2009 · Week 10

Final

Cowboys

Dallas

QB Tony Romo

7·17

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 47°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

DAL -3

Total

48

Model margin

+4.9est.

GB perspective

Push chance

6.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Cowboys

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsCowboys wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Cowboysedge mapPackers
  • +0.089EPA / play+0.124
  • 45.5%Success rate44.9%
  • +0.176EPA / dropback+0.213
  • -0.041EPA / rush-0.018
  • 11.3%Explosive rate8.5%
  • +0.70CPOE+3.74
  • 40.5%Third-down rate47.0%
  • 59.6%Red-zone TD rate65.6%
  • 1.77Points / drive2.22
  • 1.6%Turnover rate1.4%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

GB lead 11–4–1 since 1999

Meetings average 55.8 points. GB are 10-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W4GB @ DAL4040Tie
2023 · playoffsGB @ DAL4832GB
2022 · W10DAL @ GB2831GB
2019 · W5GB @ DAL3424GB
2017 · W5GB @ DAL3531GB
2016 · playoffsGB @ DAL3431GB
2016 · W6DAL @ GB3016DAL
2015 · W14DAL @ GB728GB

Box score

Individual performances

Cowboys

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tony Romo24/3925111

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marion Barber5265.20
Tony Romo3165.30
Tashard Choice3134.30
Felix Jones362.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers25/3618910

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Grant19794.20
Aaron Rodgers5153.01
Ahman Green393.00
Brandon Jackson122.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Donald Driver46500
Greg Jennings47450
Jordy Nelson45320
Donald Lee22210
James Jones36170
Brandon Jackson33150
Ryan Grant2280
Ahman Green12-40

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -33.5%6.5%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Cowboys.

Half-point at risk

6.46%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

62.0%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.39
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.88