2015 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2015 · MetLife Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
20
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New York GiantsWinner
27
NYG -3 ✓O 44.5 ✓
New York Giants 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
17/27, 227 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-8.1 expected points added · +2.8% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
13/24, 170 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.3 expected points added · -12.4% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
4/7 for 70 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · -6.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 17/27 | 227 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren McFadden | 29 | 152 | 5.2 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Lucky Whitehead | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Joseph Randle | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Christine Michael | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 6 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 30% | 3.4 |
| Terrance Williams | 4 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 26% | -6.2 |
| Brice Butler | 2 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 19% | -2.1 |
| Devin Street | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4% | 2.9 |
| Darren McFadden | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | -0.0 |
| James Hanna | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -2.7 |
| Christine Michael | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Cole Beasley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hardy | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Corey White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrance Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolando McClain | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 13/24 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Rashad Jennings | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Andre Williams | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Eli Manning | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rueben Randle | 2 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 21% | 3.3 |
| Dwayne Harris | 2 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 8% | 1.9 |
| Odell Beckham | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 25% | 1.3 |
| Larry Donnell | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 21% | 0.1 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13% | -0.4 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Will Tye | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Beason | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Wynn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wade | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| George Selvie | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Hosley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hankins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3
- Closing total
- 44.5
- DAL moneyline
- +140
- NYG moneyline
- -155
Giants closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 47 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- DAL 14 days · NYG 6 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Tom Coughlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.