2014 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2014 · AT&T Stadium
San Francisco 49ersWinner
28
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Dallas Cowboys
17
SF -3.5 ✓U 49 ✓Dome
San Francisco 49ers 28–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
23/37, 281 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-5.7 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected
Passing · SF
16/23, 201 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.3 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Kaepernick | 16/23 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Carlos Hyde | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -4.0 |
| LaMichael James | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anquan Boldin | 8 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 39% | 8.9 |
| Vernon Davis | 4 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 26% | 2.4 |
| Steve Johnson | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 9% | 4.4 |
| Michael Crabtree | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 17% | 0.2 |
| Bruce Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Willis | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Wilhoite | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Reid | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tramaine Brock | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perrish Cox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Demarcus Dobbs | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Lemonier | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 23/37 | 281 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 1 | -2.9 |
| Dwayne Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Harris | 1 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 5% | 4.5 |
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 16% | -7.1 |
| Terrance Williams | 4 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 19% | 2.2 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 14% | 4.2 |
| DeMarco Murray | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 11% | 0.5 |
| Lance Dunbar | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 8% | 1.4 |
| Devin Street | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8% | 1.6 |
| Jason Witten | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 16% | -7.1 |
| Gavin Escobar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Durant | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolando McClain | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Church | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sterling Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Hayden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -3.5
- Closing total
- 49
- SF moneyline
- -154
- DAL moneyline
- +139
49ers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 49; the game landed 45 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- SF 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Harbaugh vs Jason Garrett