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St. Louis RamsWinner
34
DAL -9 upsetO 45 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 34–14 — 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
17/34, 234 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-7.2 expected points added · -9.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 17/34 | 234 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 18 | 100 | 5.6 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Patrick Crayton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Ware | 7 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marion Barber | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -9
- Closing total
- 45
- DAL moneyline
- -310
- STL moneyline
- +280
Cowboys closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 48 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Edward Jones Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Jim Haslett