2013 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 8, 2013 · AT&T Stadium
New York Giants
31
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Dallas CowboysWinner
36
DAL -3.5 ✓O 49.5 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 36–31.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
27/42, 450 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT
8.0 expected points added · +1.7% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
36/49, 263 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-7.1 expected points added · +6.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 27/42 | 450 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Da'Rel Scott | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -1.6 |
| David Wilson | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | -12.1 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Cruz | 5 | 8 | 118 | 3 | 20% | 11.4 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 5 | 8 | 114 | 0 | 20% | 8.1 |
| Rueben Randle | 5 | 6 | 101 | 0 | 15% | 4.5 |
| Brandon Myers | 7 | 9 | 66 | 1 | 22% | 3.7 |
| Da'Rel Scott | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 20% | -7.3 |
| David Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -5.1 |
| Henry Hynoski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Tuck | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Thomas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Mundy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Herzlich | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linval Joseph | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacquian Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Paysinger | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Amukamara | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 36/49 | 263 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 20 | 86 | 4.3 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Phillip Tanner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Tony Romo | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Austin | 10 | 12 | 72 | 0 | 24% | 2.5 |
| Jason Witten | 8 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 18% | 4.8 |
| DeMarco Murray | 8 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 20% | -0.9 |
| Terrance Williams | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8% | -6.9 |
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 16% | -3.3 |
| Dwayne Harris | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Phillip Tanner | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
| Gavin Escobar | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Carter | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Carr | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwayne Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Hayden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Hatcher | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3.5
- Closing total
- 49.5
- NYG moneyline
- +162
- DAL moneyline
- -180
Cowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 67 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- 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.