2012 Week 4 · Mon, Oct 1, 2012 · Cowboys Stadium
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DAL -3 upsetO 41 ✓Dome
Chicago Bears 34–18.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
31/43, 307 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT
-15.2 expected points added · +7.1% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
18/24, 275 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
15.8 expected points added · +15.3% completion over expected
Receiving · CHI
7/8 for 138 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · 13.8 expected points added
Receiving · DAL
13/14 for 112 yds, 1 TD
27% of team targets · -2.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 18/24 | 275 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Michael Bush | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Kahlil Bell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 7 | 8 | 138 | 1 | 33% | 13.8 |
| Kellen Davis | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 17% | 5.9 |
| Devin Hester | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 17% | 1.5 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 21% | 1.3 |
| Michael Bush | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 1.0 |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Matt Forte | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Conte | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Moore | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Briggs | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Major Wright | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Charles Tillman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Jennings | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Steltz | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Melton | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 31/43 | 307 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -15.2 |
| Kyle Orton | 9/10 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Felix Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 13 | 14 | 112 | 1 | 27% | -2.2 |
| Dez Bryant | 8 | 13 | 105 | 0 | 25% | -5.5 |
| DeMarco Murray | 7 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 13% | 1.8 |
| Miles Austin | 4 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 12% | 5.1 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 10% | -4.9 |
| Phillip Tanner | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Cole Beasley | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| Andre Holmes | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Dwayne Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny McCray | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Brent | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lissemore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Austin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 41
- CHI moneyline
- +144
- DAL moneyline
- -160
Cowboys closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 52 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- CHI 8 days · DAL 8 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Jason Garrett