Atlanta Falcons27–21Dallas Cowboys

Total yards: Atlanta Falcons 322, Dallas Cowboys 385. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Atlanta Falcons 222, Dallas Cowboys 248. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Atlanta Falcons 100, Dallas Cowboys 137. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Atlanta Falcons 17, Dallas Cowboys 22. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Atlanta Falcons 3.0, Dallas Cowboys 2.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Atlanta Falcons 8, Dallas Cowboys 4. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Atlanta Falcons 5, Dallas Cowboys 7. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Atlanta Falcons 0, Dallas Cowboys 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Atlanta Falcons 4, Dallas Cowboys 9. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Atlanta Falcons 26, Dallas Cowboys 55. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Atlanta Falcons 7.5, Dallas Cowboys -5.0. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Atlanta Falcons -4.1, Dallas Cowboys 4.5. The same for the running game.