2008 Week 1 · Thu, Sep 4, 2008 · Giants Stadium
Washington Commanders
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New York GiantsWinner
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NYG -4.5 ✓U 41.5 ✓
New York Giants 16–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
19/35, 216 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
1.4 expected points added · -6.2% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
15/27, 133 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-4.8 expected points added · -3.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 15/27 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Ladell Betts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Rogers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Washington | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRon Landry | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Doughty | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.B. Blades | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Horton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 19/35 | 216 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jacobs | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Derrick Ward | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ross | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Tuck | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerris Wilkinson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Phillips | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dockery | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Pierce | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Kehl | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -4.5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- WAS moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Giants closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 23 — under by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 85°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Zorn vs Tom Coughlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.