2005 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 7, 2006 · Raymond James Stadium

Washington CommandersWinner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TB -2.5 upsetU 37.5 ✓Buccaneers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Washington Commanders 17–10.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · TB

25/38, 198 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-16.7 expected points added

Passing · WAS

7/15, 41 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-9.2 expected points added

Rushing · WAS

16 att, 53 yds, 1 TD

-1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

18 att, 49 yds, 0 TD

-13.4 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Mark Brunell	7/15	41	0	1	2	-9.2
Clinton Portis	0/1	0	0	0	0	-0.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Clinton Portis	16	53	3.3	1	-1.0
Ladell Betts	10	25	2.5	0	-4.6
Santana Moss	1	11	11.0	0	0.7
Mark Brunell	4	6	1.5	0	0.4

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Lemar Marshall	5	6	0.0	0	0
Carlos Rogers	5	1	0.0	0	0
Marcus Washington	4	2	0.0	1	1
LaVar Arrington	4	2	0.0	1	1
Pierson Prioleau	4	1	0.0	0	0
Walt Harris	2	3	0.0	0	0
Ryan Clark	4	1	0.0	0	0
Sean Taylor	1	3	0.0	0	0
Phillip Daniels	1	2	1.0	0	0
Omar Stoutmire	1	1	1.0	0	1

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Chris Simms	25/38	198	0	2	3	-16.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cadillac Williams	18	49	2.7	0	-13.4
Mike Alstott	4	15	3.8	0	-0.4
Chris Simms	3	11	3.7	1	4.8

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Shelton Quarles	3	6	0.0	0
Ronde Barber	3	3	0.0	0
Derrick Brooks	3	2	0.0	0
Dexter Jackson	3	2	0.0	1
Simeon Rice	3	1	1.0	1
Dan Buenning	2	0	0.0	0
Greg Spires	1	1	0.0	0
Ellis Wyms	1	1	1.0	0
Ryan Nece	1	1	0.0	0
Anthony McFarland	1	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Buccaneers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 27 — under by 10.5.

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