2012 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 21, 2012 · Bank of America Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
19
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Carolina Panthers
14
DAL -2.5 ✓U 45 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 19–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
21/37, 233 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-5.0 expected points added · -0.9% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
24/34, 227 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
10.4 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 24/34 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Phillip Tanner | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Tony Romo | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Austin | 5 | 9 | 97 | 1 | 26% | 2.1 |
| Jason Witten | 6 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 24% | 2.0 |
| Felix Jones | 5 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 18% | 0.8 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 18% | -2.4 |
| Dez Bryant | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9% | 1.7 |
| Phillip Tanner | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Ware | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Carr | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny McCray | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 21/37 | 233 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 7 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 25% | 0.8 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 22% | 4.2 |
| Louis Murphy | 3 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 25% | -7.6 |
| Greg Olsen | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 14% | 1.6 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11% | -1.1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwan Edwards | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haruki Nakamura | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -2.5
- Closing total
- 45
- DAL moneyline
- -137
- CAR moneyline
- +124
Cowboys closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 45; the game landed 33 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · CAR 14 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Ron Rivera