2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · FedExField
FinalDallas Cowboys 20 at Washington Commanders 14. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · FedExField
FinalWho moved the needle
Dallas Cowboys 20–14.
-4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 7/14 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 1 | −0.4 |
| Michael Wiley | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | +6.7 |
| Troy Hambrick | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 3 | 4 | 93 | 1 | 31% | +8.2 |
| Joey Galloway | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dat Nguyen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Steele | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Ellis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 17/32 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis |
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 -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 34 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Quincy Carter | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 23% | −0.7 |
| Mike Lucky | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8% | +0.8 |
| Jackie Harris | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8% | +0.3 |
| Michael Wiley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −0.8 |
| Reggie Swinton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −0.7 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Dennis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 53 |
| 3.1 |
| 0 |
| −4.5 |
| Tony Banks | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | +3.9 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lockett | 4 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 13% | +3.3 |
| Stephen Davis | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 13% | +1.1 |
| Michael Westbrook | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 16% | +1.4 |
| Rod Gardner | 2 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 19% | +1.2 |
| Donnell Bennett | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13% | −1.0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10% | −4.9 |
| Zeron Flemister | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +0.8 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Terrell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenard Lang | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kato Serwanga | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |