2011 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 16, 2011 · Gillette Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
16
at
New England PatriotsWinner
20
NE -6.5 no coverU 54.5 ✓
New England Patriots 20–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
27/41, 317 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
5.5 expected points added · -0.7% completion over expected
Passing · NE
27/41, 289 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
3.4 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 27/41 | 317 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Tashard Choice | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | -4.9 |
| Felix Jones | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 20% | 1.4 |
| Miles Austin | 7 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 24% | 1.7 |
| Jason Witten | 4 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 10% | 4.6 |
| Laurent Robinson | 2 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 5% | 2.6 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | -0.5 |
| Tashard Choice | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 12% | -2.6 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7% | 0.4 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 0.2 |
| DeMarco Murray | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| John Phillips | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Ratliff | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Butler | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 27/41 | 289 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Stevan Ridley | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Danny Woodhead | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 7 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 17% | 6.3 |
| Deion Branch | 3 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 12% | 2.4 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 8 | 14 | 68 | 1 | 34% | -6.8 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 24% | 1.5 |
| Danny Woodhead | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
| Chad Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Arrington | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Spikes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwaun Molden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6.5
- Closing total
- 54.5
- DAL moneyline
- +256
- NE moneyline
- -290
Patriots closed -6.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 54.5; the game landed 36 — under by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- DAL 14 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Bill Belichick