2008 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2008 · Ford Field
Washington CommandersWinner
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Detroit Lions
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WAS -7 ✓42 pushDome
Washington Commanders 25–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
23/28, 328 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
13.7 expected points added · +17.1% completion over expected
Passing · DET
21/35, 223 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
0.5 expected points added · -2.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 23/28 | 328 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 24 | 126 | 5.3 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Shaun Alexander | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Jason Campbell | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Green | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leigh Torrence | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kedric Golston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRon Landry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| H.B. Blades | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Orlovsky | 21/35 | 223 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 1 | -1.6 |
| Dan Orlovsky | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Kevin Smith | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Lenon | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramzee Robinson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne White | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nece | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared DeVries | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -7
- Closing total
- 42
- WAS moneyline
- -280
- DET moneyline
- +260
Commanders closed -7 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 42 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Zorn vs Rod Marinelli