2012 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2012 · Cowboys Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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DAL -7 no coverU 45.5 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 16–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
25/39, 283 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-7.0 expected points added · +1.8% completion over expected
Passing · TB
10/28, 110 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-14.8 expected points added · -21.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 10/28 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -14.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.6 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Josh Freeman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 22% | -1.6 |
| Vincent Jackson | 1 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 26% | -2.0 |
| Doug Martin | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 11% | 0.7 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
| Arrelious Benn | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Tiquan Underwood | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11% | -0.7 |
| Dallas Clark | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15% | -5.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Foster | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Barron | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lavonte David | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald McCoy | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 25/39 | 283 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -7.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 1 | -6.6 |
| Tony Romo | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Felix Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Austin | 5 | 9 | 107 | 0 | 24% | 3.5 |
| Dez Bryant | 6 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 21% | 2.2 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 18% | 1.7 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 5% | 0.5 |
| DeMarco Murray | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 11% | 0.2 |
| Jason Witten | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16% | -2.0 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Spencer | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Butler | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lissemore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Tanner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 45.5
- TB moneyline
- +301
- DAL moneyline
- -345
Cowboys closed -7, won by 6 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 26 — under by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Robert Dalton
- Rest
- TB 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Greg Schiano vs Jason Garrett