2014 Week 14 · Thu, Dec 4, 2014 · Soldier Field
Final
Dallas Cowboys 41 at Chicago Bears 28. Final.
Dallas Cowboys 41–28.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Dallas Cowboys
48 dressed · 6 never used
- 82Jason WittenTE · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 70Zack MartinG · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 77Tyron SmithT · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 65Ronald LearyG · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 68Doug FreeT · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 72Travis FrederickC · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 9Tony RomoQB · Every snap100%62 snaps
- 29DeMarco MurrayRB · Full-time94%58 snaps
- 88Dez BryantWR · Full-time92%57 snaps
- 83Terrance WilliamsWR · Heavy rotation63%39 snaps
- 84James HannaTE · Rotational45%28 snaps
- 89Gavin EscobarTE · Rotational39%24 snaps
- 17Dwayne HarrisWR · Situational21%13 snaps
- 44Tyler CluttsFB · Situational19%12 snaps
- 11Cole BeasleyWR · Situational16%10 snaps
- 15Devin StreetWR · Situational5%3 snaps
- 27J.J. WilcoxFS · Situational3%2 snaps
- 25Lance DunbarRB · Situational2%1 snap
- 21Joseph RandleRB · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 6
Chicago Bears
49 dressed · 7 never used
- 75Kyle LongG · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 63Roberto GarzaC · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 74Jermon BushrodT · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 67Jordan MillsT · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 22Matt ForteRB · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 6Jay CutlerQB · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 17Alshon JefferyWR · Full-time96%66 snaps
- 10Marquess WilsonWR · Full-time90%62 snaps
- 83Martellus BennettTE · Full-time87%60 snaps
- 19Josh MorganWR · Heavy rotation67%46 snaps
- 79Ryan GroyG · Heavy rotation59%41 snaps
- 70Michael OlaG · Rotational41%28 snaps
- 88Dante RosarioTE · Rotational25%17 snaps
- —Brandon MarshallWR · Rotational25%17 snaps
- 80Marc MarianiWR · Situational4%3 snaps
- 72Charles LenoT · Situational4%3 snaps
- 84Blake AnnenTE · Situational1%1 snap
- 25Ka'Deem CareyRB · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
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
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
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
- Cowboys -3.5
- Closing total
- 50.5
- Cowboys moneyline
- -187
- Bears 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
- Cold, 34°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 6 mph out of the south-east; overcast.
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- Cowboys 7 days · Bears 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Marc Trestman