2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Giants Stadium
Washington Commanders
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New York GiantsWinner
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NYG -6 pushO 37 ✓
New York Giants 23–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
20/29, 256 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
8.7 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
19/26, 211 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-3.3 expected points added · +8.4% completion over expected
Receiving · WAS
7/9 for 98 yds, 0 TD
35% of team targets · 5.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 19/26 | 211 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Jason Campbell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Hunter Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Devin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Ladell Betts | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwaan Randle El | 7 | 9 | 98 | 0 | 35% | 5.9 |
| Chris Cooley | 7 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 31% | 4.2 |
| Ladell Betts | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 8% | 0.6 |
| Clinton Portis | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| Santana Moss | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 19% | -5.7 |
| Malcolm Kelly | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Horton | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRon Landry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| H.B. Blades | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Doughty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Smoot | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 20/29 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 | -8.8 |
| Eli Manning | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 6 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 28% | 2.7 |
| Kevin Boss | 3 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 10% | 5.1 |
| Mario Manningham | 3 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 14% | 5.4 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 14% | -0.0 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10% | 0.3 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 14% | -1.6 |
| Domenik Hixon | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Johnson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Phillips | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C.C. Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -6
- Closing total
- 37
- WAS moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Giants closed -6 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 37; the game landed 40 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 80°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- 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.