2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · FedExField
Dallas CowboysWinner
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Washington Commanders
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WAS -8.5 upsetU 35.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 20–14.
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
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 7/14 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Quincy Carter | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | -3.3 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 17/32 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -8.5
- Closing total
- 35.5
- DAL moneyline
- —
- WAS moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- DAL 10 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Dave Campo vs Marty Schottenheimer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.