2014 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2014 · Lincoln Financial Field
Dallas CowboysWinner
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Philadelphia Eagles
27
PHI -3.5 upsetO 54.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 38–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
22/31, 265 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
15.9 expected points added · +13.6% completion over expected
Passing · PHI
17/28, 252 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
3.6 expected points added · -4.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 22/31 | 265 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 31 | 81 | 2.6 | 2 | -6.1 |
| Lance Dunbar | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Joseph Randle | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Tony Romo | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 6 | 7 | 114 | 3 | 24% | 14.9 |
| Jason Witten | 7 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 31% | 6.1 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 14% | 3.6 |
| Terrance Williams | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 14% | 0.1 |
| James Hanna | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Lance Dunbar | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 |
| DeMarco Murray | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Dwayne Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Church | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rolando McClain | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeremy Mincey | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Selvie | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell McClain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 17/28 | 252 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Chris Polk | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Maclin | 4 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 22% | 5.4 |
| Brent Celek | 4 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 22% | -1.3 |
| Josh Huff | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 7% | 4.1 |
| Zach Ertz | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 15% | -0.9 |
| Riley Cooper | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 15% | -1.3 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | 1.0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| Jordan Matthews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Barwin | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Matthews | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Thornton | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Logan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Acho | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Graham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fletcher Cox | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -3.5
- Closing total
- 54.5
- DAL moneyline
- +144
- PHI moneyline
- -159
Eagles closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 54.5; the game landed 65 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 41°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- DAL 10 days · PHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Chip Kelly
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.