2005 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 19, 2005 · Texas Stadium
Washington CommandersWinner
14
at
Dallas Cowboys
13
DAL -6 upsetU 36 ✓93°F
Washington Commanders 14–13 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 20/34 | 291 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Mark Brunell | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Ladell Betts | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Washington | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lemar Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Salave'a | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Wynn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 21/36 | 261 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Tyson Thompson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Anthony Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dat Nguyen | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terence Newman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -6
- Closing total
- 36
- WAS moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -6 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
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 93°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- WAS 8 days · DAL 8 days
- Coaches
- Joe Gibbs vs Bill Parcells
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.