2009 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 9, 2010 · Cowboys Stadium

Philadelphia Eagles

Dallas CowboysWinner

DAL -3.5 ✓O 45.5 ✓DomeCowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 20.

Dallas Cowboys 34–14 — never really in doubt late.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DAL

Tony RomoQB

23/35, 244 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

13.4 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected

Passing · PHI

Donovan McNabbQB

19/37, 230 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-7.6 expected points added · -7.8% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

Felix JonesRB

16 att, 148 yds, 1 TD

7.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DAL

Tashard ChoiceRB

14 att, 42 yds, 1 TD

-2.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PHI

Jeremy MaclinWR

7/12 for 146 yds, 1 TD

32% of team targets · 5.4 expected points added

Receiving · DAL

Miles AustinWR

7/10 for 82 yds, 1 TD

29% of team targets · 5.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Donovan McNabb	19/37	230	1	1	4	-7.6
Mike Vick	1/2	76	1	0	0	5.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
LeSean McCoy	5	24	4.8	-0.2
Leonard Weaver	5	19	3.8	-0.6
Donovan McNabb	2	13	6.5	2.8
Mike Vick	1	0	0.0	-4.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jeremy Maclin	7	12	146	1	32%	5.4
Brent Celek	3	5	59	0	13%	1.9
Jason Avant	2	3	32	0	8%	0.6
Brian Westbrook	1	2	27	0	5%	1.7
DeSean Jackson	3	7	14	1	18%	-1.0
Leonard Weaver	2	3	11	0	8%	-5.4
LeSean McCoy	1	2	9	0	5%	-0.1
Alex Smith	1	1	8	0	3%	1.0
Reggie Brown	0	3	0	0	8%	1.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Mike Patterson	3	4	0.0	0
Quintin Mikell	6	0	0.0	1
Sheldon Brown	6	0	0.0	0
Will Witherspoon	5	1	0.0	1
Juqua Parker	5	0	0.0	0
Brodrick Bunkley	3	1	0.0	0
Trent Cole	3	1	0.0	0
Asante Samuel	4	0	0.0	0
Chris Gocong	2	1	1.0	0
Moise Fokou	2	1	0.0	0

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tony Romo	23/35	244	2	0	2	13.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Felix Jones	16	148	9.3	1	7.3
Tashard Choice	14	42	3.0	1	-2.5
Tony Romo	2	4	2.0	0	-0.4
Marion Barber	3	4	1.3	0	-1.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Miles Austin	7	10	82	1	29%	5.5
Roy Williams	5	8	59	0	23%	3.0
Patrick Crayton	3	4	34	0	11%	2.5
Felix Jones	1	2	30	0	6%	1.2
Jason Witten	4	5	27	0	14%	0.8
Tashard Choice	1	3	6	0	9%	2.7
Kevin Ogletree	1	1	5	0	3%	0.3
John Phillips	1	1	1	1	3%	0.6
Deon Anderson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Bradie James	6	0	1.0	0	1
Keith Brooking	4	0	0.0	0	0
Terence Newman	4	0	0.0	0	1
Gerald Sensabaugh	3	1	0.0	0	1
Ken Hamlin	3	0	0.0	0	1
DeMarcus Ware	2	1	2.0	0	0
Bobby Carpenter	2	0	0.0	0	0
Anthony Spencer	2	0	1.0	0	1
Mike Jenkins	2	0	0.0	1	4
Orlando Scandrick	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DAL -3.5
Closing total: 45.5
PHI moneyline: +180
DAL moneyline: -200

Cowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 20.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 48 — over by 2.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Cowboys Stadium
Roof / surface: closed · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: PHI 6 days · DAL 6 days
Coaches: Andy Reid vs Wade Phillips

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