2017 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2017 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Dallas Cowboys

Denver BroncosWinner

DAL -2.5 upsetO 44 ✓Cowboys closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Denver Broncos 42–17 — 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

Dak PrescottQB

30/50, 238 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-18.7 expected points added · -1.7% completion over expected

Passing · DEN

Trevor SiemianQB

22/32, 231 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

5.7 expected points added · +9.8% completion over expected

Rushing · DEN

C.J. AndersonRB

25 att, 118 yds, 1 TD

0.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Jamaal CharlesRB

9 att, 46 yds, 0 TD

-0.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DAL

Jason WittenTE

10/13 for 97 yds, 1 TD

27% of team targets · 2.6 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Demaryius ThomasWR

6/8 for 71 yds, 0 TD

27% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Dak Prescott	30/50	238	2	2	2	-18.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Dak Prescott	3	24	8.0	-0.8
Ezekiel Elliott	9	8	0.9	-2.9
Rod Smith	2	8	4.0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jason Witten	10	13	97	1	27%	2.6
Dez Bryant	7	16	59	1	33%	-14.3
Cole Beasley	4	8	33	0	16%	-2.1
Brice Butler	1	2	18	0	4%	0.3
Terrance Williams	4	5	17	0	10%	-0.4
Ezekiel Elliott	4	5	14	0	10%	-1.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jaylon Smith	3	7	0.0	0	0
Sean Lee	8	1	0.0	0	0
Demarcus Lawrence	5	2	2.0	0	0
Anthony Brown	6	0	0.0	0	1
Jourdan Lewis	6	0	0.0	1	1
Jeff Heath	3	1	0.0	0	1
Benson Mayowa	2	2	0.0	0	0
Brian Price	3	0	0.0	0	0
Kavon Frazier	3	0	0.0	0	0
Kyle Wilber	2	0	0.0	0	0

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Trevor Siemian	22/32	231	4	1	2	5.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
C.J. Anderson	25	118	4.7	1	0.4
Jamaal Charles	9	46	5.1	0	-0.3
Trevor Siemian	5	14	2.8	0	-0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Demaryius Thomas	6	8	71	0	27%	0.4
Emmanuel Sanders	6	8	62	2	27%	5.1
C.J. Anderson	3	3	36	1	10%	6.1
Cody Latimer	2	2	22	0	7%	1.7
Jeff Heuerman	1	1	15	0	3%	1.8
Virgil Green	2	3	11	1	10%	2.1
Bennie Fowler	1	3	8	0	10%	-1.9
Jamaal Charles	1	1	6	0	3%	0.2
A.J. Derby	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Shaquil Barrett	4	3	0.0	0	0
Brandon Marshall	6	1	0.0	0	0
Justin Simmons	3	2	0.0	0	0
Chris Harris	5	0	0.0	1	2
Will Parks	4	0	0.0	0	0
Adam Gotsis	1	2	0.0	0	0
Darian Stewart	3	0	0.0	0	0
Bradley Roby	2	0	0.0	0	1
Von Miller	2	0	2.0	0	1
Ronald Leary	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DAL -2.5
Closing total: 44
DAL moneyline: -128
DEN moneyline: +116

Cowboys closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 44; the game landed 59 — over by 15.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 72°F, wind 5 mph
Referee: Brad Allen
Rest: DAL 7 days · DEN 6 days
Coaches: Jason Garrett vs Vance Joseph