2014 Week 14 · Thu, Dec 4, 2014 · Soldier Field
Dallas CowboysWinner
41
at
Chicago Bears
28
DAL -3.5 ✓O 50.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 41–28.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
32/46, 341 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
12.5 expected points added · +6.3% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
21/26, 205 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
16.1 expected points added · +17.3% completion over expected
Receiving · CHI
12/15 for 84 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 21/26 | 205 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 32 | 179 | 5.6 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Joseph Randle | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Tony Romo | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 6 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 31% | 5.6 |
| DeMarco Murray | 9 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 38% | 2.2 |
| Cole Beasley | 3 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 12% | 6.9 |
| Jason Witten | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12% | 1.0 |
| Gavin Escobar | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4% | 2.5 |
| Dwayne Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando McClain | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Church | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C.J. Spillman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Randle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Brent | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 32/46 | 341 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alshon Jeffery | 6 | 9 | 95 | 1 | 20% | 7.5 |
| Martellus Bennett | 12 | 15 | 84 | 1 | 33% | 4.6 |
| Matt Forte | 8 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 20% | -4.3 |
| Brandon Marshall | 3 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 9% | 5.9 |
| Marquess Wilson | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11% | -0.8 |
| Josh Morgan | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9% | -7.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Bostic | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea McClellin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Paea | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Fuller | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demontre Hurst | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Young | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3.5
- Closing total
- 50.5
- DAL moneyline
- -187
- CHI moneyline
- +168
Cowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 69 — over by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 35°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Marc Trestman