2013 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 24, 2013 · MetLife Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
24
at
New York Giants
21
NYG -1 upsetO 44.5 ✓25°F
Dallas Cowboys 24–21 — 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
23/38, 234 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-0.6 expected points added · -5.0% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
16/30, 174 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-3.8 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 | 23/38 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Lance Dunbar | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Tony Romo | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 9 | 16 | 86 | 0 | 42% | -3.1 |
| DeMarco Murray | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 8% | 3.3 |
| Jason Witten | 4 | 7 | 37 | 2 | 18% | 4.2 |
| Lance Dunbar | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 5% | 1.6 |
| Miles Austin | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8% | 0.0 |
| Cole Beasley | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 11% | -1.3 |
| Terrance Williams | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 0.3 |
| Gavin Escobar | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Church | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilber | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dez Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny McCray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 16/30 | 174 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Brown | 21 | 127 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 0 | 3.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rueben Randle | 3 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 23% | 3.3 |
| Brandon Myers | 3 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 17% | 3.4 |
| Victor Cruz | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 13% | -10.1 |
| Jerrel Jernigan | 2 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 23% | -4.8 |
| Andre Brown | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 13% | -2.3 |
| Bear Pascoe | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
| Louis Murphy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3% | 1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mundy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Hill | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trumaine McBride | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Prince Amukamara | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antrel Rolle | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terrell Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacquian Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Paysinger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -1
- Closing total
- 44.5
- DAL moneyline
- +117
- NYG moneyline
- -129
Giants closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 45 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 25°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- DAL 14 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Tom Coughlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.