2011 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 2, 2011 · Cowboys Stadium
Detroit LionsWinner
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Dallas Cowboys
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DAL -2.5 upsetO 46 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 34–30.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
34/47, 331 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
-9.6 expected points added · +6.0% completion over expected
Passing · DET
21/43, 240 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.5 expected points added · -7.8% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
7/10 for 116 yds, 0 TD
22% of team targets · -1.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 21/43 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahvid Best | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Keiland Williams | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 8 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 33% | 1.1 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 6 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 23% | 0.6 |
| Titus Young | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 13% | 1.7 |
| Jahvid Best | 2 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 20% | -2.8 |
| Nate Burleson | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Tony Scheffler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeAndre Levy | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Williams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McDonald | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Spievey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 34/47 | 331 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -9.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | -5.7 |
| Tashard Choice | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| DeMarco Murray | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Dez Bryant | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Robinson | 7 | 10 | 116 | 0 | 22% | -1.2 |
| Jason Witten | 8 | 10 | 94 | 1 | 22% | -0.1 |
| Dez Bryant | 3 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 11% | -3.1 |
| Tashard Choice | 4 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 11% | -0.5 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7% | 0.5 |
| Felix Jones | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 15% | -1.2 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
| John Phillips | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| DeMarco Murray | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Church | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Butler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lissemore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -2.5
- Closing total
- 46
- DET moneyline
- +120
- DAL moneyline
- -133
Cowboys closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46; the game landed 64 — over by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- DET 7 days · DAL 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Jason Garrett