2016 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 11, 2016 · MetLife Stadium
Dallas Cowboys
7
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New York GiantsWinner
10
DAL -3.5 upsetU 47 ✓32°F
New York Giants 10–7 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
17/28, 193 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-11.9 expected points added · -7.2% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
17/37, 165 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-21.2 expected points added · -16.6% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
5/6 for 76 yds, 1 TD
16% of team targets · 4.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 17/37 | 165 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -21.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 24 | 107 | 4.5 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Dak Prescott | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Williams | 5 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 16% | 4.8 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 19% | -0.5 |
| Jason Witten | 4 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 19% | -2.2 |
| Lance Dunbar | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 14% | -2.2 |
| Dez Bryant | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 24% | -19.8 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.0 |
| Brice Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 6 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell McClain | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crawford | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benson Mayowa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Witten | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 17/28 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -11.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Jennings | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Paul Perkins | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Bobby Rainey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -5.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Beckham | 4 | 9 | 94 | 1 | 32% | 5.2 |
| Sterling Shepard | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 14% | 4.6 |
| Will Tye | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7% | 1.4 |
| Rashad Jennings | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Jerell Adams | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | -1.8 |
| Bobby Rainey | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Victor Cruz | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14% | -5.4 |
| Paul Perkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Roger Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Okwara | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Landon Collins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keenan Robinson | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devon Kennard | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Harrison | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janoris Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Olivier Vernon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Apple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3.5
- Closing total
- 47
- DAL moneyline
- -185
- NYG moneyline
- +166
Cowboys closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 17 — under by 30.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 32°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- DAL 10 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Ben McAdoo
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.