2008 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2008 · Texas Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9
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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
27/43, 227 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-2.5 expected points added · +2.7% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
19/33, 122 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-5.2 expected points added · +1.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 27/43 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Graham | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Ruud | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaines Adams | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 19/33 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 25 | 71 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Burnett | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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