2005 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · FedExField
New York Giants
20
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Washington CommandersWinner
35
WAS -3 ✓O 38 ✓
Washington Commanders 35–20.
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
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 23/41 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4.1 |
| Tiki Barber | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibril Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Greisen | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenderick Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Robbins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 7/11 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Patrick Ramsey | 5/7 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| Clinton Portis | 1/1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 27 | 108 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Ladell Betts | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Taylor | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaVar Arrington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Daniels | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Salave'a | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -3
- Closing total
- 38
- NYG moneyline
- —
- WAS moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -3 and covered, winning by 15.
Total closed 38; the game landed 55 — over by 17.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · WAS 6 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Joe Gibbs
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.