2020 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2020 · SoFi Stadium

Dallas Cowboys

Los Angeles RamsWinner

LA -1 ✓U 52 ✓DomeRams closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.

Los Angeles Rams 20–17 — decided on the final possessions. Biggest swing: Q4 11:46, DAL +16% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

Q4 · 11:46DAL — LA DAL ball · 4th & 3LA 55%

(11:46) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short right to 88-C.Lamb to LA 9 for 2 yards (32-J.Fuller).

Market-anchored home win probability, play by play. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest momentum swings — tap one to jump there.

Highest-leverage plays

Q4 · 11:46DAL +16% win prob(11:46) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short right to 88-C.Lamb to LA 9 for 2 yards (32-J.Fuller).
Q2 · 5:17DAL +13% win prob(5:17) 2-G.Zuerlein 53 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones. DAL-75-C.Erving was injured during the play.
Q2 · 3:52LA +11% win prob(3:52) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass deep left to 12-V.Jefferson to DAL 21 for 31 yards (27-T.Diggs).
Q4 · 1:42DAL +10% win prob(1:42) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott sacked at DAL 18 for -7 yards (54-L.Floyd).

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Cowboys	Rams
Offensive plays	69	71
Total yards	380	423 (edge)
Yards per play	5.5	6.0 (edge)
Expected points added / play	-0.02	0.06 (edge)
Success rate	46% (edge)	44%
Dropback rate	65%	48%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	-0.04	0.14 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	0.02 (edge)	-0.01
Third downs	3/12	10/18 (edge)
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	7	8 (edge)
First downs gained on snaps	23	24 (edge)
Sacks taken	3	1 (edge)
Turnovers	1	1

Rams won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.06 expected points added per play vs -0.02.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · LA

Jared GoffQB

20/31, 275 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

4.9 expected points added · -4.1% completion over expected

Passing · DAL

Dak PrescottQB

25/39, 266 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-5.0 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

Ezekiel ElliottRB

22 att, 96 yds, 1 TD

0.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · LA

Malcolm BrownRB

18 att, 79 yds, 2 TD

1.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · LA

Robert WoodsWR

6/8 for 105 yds, 0 TD

29% of team targets · 5.1 expected points added

Receiving · DAL

Amari CooperWR

10/14 for 81 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · 1.2 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	LA	LA 25	9	70	3:23	Touchdown
2	DAL	DAL 25	8	23	2:38	Punt
3	LA	LA 17	17	67	8:57	Turnover on downs
4	DAL	DAL 20	9	95	2:38	Touchdown
5	LA	LA 25	12	63	3:42	Turnover on downs
6	DAL	DAL 25	10	40	3:30	Turnover on downs
7	LA	LA 43	7	44	3:16	Turnover on downs
8	DAL	DAL 27	11	83	1:39	Touchdown
9	LA	LA 28	2	12	0:17	End of half
10	DAL	DAL 32	9	21	3:36	Punt
11	LA	LA 15	12	90	5:51	Touchdown
12	DAL	DAL 25	6	13	1:11	Punt
13	LA	LA 27	3	3	0:39	Interception
14	DAL	LA 39	6	20	1:53	Turnover on downs
15	LA	LA 25	5	7	1:34	Punt
16	DAL	DAL 35	9	55	3:36	Turnover on downs
17	LA	LA 9	10	47	5:18	Punt
18	DAL	DAL 12	4	5	1:19	Fumble
19	LA	LA 29	6	20	2:35	Punt
20	DAL	DAL 9	10	25	2:22	Turnover on downs
21	LA	DAL 24	1	0	0:06	End of game

0 of 21 drives ended in points. Longest march: Cowboys gained 95 scrimmage yards over 9 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Dak Prescott	25/39	266	1	0	3	-5.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ezekiel Elliott	22	96	4.4	1	0.4
Dak Prescott	3	30	10.0	0	3.1
Tony Pollard	2	10	5.0	0	0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Amari Cooper	10	14	81	0	38%	1.2
CeeDee Lamb	5	6	59	0	16%	-1.9
Michael Gallup	3	5	50	0	14%	-1.1
Ezekiel Elliott	3	4	31	1	11%	2.5
Tony Pollard	2	3	22	0	8%	-0.4
Blake Jarwin	1	1	12	0	3%	0.9
Dalton Schultz	1	4	11	0	11%	0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jaylon Smith	5	5	0.0	0	1
Aldon Smith	5	5	1.0	0	0
Darian Thompson	8	1	0.0	0	0
Xavier Woods	4	3	0.0	0	0
Anthony Brown	5	1	0.0	0	0
Joe Thomas	2	3	0.0	0	0
Everson Griffen	2	1	0.0	0	1
Trevon Diggs	2	1	0.0	0	0
Dontari Poe	2	1	0.0	0	0
Chidobe Awuzie	2	0	0.0	1	1

Los Angeles Rams

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jared Goff	20/31	275	0	1	1	4.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Malcolm Brown	18	79	4.4	2	1.8
Cam Akers	14	39	2.8	0	-4.5
Jared Goff	4	15	3.8	0	-1.2
Robert Woods	1	14	14.0	0	0.8
Darrell Henderson	3	6	2.0	0	-0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Robert Woods	6	8	105	29%	5.1
Cooper Kupp	4	5	40	18%	2.8
Tyler Higbee	3	4	40	14%	2.8
Malcolm Brown	3	4	31	14%	0.3
Van Jefferson	1	3	31	11%	-1.9
Josh Reynolds	1	1	17	4%	2.2
Gerald Everett	1	2	7	7%	-0.3
Cam Akers	1	1	4	4%	-0.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jordan Fuller	5	3	0.0	0
Micah Kiser	6	1	0.0	2
Jalen Ramsey	6	0	0.0	1
Troy Hill	5	0	0.0	0
Kenny Young	2	3	0.0	0
Aaron Donald	1	3	1.0	0
Leonard Floyd	2	2	1.0	0
Darious Williams	4	0	0.0	0
John Johnson	2	1	0.0	0
Samson Ebukam	1	2	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: LA -1
Closing total: 52
DAL moneyline: +103
LA moneyline: -114

Rams closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.

Total closed 52; the game landed 37 — under by 15.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: SoFi Stadium
Roof / surface: dome · matrixturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Tony Corrente
Rest: DAL 7 days · LA 7 days
Coaches: Mike McCarthy vs Sean McVay