2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Veterans Stadium
Washington CommandersWinner
17
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Philadelphia Eagles
14
WAS -3.5 no coverU 37.5 ✓
Washington Commanders 17–14 — decided on the final possessions.
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
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 25/36 | 289 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 1 | -2.2 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Adrian Murrell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Skip Hicks | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Connell | 6 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 23% | 5.2 |
| Stephen Alexander | 3 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 14% | 2.6 |
| Larry Centers | 5 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 14% | 2.0 |
| James Thrash | 5 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 17% | 3.1 |
| Stephen Davis | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 11% | 1.6 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Adrian Murrell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marco Coleman | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mason | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 17/34 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6.3 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1/1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Darnell Autry | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Cecil Martin | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Lewis | 5 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 20% | 3.3 |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 20% | 3.6 |
| Torrance Small | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 11% | 0.5 |
| Cecil Martin | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 11% | -0.4 |
| Luther Broughton | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9% | -3.3 |
| Na Brown | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6% | -0.6 |
| Darnell Autry | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
| Todd Pinkston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 14% | -4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Taylor | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Corey Simon | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Emmons | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gardner | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hauck | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Bostic | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -3.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- WAS moneyline
- —
- PHI moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 31 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Veterans Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 49°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Dick Hantak
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · PHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Terry Robiskie vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.