2000 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 18, 2000 · FedExField
Dallas CowboysWinner
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Washington Commanders
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WAS -10.5 upsetO 44 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 27–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 10/23 | 185 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Chris Warren | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 30/49 | 241 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -10.5
- Closing total
- 44
- DAL moneyline
- —
- WAS moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 66°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- DAL 8 days · WAS 8 days
- Coaches
- Dave Campo vs Norv Turner
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.