2004 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 27, 2004 · FedExField
Final
Dallas Cowboys 21 at Washington Commanders 18. Final.
Dallas Cowboys 21–18 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Dallas Cowboys
44 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Washington Commanders
41 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 14/29 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2.7 |
| Richie Anderson | 1/1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Anderson | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Eddie George | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 1 | −2.5 |
| ReShard Lee | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Darian Barnes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Newman | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Williams | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Dixon | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradie James | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Ellis | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 25/43 | 325 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 23 | 94 | 4.1 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Mark Brunell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaldo Wynn | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Taylor | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shawn Springs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Warner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Bowen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Commanders -1.5
- Closing total
- 35.5
- Cowboys moneyline
- —
- Commanders moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 39 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 74°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 6 mph out of the south-east; overcast.
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- Cowboys 8 days · Commanders 8 days
- Coaches
- Bill Parcells vs Joe Gibbs
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.