2003 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 7, 2003 · Giants Stadium
Washington CommandersWinner
20
at
New York Giants
7
NYG -3 upsetU 36 ✓27°F · 15 mph
Washington Commanders 20–7. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hasselbeck | 13/19 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trung Canidate | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Chad Morton | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Rock Cartwright | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Ladell Betts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tim Hasselbeck | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Holsey | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| LaVar Arrington | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Bowen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifeanyi Ohalete | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Regan Upshaw | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Palmer | 7/11 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -10.3 |
| Kerry Collins | 5/14 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 16 | 99 | 6.2 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Dorsey Levens | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Harris | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Short | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Charlton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3
- Closing total
- 36
- WAS moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Giants closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 27 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 27°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Steve Spurrier vs Jim Fassel
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.