2009 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8, 2009 · Lincoln Financial Field

Dallas CowboysWinner

Philadelphia Eagles

PHI -3 upsetU 50 ✓Eagles closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Dallas Cowboys 20–16.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DAL

Tony RomoQB

21/34, 307 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

8.1 expected points added · -0.0% completion over expected

Passing · PHI

Donovan McNabbQB

16/30, 227 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-1.7 expected points added · -9.5% completion over expected

Rushing · PHI

LeSean McCoyRB

13 att, 54 yds, 0 TD

-2.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DAL

Marion BarberRB

12 att, 50 yds, 0 TD

-0.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DAL

Roy WilliamsWR

5/8 for 75 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 3.8 expected points added

Receiving · DAL

Patrick CraytonWR

2/4 for 74 yds, 0 TD

12% of team targets · 2.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tony Romo	21/34	307	1	1	4	8.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Marion Barber	12	50	4.2	0	-0.8
Tashard Choice	3	13	4.3	1	1.6
Felix Jones	4	10	2.5	0	-1.3
Kevin Ogletree	1	6	6.0	0	0.3
Tony Romo	3	-3	-1.0	0	-1.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Roy Williams	5	8	75	0	24%	3.8
Patrick Crayton	2	4	74	0	12%	2.6
Miles Austin	1	4	49	1	12%	5.0
Jason Witten	7	8	43	0	24%	-1.6
Kevin Ogletree	2	2	38	0	6%	4.9
Marion Barber	3	4	20	0	12%	1.3
Tashard Choice	1	1	8	0	3%	-0.5
Deon Anderson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5
Martellus Bennett	0	2	0	0	6%	-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Gerald Sensabaugh	6	0	0.0	1	1
Jay Ratliff	5	0	2.0	0	0
Bradie James	5	0	0.0	0	0
Keith Brooking	4	0	1.0	0	1
Terence Newman	4	0	0.0	0	1
DeMarcus Ware	3	1	0.0	0	1
Marcus Spears	2	0	0.0	0	0
Bobby Carpenter	2	0	0.0	0	0
Anthony Spencer	2	0	0.0	0	0
David Buehler	2	0	0.0	0	0

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Donovan McNabb	16/30	227	1	2	4	-1.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
LeSean McCoy	13	54	4.2	-2.8
Leonard Weaver	8	33	4.1	0.7
Mike Vick	1	2	2.0	-0.5
Donovan McNabb	1	0	0.0	-3.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
LeSean McCoy	5	7	61	0	23%	0.4
Jeremy Maclin	3	9	44	0	30%	-5.4
Jason Avant	2	2	43	0	7%	3.5
Brent Celek	3	5	39	1	17%	4.2
DeSean Jackson	2	5	29	0	17%	1.7
Alex Smith	1	2	11	0	7%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Akeem Jordan	7	0	0.0	0	1
Will Witherspoon	6	0	0.0	0	0
Sean Jones	4	1	1.0	0	0
Quintin Mikell	4	0	0.0	0	1
Tracy White	2	2	0.0	0	0
Mike Patterson	3	0	0.0	0	0
Sheldon Brown	3	0	0.0	1	2
Asante Samuel	3	0	0.0	0	2
Jeremy Maclin	2	0	0.0	0	0
Trent Cole	2	0	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PHI -3
Closing total: 50
DAL moneyline: +128
PHI moneyline: -140

Eagles closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 50; the game landed 36 — under by 14.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 61°F, wind 1 mph
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: DAL 7 days · PHI 7 days
Coaches: Wade Phillips vs Andy Reid

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.