2016 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2016 · AT&T Stadium
Final
Philadelphia Eagles 23 at Dallas Cowboys 29. Final.
Dallas Cowboys 29–23.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Philadelphia Eagles
54 dressed · 9 never used
- 72Halapoulivaati VaitaiOT · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 79Brandon BrooksG · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 62Jason KelceC · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 71Jason PetersT · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 11Carson WentzQB · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 17Nelson AgholorWR · Full-time91%69 snaps
- 81Jordan MatthewsWR · Full-time89%68 snaps
- 61Stefen WisniewskiC · Full-time88%67 snaps
- 86Zach ErtzTE · Full-time80%61 snaps
- 43Darren SprolesRB · Full-time80%61 snaps
- 18Dorial Green-BeckhamWR · Heavy rotation64%49 snaps
- 87Brent CelekTE · Rotational30%23 snaps
- 13Josh HuffWR · Rotational25%19 snaps
- 47Trey BurtonTE · Situational16%12 snaps
- 76Allen BarbreOG · Situational12%9 snaps
- 24Ryan MathewsRB · Situational11%8 snaps
- 34Kenjon BarnerRB · Situational8%6 snaps
- 64Matt TobinG · Situational4%3 snaps
- 28Wendell SmallwoodRB · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Dallas Cowboys
57 dressed · 12 never used
- 82Jason WittenTE · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 77Tyron SmithT · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 70Zack MartinG · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 65Ronald LearyG · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 68Doug FreeT · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 72Travis FrederickC · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 4Dak PrescottQB · Every snap100%77 snaps
- 88Dez BryantWR · Full-time88%68 snaps
- 21Ezekiel ElliottRB · Full-time83%64 snaps
- 83Terrance WilliamsWR · Heavy rotation77%59 snaps
- 11Cole BeasleyWR · Heavy rotation66%51 snaps
- 19Brice ButlerWR · Rotational27%21 snaps
- 87Geoff SwaimTE · Rotational25%19 snaps
- 13Lucky WhiteheadWR · Situational13%10 snaps
- 46Alfred MorrisRB · Situational9%7 snaps
- 41Keith SmithFB · Situational8%6 snaps
- 45Rod SmithRB · Situational3%2 snaps
- 89Gavin EscobarTE · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 12
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
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
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 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2016_08_PHI_DAL
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Cowboys -5
- Closing total
- 44
- Eagles moneyline
- +201
- Cowboys 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
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- Eagles 7 days · Cowboys 14 days
- Coaches
- Doug Pederson vs Jason Garrett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.