2006 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 24, 2006 · Reliant Stadium
Washington CommandersWinner
31
at
Houston Texans
15
WAS -3.5 ✓O 37.5 ✓Dome
Washington Commanders 31–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
24/27, 261 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
17.4 expected points added · +8.0% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
19/29, 208 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
1.6 expected points added · -5.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 24/27 | 261 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladell Betts | 16 | 124 | 7.8 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Clinton Portis | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Rock Cartwright | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Rogers | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Taylor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lemar Marshall | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Khary Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Archuleta | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Daniels | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedric Golston | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 19/29 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| David Carr | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -6.1 |
| Samkon Gado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunta Robinson | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Earl | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.C. Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shantee Orr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Payne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -3.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- WAS moneyline
- —
- HOU moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 46 — over by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Joe Gibbs vs Gary Kubiak