2005 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2005 · FedExField
Dallas Cowboys
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Washington CommandersWinner
35
WAS -3 ✓O 36 ✓
Washington Commanders 35–7 — 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
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 16/29 | 153 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -15.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Marion Barber | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Reeves | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Witten | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 12/20 | 163 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 23 | 112 | 4.9 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Ladell Betts | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 1 | -3.2 |
| Rock Cartwright | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Mark Brunell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Marshall | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Wynn | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -3
- Closing total
- 36
- DAL moneyline
- —
- WAS moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -3 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 36; the game landed 42 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Parcells vs Joe Gibbs
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.