2009 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 11, 2009 · Arrowhead Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
26
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Kansas City Chiefs
20
DAL -7 no coverO 43.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 26–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
20/34, 351 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
19.8 expected points added · -0.7% completion over expected
Passing · KC
23/41, 253 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
0.3 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
10/15 for 250 yds, 2 TD
44% of team targets · 16.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 20/34 | 351 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashard Choice | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Marion Barber | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Tony Romo | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -5.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Austin | 10 | 15 | 250 | 2 | 44% | 16.3 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 18% | 2.7 |
| Patrick Crayton | 4 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 24% | 2.9 |
| Sam Hurd | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Tashard Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Marion Barber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Martellus Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradie James | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Olshansky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Watkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Hamlin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 23/41 | 253 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 21 | 37 | 1.8 | 0 | -7.4 |
| Matt Cassel | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Mark Bradley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bowe | 5 | 10 | 74 | 1 | 24% | 4.9 |
| Jamaal Charles | 5 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 17% | -0.3 |
| Bobby Wade | 4 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 20% | -0.6 |
| Mark Bradley | 3 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 17% | -1.6 |
| Sean Ryan | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10% | 0.4 |
| Larry Johnson | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Leonard Pope | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Jackie Battle | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2% | 1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Mays | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Page | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donald Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Leggett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 43.5
- DAL moneyline
- -345
- KC moneyline
- +305
Cowboys closed -7, won by 6 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 46 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 40°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Todd Haley