2016 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2016 · AT&T Stadium
Philadelphia Eagles
23
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Dallas CowboysWinner
29
DAL -5 ✓O 44 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 29–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
19/39, 287 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
1.6 expected points added · -8.1% completion over expected
Passing · PHI
32/43, 202 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.5 expected points added · +2.7% completion over expected
Receiving · PHI
11/15 for 65 yds, 1 TD
34% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Wentz | 32/43 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Josh Huff | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Ryan Mathews | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Kenjon Barner | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Carson Wentz | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Wendell Smallwood | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -5.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Matthews | 11 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 34% | 4.6 |
| Dorial Green-Beckham | 5 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 20% | 3.8 |
| Nelson Agholor | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 9% | 0.6 |
| Zach Ertz | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 16% | -3.0 |
| Josh Huff | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Trey Burton | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
| Kenjon Barner | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.0 |
| Ryan Mathews | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Bradham | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney McLeod | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hicks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brandon Graham | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fletcher Cox | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Mills | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mychal Kendricks | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 19/39 | 287 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Cole Beasley | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 22 | 96 | 4.4 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Dak Prescott | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Lucky Whitehead | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Alfred Morris | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 14 | 113 | 1 | 35% | 1.2 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 18% | 1.7 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 4 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 10% | 4.2 |
| Terrance Williams | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 18% | -1.7 |
| Brice Butler | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 8% | -4.5 |
| Jason Witten | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8% | 1.1 |
| Geoff Swaim | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Durant | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Church | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -5
- Closing total
- 44
- PHI moneyline
- +201
- DAL moneyline
- -225
Cowboys closed -5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 44; the game landed 52 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- PHI 7 days · DAL 14 days
- Coaches
- Doug Pederson vs Jason Garrett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.