2014 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2014 · AT&T Stadium
Houston Texans
17
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Dallas CowboysWinner
20
DAL -5 no coverU 47.5 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 20–17 — 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
28/41, 324 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
10.8 expected points added · +3.3% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
16/25, 154 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-4.7 expected points added · +1.1% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
2/6 for 71 yds, 1 TD
15% of team targets · 3.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 16/25 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 23 | 157 | 6.8 | 2 | 6.4 |
| Alfred Blue | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 6 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 25% | 5.0 |
| Andre Johnson | 5 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 33% | 1.5 |
| Arian Foster | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 21% | -6.5 |
| Ryan Griffin | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Garrett Graham | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -1.2 |
| Damaris Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Jackson | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuggle | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Watt | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mohamed | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Tarpinian | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 28/41 | 324 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 31 | 136 | 4.4 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Joseph Randle | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 9 | 14 | 85 | 1 | 35% | -0.4 |
| Terrance Williams | 2 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 15% | 3.4 |
| Jason Witten | 4 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 13% | 5.7 |
| DeMarco Murray | 6 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 20% | 0.6 |
| Dwayne Harris | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 8% | 1.5 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 10% | 3.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Carr | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Church | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolando McClain | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell McClain | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilber | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- HOU moneyline
- +210
- DAL moneyline
- -235
Cowboys closed -5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 37 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Jason Garrett