2011 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 17, 2011 · Raymond James Stadium
Final
Dallas Cowboys 31 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15. Final.
Dallas Cowboys 31–15.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Dallas Cowboys
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
23/30, 249 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
16.8 expected points added · +15.3% completion over expected
Passing · TB
17/27, 148 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-4.0 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 23/30 | 249 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +16.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 22 | 108 | 4.9 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Sammy Morris | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Tony Romo | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | −3.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 4 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 17% | +6.7 |
| Miles Austin | 5 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 27% | +5.6 |
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 13% | +5.1 |
| Laurent Robinson | 3 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 10% | +4.8 |
| Felix Jones | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 13% | +0.6 |
| Martellus Bennett | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10% | +1.3 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Sammy Morris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Scandrick | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Albright | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Walker | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Hatcher | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 17/27 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | −1.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | −3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kregg Lumpkin | 5 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 30% | +3.6 |
| Kellen Winslow | 4 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 26% | −1.1 |
| Dezmon Briscoe | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 11% | +5.3 |
| Mossis Madu | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −1.1 |
| Zack Pianalto | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.3 |
| Micheal Spurlock | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | −2.9 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| Preston Parker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −4.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Foster | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Hayes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Miller | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanard Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dekoda Watson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Clayborn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Biggers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Cowboys -7
- Closing total
- 47
- Cowboys moneyline
- -335
- Buccaneers moneyline
- +293
Cowboys closed -7 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 47; the game landed 46 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 66°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 8 mph out of the north-west; clear.
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- Cowboys 6 days · Buccaneers 6 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Raheem Morris