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2008 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2008 · Texas Stadium

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

9

Dallas CowboysWinner

13

DAL -1 ✓U 40.5 ✓

Dallas Cowboys 13–9.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Jeff GarciaQB

27/43, 227 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-2.5 expected points added · +2.7% completion over expected

Passing · DAL

Brad JohnsonQB

19/33, 122 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-5.2 expected points added · +1.6% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

Marion BarberRB

25 att, 71 yds, 0 TD

-2.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

Earnest GrahamRB

17 att, 42 yds, 0 TD

-2.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jeff Garcia27/43227002-2.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Earnest Graham17422.50-2.8
Jeff Garcia273.50-0.1
Warrick Dunn100.00-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Barrett Ruud570.000
Cato June610.001
Sabby Piscitelli410.000
Ronde Barber310.000
Gaines Adams212.000
Derrick Brooks300.001
Kevin Carter210.000
Phillip Buchanon300.001
Jimmy Wilkerson110.000
Jovan Haye110.000

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Brad Johnson19/33122103-5.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Marion Barber25712.80-2.7
Brad Johnson1-1-1.000.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Zach Thomas830.000
Bradie James511.001
DeMarcus Ware410.001
Orlando Scandrick500.000
Kevin Burnett130.000
Mike Jenkins400.000
Anthony Henry400.000
Tank Johnson120.000
Marcus Spears120.000
Ken Hamlin300.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
DAL -1
Closing total
40.5
TB moneyline
+114
DAL moneyline
-124

Cowboys closed -1 and covered, winning by 4.

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 22 — under by 18.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Texas Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
74°F, wind 0 mph
Referee
Gene Steratore
Rest
TB 7 days · DAL 7 days
Coaches
Jon Gruden vs Wade Phillips