2010 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 2010 · Mall of America Field
Dallas Cowboys
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
24
MIN -1 ✓O 43.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 24–21 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
24/32, 220 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-0.7 expected points added · +7.0% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
14/19, 118 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-2.3 expected points added · +7.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 24/32 | 220 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Tony Romo | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Marion Barber | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Chris Gronkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 10 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 31% | 0.8 |
| Jason Witten | 3 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 16% | -4.7 |
| Dez Bryant | 1 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 6% | 3.5 |
| Roy Williams | 3 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 9% | 4.7 |
| Marion Barber | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -1.8 |
| Miles Austin | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 16% | -2.3 |
| Chris Gronkowski | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9% | -0.5 |
| Martellus Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Ratliff | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Holley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hurd | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 14/19 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 24 | 73 | 3.0 | 1 | -3.1 |
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 32% | 4.0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 11% | 1.6 |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 32% | -1.6 |
| Greg Camarillo | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11% | 2.4 |
| Bernard Berrian | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11% | -0.8 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antoine Winfield | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Madieu Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asher Allen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -1
- Closing total
- 43.5
- DAL moneyline
- +112
- MIN moneyline
- -124
Vikings closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 45 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mall of America Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · MIN 6 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Brad Childress