2012 Week 1 · Wed, Sep 5, 2012 · MetLife Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
24
at
New York Giants
17
NYG -3.5 upsetU 45.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 24–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
22/29, 307 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
12.9 expected points added · +12.3% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
21/32, 213 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.1 expected points added · +3.5% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
8/11 for 114 yds, 2 TD
38% of team targets · 2.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 22/29 | 307 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 20 | 131 | 6.5 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Tony Romo | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ogletree | 8 | 11 | 114 | 2 | 38% | 2.9 |
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 17% | 5.6 |
| Miles Austin | 4 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 14% | 7.2 |
| Jason Witten | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | 0.0 |
| James Hanna | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| DeMarco Murray | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| John Phillips | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Felix Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mana Silva | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 21/32 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| David Wilson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -5.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Cruz | 6 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 34% | 0.7 |
| Domenik Hixon | 3 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 16% | 2.6 |
| Martellus Bennett | 4 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 19% | 3.0 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 19% | 0.1 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | 1.6 |
| Bear Pascoe | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Henry Hynoski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Rivers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Coe | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacquian Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tryon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevie Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- DAL moneyline
- +164
- NYG moneyline
- -182
Giants closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 41 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 77°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Jim Core
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Tom Coughlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.