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2016 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 15, 2017 · AT&T Stadium

Green Bay PackersWinner

34

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

Aaron RodgersQB

28/43, 355 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

13.7 expected points added · +4.8% completion over expected

Passing · DAL

Dak PrescottQB

24/38, 302 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

5.4 expected points added · +5.0% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

Ezekiel ElliottRB

22 att, 125 yds, 0 TD

2.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · GB

Ty MontgomeryWR

11 att, 47 yds, 2 TD

1.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DAL

Dez BryantWR

9/12 for 132 yds, 2 TD

32% of team targets · 8.1 expected points added

Receiving · GB

Jared CookTE

6/11 for 103 yds, 1 TD

26% of team targets · 6.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Green Bay Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Aaron Rodgers28/4335521313.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ty Montgomery11474.321.6
Aaron Ripkowski4246.00-0.0
Aaron Rodgers2168.001.8

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jared Cook611103126%6.7
Davante Adams51076023%0.5
Randall Cobb7862019%2.4
Geronimo Allison3546012%3.0
Ty Montgomery6734016%1.1
Richard Rodgers123415%2.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Kentrell Brice610.001
Damarious Randall510.000
LaDarius Gunter500.001
Nick Perry401.001
Micah Hyde401.012
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix400.000
Jake Ryan310.000
Kenny Clark310.000
Morgan Burnett120.000
Mike Daniels210.000

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Dak Prescott24/383023125.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ezekiel Elliott221255.702.1
Dak Prescott2136.503.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Dez Bryant912132232%8.1
Terrance Williams4668016%3.1
Jason Witten6959124%4.3
Cole Beasley4645016%-4.1
Brice Butler03008%-2.5
Ezekiel Elliott11-203%-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Sean Lee620.000
Anthony Hitchens430.000
Byron Jones500.002
Barry Church221.000
Morris Claiborne400.001
Brandon Carr300.000
Demarcus Lawrence210.000
Orlando Scandrick301.000
Jeff Heath301.011
J.J. Wilcox200.000

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