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.
-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% | −2.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Pierce |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Wright | 15/28 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith |
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
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |