2008 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2008 · Lincoln Financial Field
Dallas Cowboys
6
Philadelphia EaglesWinner
44
Philadelphia Eagles 44–6 — never really in doubt late. Played in 17 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
21/39, 183 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-24.8 expected points added · -1.6% completion over expected
Passing · PHI
12/21, 175 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.3 expected points added · -4.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 21/39 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -24.8 |
| Jason Witten | 1/1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashard Choice | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Marion Barber | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Tony Romo | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tra Battle | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Spears | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 12/21 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Brian Westbrook | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Kyle Eckel | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Donovan McNabb | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Kolb | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeem Jordan | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Mikell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Quintin Demps | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Gaither | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juqua Parker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -2.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- DAL moneyline
- +120
- PHI moneyline
- -130
Eagles closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 38.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 50 — over by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 17 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- DAL 8 days · PHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.