2012 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 28, 2012 · Cowboys Stadium
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Dallas Cowboys
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NYG -1.5 ✓O 47.5 ✓
New York Giants 29–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
36/62, 437 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
-11.3 expected points added · -0.4% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
15/29, 192 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-2.8 expected points added · -10.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 15/29 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Andre Brown | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| David Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rueben Randle | 2 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 7% | 6.2 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 4 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 24% | -0.2 |
| Martellus Bennett | 4 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 21% | -0.9 |
| Domenik Hixon | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10% | 0.6 |
| Victor Cruz | 2 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 28% | -5.6 |
| Andre Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
| Ramses Barden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevie Brown | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Keith Rivers | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Amukamara | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chase Blackburn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Linval Joseph | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Sash | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Herzlich | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 36/62 | 437 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 13 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | -7.3 |
| Tony Romo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Phillip Tanner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 18 | 23 | 167 | 0 | 38% | 6.1 |
| Miles Austin | 9 | 16 | 133 | 0 | 26% | 3.7 |
| Dez Bryant | 5 | 11 | 110 | 0 | 18% | -3.5 |
| John Phillips | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5% | 1.2 |
| Phillip Tanner | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Felix Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -9.7 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -3.0 |
| James Hanna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Spencer | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morris Claiborne | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orie Lemon | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Tanner | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -1.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- NYG moneyline
- -144
- DAL moneyline
- +130
Giants closed -1.5 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 53 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Jason Garrett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.