1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · Texas Stadium
FinalCommandersWashington20
BY 18final margin
CowboysDallas38
Washington Commanders 20 at Dallas Cowboys 38. Final.
Cowboys -2 ✓O 44 ✓Cowboys closed -2 and covered, winning by 18.
Dallas Cowboys 38–20 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 23/35 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Connell | 2 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 20% | +1.4 |
| Mike Sellers | 2 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 6% | +4.6 |
| Michael Westbrook | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 11% | +1.0 |
| Stephen Alexander | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11% | −0.3 |
| Stephen Davis | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 14% | −0.2 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11% | +0.8 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 14% | −2.0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sellers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leomont Evans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Gouveia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 20/32 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +18.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 24 | 80 | 3.3 | 1 | −1.3 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Chris Warren | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 6 | 7 | 76 | 1 | 22% | +3.7 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 3% | +4.0 |
| David LaFleur | 4 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 19% | +3.0 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6% | +2.5 |
| Ernie Mills | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13% | +2.8 |
| Chris Warren | 2 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 22% | +0.2 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Mike Lucky | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Alvin Harper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Eric Bjornson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woodson | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Hennings | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Tucker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Cowboys -2
- Closing total
- 44
- Commanders moneyline
- —
- Cowboys moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -2 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 44; the game landed 58 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 65°F at kickoff; still at 3 mph out of the east; clear.
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- Commanders 7 days · Cowboys 6 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Chan Gailey
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.