2001 Week 5 · Mon, Oct 15, 2001 · Texas Stadium
Washington Commanders
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Dallas CowboysWinner
9
DAL -3 no coverU 37 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 9–7 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 10/18 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 23 | 99 | 4.3 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Tony Banks | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Wright | 15/28 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 37
- WAS moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -3, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 37; the game landed 16 — under by 21.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- WAS 8 days · DAL 8 days
- Coaches
- Marty Schottenheimer vs Dave Campo
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.