2010 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 2010 · Reliant Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
27
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Houston Texans
13
HOU -1.5 upsetU 47.5 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 27–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
23/30, 284 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
16.1 expected points added · +19.1% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
23/32, 241 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
2.1 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 23/30 | 284 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 1 | -1.6 |
| Felix Jones | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 5 | 6 | 117 | 2 | 21% | 11.3 |
| Jason Witten | 7 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 28% | -0.7 |
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 21% | 4.2 |
| Martellus Bennett | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 14% | -0.0 |
| Miles Austin | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10% | 1.6 |
| Sam Hurd | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Marion Barber | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terence Newman | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Butler | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 23/32 | 241 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Steve Slaton | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Derrick Ward | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 4 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 22% | 2.0 |
| Jacoby Jones | 5 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 16% | 5.3 |
| Kevin Walter | 3 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 13% | 2.8 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 19% | 1.1 |
| Arian Foster | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 16% | -1.3 |
| Joel Dreessen | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| David Anderson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Steve Slaton | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Pollard | 6 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Adibi | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kareem Jackson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugene Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Diles | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Slaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -1.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- DAL moneyline
- +119
- HOU moneyline
- -131
Texans closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 40 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Gary Kubiak