2016 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 6, 2016 · FirstEnergy Stadium
Dallas CowboysWinner
35
at
Cleveland Browns
10
DAL -7 ✓U 49 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 35–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
21/27, 247 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
21.8 expected points added · +17.2% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
19/27, 203 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-1.0 expected points added · +10.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 21/27 | 247 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21.8 |
| Mark Sanchez | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Alfred Morris | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Dak Prescott | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Lucky Whitehead | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Mark Sanchez | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 8 | 10 | 134 | 1 | 36% | 11.2 |
| Cole Beasley | 6 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 21% | 8.5 |
| Terrance Williams | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11% | 0.8 |
| Dez Bryant | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 14% | -0.1 |
| Geoff Swaim | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | 1.5 |
| Brice Butler | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
| Gavin Escobar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4% | 1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell McClain | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damien Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Kessler | 19/27 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Johnson | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Cody Kessler | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | -3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crowell | 4 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 15% | 2.8 |
| Terrelle Pryor | 5 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 26% | 4.5 |
| Corey Coleman | 3 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 26% | -0.3 |
| Gary Barnidge | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11% | 0.4 |
| Duke Johnson | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 15% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demario Davis | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibraheim Campbell | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Kindred | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Reynolds | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Meder | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Shelton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Briean Boddy-Calhoun | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 49
- DAL moneyline
- -289
- CLE moneyline
- +255
Cowboys closed -7 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 49; the game landed 45 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FirstEnergy Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Hue Jackson