2010 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 2010 · Lucas Oil Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
38
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Indianapolis Colts
35
IND -5.5 upsetO 47.5 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 38–35 — 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 · IND
36/48, 365 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
0.7 expected points added · +12.2% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
18/26, 167 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
7.5 expected points added · +9.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/26 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashard Choice | 19 | 100 | 5.3 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Felix Jones | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Jon Kitna | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Miles Austin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Austin | 4 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 32% | -0.1 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 20% | 7.3 |
| Roy Williams | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 8% | 4.3 |
| Martellus Bennett | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12% | 1.1 |
| Dez Bryant | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12% | 0.4 |
| Felix Jones | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12% | -0.8 |
| Sam Hurd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Jenkins | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bradie James | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terence Newman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan McCann | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Keith Brooking | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny McCray | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 36/48 | 365 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javarris James | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Pierre Garcon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Mike Hart | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Donald Brown | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Wayne | 14 | 20 | 200 | 1 | 42% | 8.0 |
| Pierre Garcon | 8 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 17% | 6.7 |
| Jacob Tamme | 4 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 15% | -2.9 |
| Blair White | 4 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 13% | -10.0 |
| Javarris James | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Brody Eldridge | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
| Donald Brown | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
| Mike Hart | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Bethea | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyjuan Hagler | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Lacey | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavell Conner | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Francisco | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Angerer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Muir | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -5.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- DAL moneyline
- +210
- IND moneyline
- -235
Colts closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 73 — over by 25.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- DAL 10 days · IND 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Jim Caldwell