2008 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 28, 2008 · Texas Stadium
Washington CommandersWinner
26
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Dallas Cowboys
24
DAL -10 upsetO 47 ✓
Washington Commanders 26–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
28/47, 300 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
4.8 expected points added · -3.3% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
20/31, 231 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.8 expected points added · +6.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 20/31 | 231 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 21 | 121 | 5.8 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Ladell Betts | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Jason Campbell | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Rogers | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| London Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Horton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Smoot | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Doughty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kareem Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khary Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 28/47 | 300 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Terrell Owens | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Burnett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -10
- Closing total
- 47
- WAS moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -10 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 50 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 85°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Zorn vs Wade Phillips
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.