2000 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 18, 2000 · FedExField
FinalDallas Cowboys 27 at Washington Commanders 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 18, 2000 · FedExField
FinalWho moved the needle
Dallas Cowboys 27–21.
0.3 expected points added on the ground
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
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 10/23 | 185 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 24 | 83 | 3.5 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Randall Cunningham | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | +3.5 |
| Raghib Ismail | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Warren | 3 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 19% | +2.3 |
| Raghib Ismail | 3 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 24% | +3.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Hambrick | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Teague | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Wortham |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 30/49 | 241 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −8.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Commanders closed -10.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 48 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Chris Warren | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 14% | +2.4 |
| James McKnight | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19% | −0.7 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −0.8 |
| David LaFleur | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14% | −1.7 |
| 6 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lett | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izell Reese | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Hennings | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Noble | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |
| 91 |
| 3.6 |
| 2 |
| +4.9 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 5 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 15% | +2.7 |
| Adrian Murrell | 8 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 20% | −2.3 |
| Irving Fryar | 6 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 22% | +4.5 |
| James Thrash | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9% | −1.9 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9% | −0.9 |
| Albert Connell | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 11% | +0.1 |
| Stephen Alexander | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 11% | −2.7 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | −0.3 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2% | +2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Barber | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek M. Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Givens | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mason | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |