2001 Week 5 · Mon, Oct 15, 2001 · Texas Stadium
FinalWashington Commanders 7 at Dallas Cowboys 9. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 5 · Mon, Oct 15, 2001 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Dallas Cowboys 9–7 — decided on the final possessions.
Rushing · WAS
23 att, 99 yds, 0 TD
-3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 10/18 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 23 | 99 | 4.3 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Tony Banks | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnell Bennett | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 17% | +2.7 |
| Rod Gardner | 3 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 44% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Wright | 15/28 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Cowboys closed -3, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 37; the game landed 16 — under by 21.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 17% | +2.2 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 17% | +1.2 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.9 |
| 9 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Antonio Pierce | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Terrell | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Boose | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith |
| 25 |
| 107 |
| 4.3 |
| 0 |
| +0.7 |
| Troy Hambrick | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Anthony Wright | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Galloway | 4 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 27% | −4.5 |
| Raghib Ismail | 3 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 19% | +2.2 |
| Emmitt Smith | 5 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 27% | +0.3 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12% | +0.5 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12% | −1.0 |
| Jackie Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppi Zellner | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Woodson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Nix | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Larrimore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |