2006 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2006 · Texas Stadium
Washington Commanders
10
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Dallas CowboysWinner
27
DAL -7 ✓37 push
Dallas Cowboys 27–10 — 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
Passing · DAL
19/38, 237 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.8 expected points added · -11.2% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
18/33, 197 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-11.1 expected points added · -3.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 18/33 | 197 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladell Betts | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | -3.0 |
| T.J. Duckett | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Archuleta | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Taylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemar Marshall | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Rogers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rumph | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Wright | 1 | 1 | 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 | 19/38 | 237 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 0 | -6.1 |
| Marion Barber | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Tyson Thompson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Watkins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terence Newman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Ellis | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 37
- WAS moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -7 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 37 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- WAS 6 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Joe Gibbs vs Bill Parcells
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.