2014 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2014 · AT&T Stadium

Indianapolis Colts

Dallas CowboysWinner

DAL -3.5 ✓U 53 ✓DomeCowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 35.

Dallas Cowboys 42–7 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DAL

Tony RomoQB

18/20, 218 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

21.8 expected points added · +21.3% completion over expected

Passing · IND

Matt HasselbeckQB

15/21, 126 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-7.5 expected points added · +2.2% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

DeMarco MurrayRB

22 att, 58 yds, 1 TD

-2.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DAL

Joseph RandleRB

13 att, 37 yds, 0 TD

-7.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DAL

Jason WittenTE

7/7 for 90 yds, 1 TD

33% of team targets · 9.9 expected points added

Receiving · DAL

Dez BryantWR

5/5 for 73 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Hasselbeck	15/21	126	1	0	2	-7.5
Andrew Luck	15/22	109	0	2	0	-10.5
Pat McAfee	0/1	0	0	0	0	-2.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Dan Herron	7	3	0.4	-4.4
Trent Richardson	2	1	0.5	-1.7
Zurlon Tipton	1	-3	-3.0	-0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Hakeem Nicks	9	11	72	0	25%	-2.3
Dan Herron	3	4	37	0	9%	0.7
Coby Fleener	4	7	36	0	16%	-3.9
Jack Doyle	2	3	23	0	7%	1.2
Reggie Wayne	3	5	23	0	11%	-4.6
Zurlon Tipton	4	4	23	1	9%	0.1
Trent Richardson	2	2	8	0	5%	-1.7
Josh Cribbs	1	1	8	0	2%	0.7
Donte Moncrief	2	3	5	0	7%	0.4
Dwayne Allen	0	3	0	0	7%	-1.9
Dewey McDonald	0	1	0	0	2%	-2.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
D'Qwell Jackson	5	6	0.0	0
Mike Adams	6	3	0.0	0
Arthur Jones	4	3	1.0	0
LaRon Landry	6	0	0.0	0
Jerrell Freeman	5	0	0.0	0
Greg Toler	2	1	0.0	0
Vontae Davis	3	0	0.0	0
Darius Butler	3	0	0.0	0
Bjoern Werner	3	0	0.0	1
Andrew Luck	2	0	0.0	0

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tony Romo	18/20	218	4	0	1	21.8
Brandon Weeden	1/1	43	1	0	0	4.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeMarco Murray	22	58	2.6	1	-2.8
Joseph Randle	13	37	2.8	0	-7.6
Tony Romo	3	28	9.3	0	3.2
Lance Dunbar	2	4	2.0	0	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jason Witten	7	7	90	1	33%	9.9
Dez Bryant	5	5	73	1	24%	6.9
Terrance Williams	2	2	52	2	10%	7.0
Cole Beasley	2	3	29	1	14%	1.6
Lance Dunbar	2	2	10	0	10%	3.8
Joseph Randle	1	1	7	0	5%	0.4
Dwayne Harris	0	1	0	0	5%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Anthony Hitchens	6	0	0.0	1	2
Orlando Scandrick	5	1	1.0	0	0
Rolando McClain	3	1	0.0	0	0
Bruce Carter	3	1	0.0	0	0
Brandon Carr	3	1	0.0	0	2
Barry Church	1	2	0.0	0	0
Sterling Moore	1	2	0.0	0	1
C.J. Spillman	2	1	0.0	0	0
Kyle Wilber	2	0	1.0	0	0
Cameron Lawrence	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DAL -3.5
Closing total: 53
IND moneyline: +160
DAL moneyline: -178

Cowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 35.

Total closed 53; the game landed 49 — under by 4.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: AT&T Stadium
Roof / surface: closed · matrixturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Bill Leavy
Rest: IND 7 days · DAL 7 days
Coaches: Chuck Pagano vs Jason Garrett