2016 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2016 · AT&T Stadium
Chicago Bears
17
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Dallas CowboysWinner
31
DAL -6.5 ✓O 45 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 31–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
30/49, 317 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
3.4 expected points added · +2.4% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
19/24, 248 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
15.0 expected points added · +14.6% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
4/4 for 88 yds, 0 TD
17% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 30/49 | 317 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Howard | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Jeremy Langford | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Brian Hoyer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Miller | 8 | 9 | 78 | 2 | 20% | 7.6 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 5 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 16% | 3.9 |
| Kevin White | 6 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 31% | -2.7 |
| Jordan Howard | 4 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 13% | 1.0 |
| Cameron Meredith | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 7% | -4.4 |
| Eddie Royal | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Jeremy Langford | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrell Freeman | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Glenn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Sutton | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Jones-Quartey | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Young | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Acho | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Amos | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 19/24 | 248 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 30 | 140 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Dak Prescott | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Alfred Morris | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Lucky Whitehead | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Lance Dunbar | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Williams | 4 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 17% | 0.4 |
| Cole Beasley | 7 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 29% | 5.9 |
| Dez Bryant | 3 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 25% | 1.5 |
| Jason Witten | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 8% | 1.9 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Alfred Morris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Brice Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.1 |
| Geoff Swaim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Church | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morris Claiborne | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Carr | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Lee | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Wilson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Durant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -6.5
- Closing total
- 45
- CHI moneyline
- +231
- DAL moneyline
- -260
Cowboys closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 45; the game landed 48 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Craig Wrolstad
- Rest
- CHI 6 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Jason Garrett