2017 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 1, 2017 · AT&T Stadium
Los Angeles RamsWinner
35
at
Dallas Cowboys
30
DAL -5 upsetO 51 ✓Dome
Los Angeles Rams 35–30.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · LA
21/36, 255 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
6.9 expected points added · -4.3% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
20/36, 252 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
3.6 expected points added · -4.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Los Angeles Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 21/36 | 255 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Gurley | 23 | 121 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Tavon Austin | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Malcolm Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Jared Goff | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Gurley | 7 | 8 | 94 | 1 | 23% | 5.2 |
| Cooper Kupp | 5 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 20% | 4.3 |
| Tyler Higbee | 3 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 17% | 1.3 |
| Robert Woods | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 17% | -1.5 |
| Sammy Watkins | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 0.4 |
| Malcolm Brown | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Gerald Everett | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9% | 0.3 |
| Tavon Austin | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Barron | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alec Ogletree | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayvon Webster | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Brockers | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Donald | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Longacre | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Quinn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 20/36 | 252 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 21 | 85 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Alfred Morris | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Dak Prescott | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Ryan Switzer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 5 | 13 | 98 | 0 | 37% | 1.7 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 4 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 14% | 4.6 |
| Terrance Williams | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 17% | -0.6 |
| James Hanna | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3% | 2.9 |
| Cole Beasley | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 17% | -5.9 |
| Brice Butler | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6% | 3.4 |
| Jason Witten | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Smith | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Heath | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Lawrence | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavon Frazier | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -5
- Closing total
- 51
- LA moneyline
- +211
- DAL moneyline
- -237
Cowboys closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 51; the game landed 65 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- LA 10 days · DAL 6 days
- Coaches
- Sean McVay vs Jason Garrett