2008 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2008 · Texas Stadium
New York Giants
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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DAL -3 ✓U 46.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 20–8.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
20/30, 244 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.0 expected points added · +7.9% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
18/35, 191 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-13.0 expected points added · -8.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 18/35 | 191 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -13.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Ward | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Thomas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Butler | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Webster | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ross | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Alford | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 20/30 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashard Choice | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Tony Romo | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Marion Barber | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | -4.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Canty | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Ellis | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Hamlin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 46.5
- NYG moneyline
- +141
- DAL moneyline
- -151
Cowboys closed -3 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 28 — under by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Wade Phillips
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.