2003 Week 17 · Sat, Dec 27, 2003 · FedExField
Philadelphia EaglesWinner
31
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Washington Commanders
7
PHI -9 ✓U 42 ✓
Philadelphia Eagles 31–7 — never really in doubt late.
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
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 23/32 | 242 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 |
| Koy Detmer | 1/2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Donovan McNabb | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Duce Staley | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Brian Westbrook | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dawkins | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Simon | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lito Sheppard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darwin Walker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kori Dickerson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Rayburn | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome McDougle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Reese | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hasselbeck | 21/32 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -13.0 |
| Gibran Hamdan | 1/2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Cartwright | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Chad Morton | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Tim Hasselbeck | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.8 |
| John Simon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Bowen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Franz | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Lott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Wynn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -9
- Closing total
- 42
- PHI moneyline
- —
- WAS moneyline
- —
Eagles closed -9 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 42; the game landed 38 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 46°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- PHI 6 days · WAS 6 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Steve Spurrier
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.