2003 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys
Sep 7, 2003 · Texas Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons topped Dallas Cowboys 27–13. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Falcons only a 40% shot beforehand. Falcons improve to 1-0; Cowboys fall to 0-1. Doug Johnson was the story of the game with 228 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 16 |
| 326 | Total yards | 417 |
| 228 | Passing yards | 268 |
| 98 | Rushing yards | 149 |
| 16/27 | Comp / Att | 15/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Johnson | 16/27 | 228 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Johnson | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 13 | 41 | 0 |
| Justin Griffith | 5 | 36 | 0 |
| T.J. Duckett | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Quentin McCord | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Justin Griffith | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Quentin McCord | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 15/32 | 268 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 77 | 1 |
| Troy Hambrick | 14 | 53 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Troy Hambrick | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |