2010 Week 7 · Mon, Oct 25, 2010 · Cowboys Stadium
New York GiantsWinner
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Dallas Cowboys
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DAL -3.5 upsetO 45 ✓
New York Giants 41–35.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
25/35, 306 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
8.3 expected points added · +14.2% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
16/33, 187 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-6.8 expected points added · -15.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 25/35 | 306 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 24 | 126 | 5.3 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 12 | 75 | 6.3 | 1 | -3.0 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Nicks | 9 | 14 | 108 | 2 | 40% | 5.6 |
| Steve Smith | 9 | 11 | 101 | 1 | 31% | 2.8 |
| Mario Manningham | 3 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 11% | 3.6 |
| Kevin Boss | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3% | 2.0 |
| Ramses Barden | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3% | 2.8 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -0.2 |
| Bear Pascoe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -6.3 |
| Travis Beckum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrel Rolle | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Boley | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Blackburn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Cofield | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Marion Barber | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 9 | 13 | 95 | 1 | 33% | 2.7 |
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 18% | 4.3 |
| Miles Austin | 3 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 20% | -4.3 |
| Felix Jones | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 8% | 1.3 |
| Marion Barber | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
| Martellus Bennett | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Sam Hurd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.5 |
| Chris Gronkowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Roy Williams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Spencer | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Lee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3.5
- Closing total
- 45
- NYG moneyline
- +162
- DAL moneyline
- -180
Cowboys closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 76 — over by 31.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NYG 8 days · DAL 8 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Wade Phillips
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.