2005 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2006 · Lincoln Financial Field
Washington CommandersWinner
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Philadelphia Eagles
20
WAS -7 ✓O 37 ✓
Washington Commanders 31–20.
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
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 9/25 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Ladell Betts | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Mark Brunell | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Taylor | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemar Marshall | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Washington | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Christian Morton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 16/31 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Koy Detmer | 5/11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -11.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Perry | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ryan Moats | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Mike McMahon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -4.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lewis | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juqua Parker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Adams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Moats | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Quintin Mikell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -7
- Closing total
- 37
- WAS moneyline
- —
- PHI moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -7 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 37; the game landed 51 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 43°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- WAS 8 days · PHI 8 days
- Coaches
- Joe Gibbs vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.