2011 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2011 · MetLife Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
24
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New York JetsWinner
27
NYJ -6.5 no coverO 40.5 ✓
New York Jets 27–24 — 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
23/36, 342 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.0 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
26/44, 335 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.3 expected points added · -2.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 23/36 | 342 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Tony Romo | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Tashard Choice | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.1 |
| DeMarco Murray | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 6 | 9 | 110 | 0 | 25% | 5.9 |
| Miles Austin | 5 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 25% | 3.0 |
| Dez Bryant | 3 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 22% | 2.0 |
| Felix Jones | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11% | 1.1 |
| John Phillips | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 1.5 |
| DeMarco Murray | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 2.8 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Ball | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Church | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny McCray | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 26/44 | 335 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shonn Greene | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.9 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Mark Sanchez | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 6 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 16% | 6.2 |
| Plaxico Burress | 4 | 9 | 72 | 1 | 20% | 2.2 |
| Santonio Holmes | 6 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 23% | 0.1 |
| Dustin Keller | 5 | 8 | 61 | 1 | 18% | -1.9 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 5% | 1.6 |
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 14% | -1.4 |
| Shonn Greene | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| John Conner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Scott | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike DeVito | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -6.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- DAL moneyline
- +239
- NYJ moneyline
- -270
Jets closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 51 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Rex Ryan