2011 · Week 1
Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets
Sep 11, 2011 · New Meadowlands Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New York Jets edged Dallas Cowboys 27–24. ScoutIndex had favored Jets (61%) going in. Jets improve to 1-0; Cowboys fall to 0-1. Mark Sanchez led the way with 335 passing yards and 2 TDs; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DAL | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 19 |
| 406 | Total yards | 380 |
| 342 | Passing yards | 335 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 45 |
| 23/36 | Comp / Att | 26/44 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 23/36 | 342 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Felix Jones | 17 | 44 | 1 |
| DeMarco Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 6 | 9 | 110 | 0 |
| Miles Austin | 5 | 9 | 90 | 1 |
| Dez Bryant | 3 | 8 | 71 | 1 |
| Felix Jones | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| John Phillips | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| DeMarco Murray | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 26/44 | 335 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Shonn Greene | 10 | 26 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 6 | 7 | 73 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 4 | 9 | 72 | 1 |
| Santonio Holmes | 6 | 10 | 70 | 0 |
| Dustin Keller | 5 | 8 | 61 | 1 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Shonn Greene | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| John Conner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |