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2021 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 2021 · AT&T Stadium
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Dallas Cowboys 44–20 — never really in doubt late. Biggest swing: Q2 2:56, DAL +9% win probability on one snap.
The game in one curve — scrub to replay it
(2:56) 28-D.Booker up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
Down-to-down truth
| Metric | Giants | Cowboys |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive plays | 64 | 74 |
| Total yards | 367 | 515 (edge) |
| Yards per play | 5.7 | 7.0 (edge) |
| Expected points added / play | -0.13 | 0.18 (edge) |
| Success rate | 39% | 49% (edge) |
| Dropback rate | 63% | 49% |
| Dropback efficiency (EPA/play) | -0.05 | 0.33 (edge) |
| Rush efficiency (EPA/play) | -0.27 | 0.04 (edge) |
| Third downs | 4/13 | 8/14 (edge) |
| Red-zone trips → TDs | 0 → 0 | 0 → 0 |
| Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass) | 5 | 13 (edge) |
| First downs gained on snaps | 18 | 23 (edge) |
| Sacks taken | 0 (edge) | 2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Cowboys won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.18 expected points added per play vs -0.13.
Who moved the needle
Passing · DAL
22/32, 302 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
10.3 expected points added · +3.6% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
16/25, 196 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-2.9 expected points added · +4.6% completion over expected
Receiving · NYG
10/13 for 189 yds, 0 TD
35% of team targets · 11.0 expected points added
Possession by possession
| # | Team | Start | Plays | Scrim yds | Clock | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | DAL 25 | 8 | 31 | 2:15 | Interception | |
| 2 | NYG | NYG 49 | 6 | 15 | 1:58 | Turnover on downs | |
| 3 | DAL | DAL 44 | 10 | 49 | 4:30 | Turnover on downs | |
| 4 | NYG | NYG 25 | 5 | 1 | 1:08 | Punt | |
| 5 | DAL | NYG 49 | 10 | 44 | 4:35 | Fumble | |
| 6 | NYG | NYG 8 | 4 | 7 | 1:36 | Punt | |
| 7 | DAL | DAL 35 | 5 | 65 | 1:59 | Touchdown | |
| 8 | NYG | NYG 25 | 8 | 42 | 1:49 | Turnover on downs | |
| 9 | DAL | DAL 25 | 5 | 14 | 1:28 | Punt | |
| 10 | NYG | NYG 12 | 13 | 83 | 5:51 | Touchdown | |
| 11 | DAL | DAL 25 | 10 | 75 | 2:15 | Touchdown | |
| 12 | NYG | NYG 25 | 2 | 6 | 0:36 | End of half | |
| 13 | NYG | NYG 25 | 8 | 46 | 3:46 | Turnover on downs | |
| 14 | DAL | DAL 25 | 12 | 72 | 4:03 | Touchdown | |
| 15 | NYG | NYG 25 | 2 | 0 | 0:14 | Interception | |
| 16 | DAL | DAL 41 | 8 | 34 | 4:55 | Turnover on downs | |
| 17 | NYG | NYG 25 | 11 | 68 | 4:40 | Turnover on downs | |
| 18 | DAL | DAL 2 | 10 | 113 | 4:48 | Touchdown | |
| 19 | NYG | NYG 25 | 13 | 77 | 4:17 | Touchdown | |
| 20 | DAL | NYG 46 | 9 | 18 | 1:24 | Turnover on downs | |
| 21 | NYG | NYG 25 | 4 | 13 | 0:25 | Defensive touchdown | |
| 22 | NYG | NYG 12 | 4 | 9 | 1:28 | End of game |
0 of 22 drives ended in points. Longest march: Cowboys gained 113 scrimmage yards over 10 plays for a touchdown.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Glennon | 16/25 | 196 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Daniel Jones | 5/13 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Kadarius Toney | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devontae Booker | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Daniel Jones | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Saquon Barkley | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Kadarius Toney |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadarius Toney | 10 | 13 | 189 | 0 | 35% | 11.0 |
| Evan Engram | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 11% | 4.3 |
| Devontae Booker | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 11% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Ryan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tae Crowder | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adoree' Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Ragland |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 22/32 | 302 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10.3 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 1/1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Cowboys closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 53; the game landed 64 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 7 |
| 7.0 |
| 0 |
| -0.7 |
| Elijhaa Penny | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mike Glennon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.6 |
| 3.2 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| John Ross | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 14% | -3.5 |
| C.J. Board | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8% | -3.6 |
| Saquon Barkley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Kenny Golladay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.5 |
| Collin Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -10.6 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Xavier McKinney | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Williams | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Shelton | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Love | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TD |
|---|
| EPA |
|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 21 | 110 | 5.2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Tony Pollard | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Dak Prescott | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -5.3 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb | 4 | 6 | 84 | 1 | 19% | 5.6 |
| Dalton Schultz | 6 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 25% | 4.2 |
| Amari Cooper | 3 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 19% | 4.4 |
| Noah Brown | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 13% | 1.1 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3% | 2.7 |
| Tony Pollard | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 13% | -0.1 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9% | -2.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Parsons | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Kearse | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leighton Vander Esch | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevon Diggs | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keanu Neal | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damontae Kazee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Basham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
