2017 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · AT&T Stadium
Final
Green Bay Packers 35 at Dallas Cowboys 31. Final.
Green Bay Packers 35–31.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Green Bay Packers
53 dressed · 9 never used
- 65Lane TaylorG · Every snap100%60 snaps
- 75Bryan BulagaT · Every snap100%60 snaps
- 64Justin McCrayG · Every snap100%60 snaps
- 73Jahri EvansG · Every snap100%60 snaps
- 12Aaron RodgersQB · Every snap100%60 snaps
- 63Corey LinsleyC · Every snap100%60 snaps
- 17Davante AdamsWR · Full-time93%56 snaps
- 33Aaron JonesRB · Full-time88%53 snaps
- 80Martellus BennettTE · Full-time82%49 snaps
- 87Jordy NelsonWR · Full-time82%49 snaps
- 18Randall CobbWR · Heavy rotation78%47 snaps
- 84Lance KendricksTE · Rotational30%18 snaps
- 81Geronimo AllisonWR · Situational22%13 snaps
- 22Aaron RipkowskiFB · Situational12%7 snaps
- 82Richard RodgersTE · Situational10%6 snaps
- 30Jamaal WilliamsRB · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Dallas Cowboys
53 dressed · 8 never used
- 72Travis FrederickC · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 77Tyron SmithT · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 70Zack MartinG · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 71La'el CollinsT · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 64Jonathan CooperG · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 4Dak PrescottQB · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 82Jason WittenTE · Every snap99%73 snaps
- 88Dez BryantWR · Full-time89%66 snaps
- 21Ezekiel ElliottRB · Full-time86%64 snaps
- 83Terrance WilliamsWR · Heavy rotation74%55 snaps
- 11Cole BeasleyWR · Heavy rotation50%37 snaps
- 19Brice ButlerWR · Rotational30%22 snaps
- 84James HannaTE · Rotational27%20 snaps
- 41Keith SmithFB · Situational18%13 snaps
- 87Geoff SwaimTE · Situational12%9 snaps
- 46Alfred MorrisRB · Situational7%5 snaps
- 45Rod SmithRB · Situational4%3 snaps
- 10Ryan SwitzerWR · Situational4%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
25/36, 251 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
5.5 expected points added · +5.3% completion over expected
Passing · GB
19/29, 221 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
10.5 expected points added · +7.8% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 19/29 | 221 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones | 19 | 125 | 6.6 | 1 | +8.2 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Aaron Ripkowski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Jamaal Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davante Adams | 7 | 11 | 66 | 2 | 39% | +5.7 |
| Martellus Bennett | 3 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 11% | +3.3 |
| Randall Cobb | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 18% | +3.9 |
| Jordy Nelson | 2 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 14% | −0.2 |
| Lance Kendricks | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4% | +1.7 |
| Richard Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4% | +1.6 |
| Aaron Jones | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +1.1 |
| Geronimo Allison | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Martinez | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Ryan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Burnett | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinten Rollins | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Clark | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perry | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentrell Brice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 25/36 | 251 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 29 | 116 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Dak Prescott | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | +6.4 |
| Alfred Morris | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 8 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 28% | +3.0 |
| Brice Butler | 2 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 6% | +5.0 |
| Dez Bryant | 5 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 22% | +4.5 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 17% | +1.8 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | +2.0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | −2.1 |
| Terrance Williams | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | −7.6 |
| Keith Smith | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | +0.8 |
| Alfred Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| James Hanna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Smith | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Irving | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demarcus Lawrence | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidobe Awuzie | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Cowboys -2.5
- Closing total
- 52
- Packers moneyline
- +126
- Cowboys moneyline
- -139
Cowboys closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 52; the game landed 66 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- Packers 10 days · Cowboys 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs Jason Garrett