2017 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 24, 2017 · AT&T Stadium
Seattle SeahawksWinner
21
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Dallas Cowboys
12
DAL -4.5 upsetU 47 ✓Dome
Seattle Seahawks 21–12.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
21/34, 181 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-14.0 expected points added · -7.4% completion over expected
Passing · SEA
14/21, 93 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-1.9 expected points added · +11.0% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
4/4 for 43 yds, 0 TD
12% of team targets · 3.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 14/21 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Mike Davis | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 0 | -6.9 |
| Thomas Rawls | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tyler Lockett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Baldwin | 4 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 30% | 2.6 |
| Paul Richardson | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 20% | 2.0 |
| Mike Davis | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 25% | -1.3 |
| Luke Willson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10% | 0.1 |
| Tyler Lockett | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -1.3 |
| Jimmy Graham | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5% | 1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Thomas | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Wagner | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.J. Wright | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bradley McDougald | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquill Griffin | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Maxwell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Clark | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 21/34 | 181 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 24 | 97 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Dak Prescott | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Rod Smith | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Williams | 4 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 12% | 3.6 |
| Dez Bryant | 3 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 18% | -9.2 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 26% | -0.4 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | 2.0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21% | -9.8 |
| Cole Beasley | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Noah Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 6 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidobe Awuzie | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Datone Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Wilson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benson Mayowa | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -4.5
- Closing total
- 47
- SEA moneyline
- +191
- DAL moneyline
- -213
Cowboys closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 33 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- SEA 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Pete Carroll vs Jason Garrett