2009 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2009 · Cowboys Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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DAL -5.5 ✓O 47.5 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 37–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
21/29, 311 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
17.7 expected points added · +10.9% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
19/35, 198 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-3.8 expected points added · -4.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 19/35 | 198 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Snelling | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Michael Turner | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 1 | -3.0 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 6 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 35% | -2.9 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 23% | 0.9 |
| Eric Weems | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 6% | 4.6 |
| Brian Finneran | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10% | 1.7 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13% | -0.2 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevis Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 21/29 | 311 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Felix Jones | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Tony Romo | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Austin | 6 | 8 | 171 | 2 | 28% | 13.3 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 24% | 3.6 |
| Martellus Bennett | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10% | 2.4 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3% | 2.5 |
| Roy Williams | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 17% | -2.0 |
| Patrick Crayton | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7% | 2.1 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Marion Barber | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bradie James | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terence Newman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Watkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Siavii | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -5.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- ATL moneyline
- +205
- DAL moneyline
- -231
Cowboys closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 58 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · DAL 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Wade Phillips