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2023 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 1, 2023 · AT&T Stadium
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Dallas Cowboys 38–3 — never really in doubt late. Biggest swing: Q1 8:49, DAL +11% win probability on one snap.
The game in one curve — scrub to replay it
(8:49) (Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass deep left to 81-D.Douglas ran ob at DAL 15 for 42 yards (55-L.Vander Esch).
How the points landed
(10:54) 17-B.Aubrey 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Score after this play: NE 0 — DAL 3(6:44) 37-C.Ryland 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
Score after this play: NE 3 — DAL 3(1:34) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep left to 88-C.Lamb for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: NE 3 — DAL 10(11:17) 10-M.Jones sacked at NE 6 for -2 yards (56-D.Fowler). FUMBLES (56-D.Fowler) [56-D.Fowler], RECOVERED by DAL-55-L.Vander Esch at NE 11. 55-L.Vander Esch for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Score after this play: NE 3 — DAL 16(Kick formation) TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. 5-B.Anger pass to 99-C.Golston is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.
Score after this play: NE 3 — DAL 18(4:06) 17-B.Aubrey 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Score after this play: NE 3 — DAL 21(1:07) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass short left intended for 84-K.Bourne INTERCEPTED by 26-D.Bland at DAL 46. 26-D.Bland for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: NE 3 — DAL 28(7:45) 17-B.Aubrey 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Score after this play: NE 3 — DAL 31(6:41) (Shotgun) 40-H.Luepke right guard for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: NE 3 — DAL 38Down-to-down truth
| Metric | Patriots | Cowboys |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive plays | 55 | 66 |
| Total yards | 253 | 382 (edge) |
| Yards per play | 4.6 | 5.8 (edge) |
| Expected points added / play | -0.48 | 0.11 (edge) |
| Success rate | 31% | 48% (edge) |
| Dropback rate | 62% | 61% |
| Dropback efficiency (EPA/play) | -0.50 | 0.16 (edge) |
| Rush efficiency (EPA/play) | -0.44 | 0.04 (edge) |
| Third downs | 4/13 | 8/14 (edge) |
| Red-zone trips → TDs | 0 → 0 | 0 → 0 |
| Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass) | 4 | 6 (edge) |
| First downs gained on snaps | 10 | 22 (edge) |
| Sacks taken | 2 (edge) | 3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 (edge) |
Cowboys won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.11 expected points added per play vs -0.48.
Who moved the needle
Passing · DAL
28/34, 261 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.9 expected points added · +12.9% completion over expected
Passing · NE
12/21, 150 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-12.8 expected points added · -16.7% completion over expected
Possession by possession
| # | Team | Start | Plays | Scrim yds | Clock | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | DAL 25 | 11 | 70 | 4:08 | Field goal +3 | |
| 2 | NE | NE 25 | 9 | 69 | 4:11 | Field goal +3 | |
| 3 | DAL | DAL 25 | 12 | 75 | 5:11 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 4 | NE | NE 25 | 8 | 39 | 2:47 | Turnover on downs | |
| 5 | DAL | DAL 41 | 4 | -8 | 1:49 | Punt | |
| 6 | NE | NE 10 | 2 | 3 | 0:45 | Defensive touchdown | |
| 7 | NE | NE 25 | 5 | 4 | 1:33 | Punt | |
| 8 | DAL | DAL 22 | 11 | 73 | 5:33 | Field goal +3 | |
| 9 | NE | NE 25 | 9 | 37 | 3:09 | Defensive touchdown | |
| 10 | NE | NE 25 | 5 | 2 | 0:38 | Punt | |
| 11 | DAL | DAL 29 | 3 | 23 | 0:16 | End of half | |
| 12 | NE | NE 25 | 8 | 35 | 3:17 | Interception | |
| 13 | DAL | DAL 48 | 10 | 37 | 4:01 | Field goal +3 | |
| 14 | NE | NE 25 | 5 | 4 | 1:34 | Punt | |
| 15 | DAL | DAL 47 | 6 | 7 | 2:27 | Turnover on downs | |
| 16 | NE | NE 31 | 7 | 12 | 2:51 | Punt | |
| 17 | DAL | DAL 14 | 7 | 21 | 3:20 | Punt | |
| 18 | NE | NE 15 | 4 | 6 | 1:31 | Punt | |
| 19 | DAL | DAL 37 | 8 | 60 | 4:21 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 20 | NE | NE 25 | 8 | 42 | 2:35 | Missed field goal | |
| 21 | DAL | DAL 42 | 6 | 22 | 4:03 | End of game |
6 of 21 drives ended in points. Longest march: Cowboys gained 75 scrimmage yards over 12 plays for a touchdown.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 12/21 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -12.8 |
| Bailey Zappe | 4/9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Mac Jones | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Henry | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 17% | 4.4 |
| Demario Douglas | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 10% | 2.6 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 10% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Dugger | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabrill Peppers | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Wade |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 28/34 | 261 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Cooper Rush | 2/2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Cowboys closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 35.
Total closed 43; the game landed 41 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
| -6.0 |
| DeVante Parker | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 14% | 0.3 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 17% | -5.8 |
| Mike Gesicki | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -0.9 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10% | -0.6 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jalen Mills | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jahlani Tavai | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deatrich Wise | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Uche | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marte Mapu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TD |
|---|
| EPA |
|---|
| Tony Pollard | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Kavontae Turpin | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Rico Dowdle | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Deuce Vaughn | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Hunter Luepke | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Dak Prescott | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cooper Rush | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ferguson | 7 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 19% | 5.7 |
| Michael Gallup | 5 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 17% | 2.9 |
| Jalen Tolbert | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 11% | 4.8 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 4 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 17% | 0.4 |
| Brandin Cooks | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11% | 0.5 |
| Tony Pollard | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Rico Dowdle | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Kavontae Turpin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 1.6 |
| Deuce Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Vander Esch | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Wilson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damone Clark | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Bland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Micah Parsons | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markquese Bell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Kearse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
