2015 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2015 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
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Buffalo BillsWinner
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BUF -6.5 ✓U 42 ✓
Buffalo Bills 16–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
13/31, 186 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-4.0 expected points added · -17.0% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
13/18, 179 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
0.0 expected points added · +14.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Moore | 13/31 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren McFadden | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Robert Turbin | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Kellen Moore | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Butler | 4 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 30% | -3.8 |
| Terrance Williams | 4 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 33% | 0.5 |
| Cole Beasley | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 7% | 4.2 |
| Jason Witten | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
| James Hanna | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 13% | -0.5 |
| Robert Turbin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Devin Street | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Darren McFadden | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deji Olatoye | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Carr | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Hardy | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolando McClain | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crawford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 13/18 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gillislee | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Karlos Williams | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Watkins | 5 | 6 | 84 | 0 | 33% | 4.3 |
| Chris Hogan | 2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 22% | -3.7 |
| Karlos Williams | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11% | -4.6 |
| Chris Gragg | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 17% | -0.1 |
| Mike Gillislee | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11% | 2.2 |
| Nick O'Leary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Graham | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Bryant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brooks | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nickell Robey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lawson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Tarpley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bacarri Rambo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -6.5
- Closing total
- 42
- DAL moneyline
- +231
- BUF moneyline
- -260
Bills closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 42; the game landed 22 — under by 20.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 39°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DAL 8 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Rex Ryan