2016 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 15, 2017 · AT&T Stadium
Green Bay PackersWinner
34
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Dallas Cowboys
31
DAL -5.5 upsetO 52.5 ✓Dome
Green Bay Packers 34–31 — 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 · GB
28/43, 355 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
13.7 expected points added · +4.8% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
24/38, 302 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
5.4 expected points added · +5.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 28/43 | 355 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Montgomery | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Aaron Ripkowski | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Cook | 6 | 11 | 103 | 1 | 26% | 6.7 |
| Davante Adams | 5 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 23% | 0.5 |
| Randall Cobb | 7 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 19% | 2.4 |
| Geronimo Allison | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 12% | 3.0 |
| Ty Montgomery | 6 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 16% | 1.1 |
| Richard Rodgers | 1 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 5% | 2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentrell Brice | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damarious Randall | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaDarius Gunter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Perry | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micah Hyde | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Ryan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Clark | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Burnett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Daniels | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 24/38 | 302 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Dak Prescott | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 9 | 12 | 132 | 2 | 32% | 8.1 |
| Terrance Williams | 4 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 16% | 3.1 |
| Jason Witten | 6 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 24% | 4.3 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 16% | -4.1 |
| Brice Butler | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.5 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Church | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Lawrence | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -5.5
- Closing total
- 52.5
- GB moneyline
- +206
- DAL moneyline
- -231
Cowboys closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 65 — over by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- GB 7 days · DAL 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs Jason Garrett