2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalWashington Commanders 13 at Dallas Cowboys 32. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Dallas Cowboys 32–13 — never really in doubt late.
-5.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 19/33 | 235 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +1.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 1 | −5.4 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Jeff George | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Thrash | 5 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 15% | +4.0 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 21% | +4.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stevens | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Wright | 3/5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −0.4 |
| Troy Aikman | 2/3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.8 |
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 -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 45 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Larry Centers | 5 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 21% | +1.5 |
| Champ Bailey | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | +1.4 |
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12% | +0.2 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Deion Sanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Albert Connell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12% | −4.5 |
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| Marco Coleman | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. D. Kalu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 23 | 150 | 6.5 | 1 | +4.4 |
| Michael Wiley | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Jason Tucker | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | +3.4 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | +3.4 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Anthony Wright | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McKnight | 2 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 50% | +1.3 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 25% | +0.2 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13% | +0.8 |
| Jason Tucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Myers | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Myers | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Larrimore | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alonzo Spellman | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Wortham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |