2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome

Washington Commanders

Detroit LionsWinner

WAS -5.5 upsetU 43 ✓DomeCommanders closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Detroit Lions 15–10.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · WAS

Brad JohnsonQB

23/35, 245 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT

-8.3 expected points added

Passing · DET

Charlie BatchQB

16/31, 194 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-10.9 expected points added

Rushing · DET

James StewartRB

21 att, 65 yds, 0 TD

-2.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · WAS

Stephen DavisRB

17 att, 59 yds, 0 TD

-1.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Johnnie MortonWR

5/11 for 88 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · -2.5 expected points added

Receiving · WAS

Larry CentersFB

4/5 for 53 yds, 0 TD

14% of team targets · -7.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Washington Commanders

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brad Johnson	23/35	245	1	4	1	-8.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Stephen Davis	17	59	3.5	-1.2
Brad Johnson	5	44	8.8	2.8
Adrian Murrell	1	1	1.0	-1.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Larry Centers	4	5	53	0	14%	-7.7
Michael Westbrook	4	6	50	0	17%	1.2
Irving Fryar	3	5	35	0	14%	-0.9
Albert Connell	2	6	34	0	17%	-3.4
Stephen Davis	3	4	28	0	11%	1.2
Adrian Murrell	4	5	26	0	14%	0.3
Stephen Alexander	3	4	19	1	11%	2.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Deion Sanders	6	0	0.0	0
Matt Stevens	4	1	0.0	0
Bruce Smith	4	0	0.0	1
Shawn Barber	3	0	0.0	0
Sam Shade	2	1	0.0	0
Derek M. Smith	3	0	0.0	0
Marco Coleman	1	1	1.0	0
Greg Jones	2	0	0.0	0
Dana Stubblefield	2	0	0.0	0
Dan Wilkinson	2	0	1.0	1

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Charlie Batch	16/31	194	0	2	2	-10.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
James Stewart	21	65	3.1	-2.5
Sedrick Irvin	1	0	0.0	-0.6
Charlie Batch	2	-3	-1.5	-0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Johnnie Morton	5	11	88	38%	-2.5
Germane Crowell	6	9	51	31%	-0.9
Herman Moore	2	4	27	14%	-2.6
Sedrick Irvin	2	2	25	7%	2.9
David Sloan	1	3	3	10%	-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ron Rice	4	2	0.0	0	0
Kurt Schulz	5	1	0.0	1	1
Bryant Westbrook	4	2	0.0	1	1
Allen Aldridge	5	0	1.0	0	0
Chris Claiborne	3	2	0.0	0	0
Stephen Boyd	3	1	0.0	0	0
James Jones	3	0	0.0	0	0
Scott Kowalkowski	2	1	0.0	0	0
Terry Fair	2	0	0.0	1	1
Kevin O'Neill	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: WAS -5.5
Closing total: 43
WAS moneyline: —
DET moneyline: —

Commanders closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 43; the game landed 25 — under by 18.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Pontiac Silverdome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Jeff Triplette
Rest: WAS 7 days · DET 7 days
Coaches: Norv Turner vs Bobby Ross