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2009 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6, 2009 · Giants Stadium
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31
New York Giants 31–24.
Who moved the needle
Passing · DAL
41/55, 392 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
15.9 expected points added · +11.8% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
11/25, 241 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
4.9 expected points added · -11.7% completion over expected
0.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DAL
14/16 for 156 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 10.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 41/55 | 392 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Felix Jones | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 14 | 16 | 156 | 0 | 30% | 10.3 |
| Miles Austin | 10 | 12 | 104 | 1 | 22% | 8.4 |
| Roy Williams | 6 | 10 | 60 | 2 | 19% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 11/25 | 241 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Cowboys closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 55 — over by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 4.4 |
| Patrick Crayton | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4% | 2.5 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6% | -0.5 |
| Felix Jones | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| John Phillips | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Marion Barber | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -8.8 |
| Tashard Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.1 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kosier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| -4.1 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Kevin Boss | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 6 | 13 | 110 | 0 | 52% | 5.9 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 1 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 4% | 5.7 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 2 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 12% | 2.5 |
| Kevin Boss | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12% | -2.0 |
| Mario Manningham | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 16% | -5.3 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boley | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Goff | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.C. Brown | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rouse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ross | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
