2011 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2011 · Candlestick Park
Dallas CowboysWinner
27
at
San Francisco 49ers
24
DAL -3 pushO 41 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 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
20/33, 345 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
16.8 expected points added · +2.5% completion over expected
Passing · SF
16/24, 179 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-2.5 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.3 |
| DeMarco Murray | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tashard Choice | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Miles Austin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Austin | 9 | 15 | 143 | 3 | 35% | 9.8 |
| Jason Witten | 7 | 14 | 102 | 0 | 33% | 3.8 |
| Jesse Holley | 3 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 7% | 3.4 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 9% | -0.7 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5% | 1.8 |
| John Phillips | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
| Felix Jones | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| DeMarco Murray | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bradie James | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 16/24 | 179 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 1 | -5.6 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delanie Walker | 2 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 17% | 1.2 |
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 29% | 1.2 |
| Josh Morgan | 3 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 21% | -1.0 |
| Braylon Edwards | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 8% | 1.9 |
| Vernon Davis | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
| Frank Gore | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 13% | 0.3 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4% | 3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NaVorro Bowman | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Willis | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donte Whitner | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Parys Haralson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tramaine Brock | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray McDonald | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 41
- DAL moneyline
- -167
- SF moneyline
- +151
Cowboys closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 41; the game landed 51 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Candlestick Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Jim Harbaugh