2012 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 18, 2012 · Cowboys Stadium
Cleveland Browns
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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DAL -7 no coverU 43.5 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
35/50, 313 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-0.3 expected points added · +5.6% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
20/35, 210 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
2.5 expected points added · -6.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Weeden | 20/35 | 210 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Richardson | 28 | 95 | 3.4 | 0 | -5.6 |
| Montario Hardesty | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Little | 3 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 11% | 2.8 |
| Josh Gordon | 5 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 20% | 1.5 |
| Trent Richardson | 6 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 23% | 3.5 |
| Benjamin Watson | 4 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 23% | 8.1 |
| Josh Cooper | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -1.6 |
| Alex Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Jordan Cameron | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -4.5 |
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
| Josh Cribbs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Skrine | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson Bademosi | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James-Michael Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaluka Maiava | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hagg | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wade | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 35/50 | 313 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Tony Romo | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Lance Dunbar | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 12 | 15 | 145 | 1 | 31% | 6.6 |
| Miles Austin | 6 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 24% | 1.1 |
| Jason Witten | 7 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 16% | 2.5 |
| Dwayne Harris | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Cole Beasley | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
| Lance Dunbar | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | 2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McCray | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Carr | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Carter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Connor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 43.5
- CLE moneyline
- +281
- DAL moneyline
- -320
Cowboys closed -7, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 43 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- CLE 14 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Pat Shurmur vs Jason Garrett