2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Raymond James Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
34
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21
DAL -4.5 ✓O 40 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 34–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
16/27, 353 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
19.6 expected points added · +7.3% completion over expected
Passing · TB
25/41, 276 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
6.7 expected points added · +5.5% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
4/6 for 135 yds, 1 TD
22% of team targets · 8.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 16/27 | 353 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Felix Jones | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Patrick Crayton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Crayton | 4 | 6 | 135 | 1 | 22% | 8.5 |
| Roy Williams | 3 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 26% | 3.9 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 26% | 5.7 |
| Miles Austin | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 7% | 4.9 |
| Martellus Bennett | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -1.0 |
| Deon Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Watkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hurd | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 25/41 | 276 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Michael Clayton | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Derrick Ward | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Byron Leftwich | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Earnest Graham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clayton | 5 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 19% | 4.3 |
| Jerramy Stevens | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 12% | 1.1 |
| Kellen Winslow | 5 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 21% | -0.7 |
| Antonio Bryant | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 12% | 0.2 |
| Sammie Stroughter | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 12% | 1.8 |
| Derrick Ward | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Brian Clark | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2% | 1.0 |
| Maurice Stovall | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7% | -0.8 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabby Piscitelli | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Geno Hayes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Ruud | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maurice Stovall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elbert Mack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -4.5
- Closing total
- 40
- DAL moneyline
- -230
- TB moneyline
- +204
Cowboys closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 40; the game landed 55 — over by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 85°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Raheem Morris