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2006 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 8, 2006 · Giants Stadium

Washington Commanders

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New York GiantsWinner

19

NYG -6 ✓U 46 ✓

New York Giants 19–3.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYG

Eli ManningQB

23/33, 256 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

6.2 expected points added · +4.8% completion over expected

Passing · WAS

Mark BrunellQB

12/22, 109 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-4.9 expected points added · -7.3% completion over expected

Rushing · NYG

Tiki BarberRB

23 att, 123 yds, 0 TD

3.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · WAS

Clinton PortisRB

19 att, 76 yds, 0 TD

-1.9 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Washington Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Mark Brunell12/22109003-4.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Clinton Portis19764.00-1.9
Ladell Betts122.00-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Adam Archuleta710.000
Sean Taylor430.000
Kenny Wright510.000
Lemar Marshall510.000
Warrick Holdman330.000
Marcus Washington230.001
Carlos Rogers500.000
Cornelius Griffin210.000
Mike Rumph300.000
Renaldo Wynn110.000

New York Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Eli Manning23/332561006.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Tiki Barber231235.303.8
Brandon Jacobs9262.90-0.8
Eli Manning461.50-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Antonio Pierce320.001
Gibril Wilson230.000
Will Demps220.000
Brandon Short300.001
Michael Strahan211.000
Osi Umenyiora211.000
Sam Madison300.001
R.W. McQuarters200.000
William Joseph020.001
Chase Blackburn200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NYG -6
Closing total
46
WAS moneyline
+210
NYG moneyline
-230

Giants closed -6 and covered, winning by 16.

Total closed 46; the game landed 22 — under by 24.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Giants Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
66°F, wind 1 mph
Referee
Larry Nemmers
Rest
WAS 7 days · NYG 14 days
Coaches
Joe Gibbs vs Tom Coughlin

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.