2003 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2003 · Georgia Dome
Washington CommandersWinner
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Atlanta Falcons
31
ATL -3 upsetO 39.5 ✓Dome
Washington Commanders 33–31 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ramsey | 25/39 | 356 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trung Canidate | 15 | 89 | 5.9 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Ladell Betts | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Bryan Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Rock Cartwright | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Bowen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ifeanyi Ohalete | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peppi Zellner | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Franz | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Johnson | 16/36 | 197 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 13 | 62 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.6 |
| T.J. Duckett | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Doug Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Draft | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyrone Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Mathis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCadam | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -3
- Closing total
- 39.5
- WAS moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 64 — over by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- WAS 10 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Steve Spurrier vs Dan Reeves