2009 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2009 · Ford Field

Washington Commanders

Detroit LionsWinner

WAS -6.5 upsetU 39.5 ✓DomeCommanders closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Detroit Lions 19–14.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · WAS

Jason CampbellQB

27/41, 340 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

6.1 expected points added · +5.2% completion over expected

Passing · DET

Matthew StaffordQB

21/36, 241 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

3.9 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected

Rushing · DET

Kevin SmithRB

16 att, 101 yds, 0 TD

2.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · WAS

Clinton PortisRB

12 att, 42 yds, 0 TD

-5.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · WAS

Santana MossWR

10/14 for 178 yds, 1 TD

35% of team targets · 2.8 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Bryant JohnsonWR

4/11 for 73 yds, 1 TD

32% of team targets · 1.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Washington Commanders

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jason Campbell	27/41	340	2	1	2	6.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Clinton Portis	12	42	3.5	-5.2
Jason Campbell	1	21	21.0	2.5
Ladell Betts	1	2	2.0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Santana Moss	10	14	178	1	35%	2.8
Ladell Betts	4	4	43	0	10%	0.6
Chris Cooley	3	5	38	0	13%	0.3
Antwaan Randle El	2	4	21	0	10%	0.9
Malcolm Kelly	1	4	18	0	10%	0.2
Fred Davis	1	1	13	0	3%	1.7
Rock Cartwright	3	3	12	1	8%	1.3
Devin Thomas	1	2	7	0	5%	0.3
Clinton Portis	1	1	6	0	3%	0.1
Mike Sellers	1	2	4	0	5%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
London Fletcher	11	5	0.0	0
LaRon Landry	8	0	0.0	0
Reed Doughty	6	1	0.0	0
Rocky McIntosh	4	2	0.0	0
Andre Carter	2	2	0.0	0
Chris Horton	3	1	0.0	1
Brian Orakpo	3	1	1.0	0
Kedric Golston	2	1	0.0	1
Cornelius Griffin	1	1	0.0	0
Fred Smoot	2	0	0.0	1

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matthew Stafford	21/36	241	1	0	2	3.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Kevin Smith	16	101	6.3	0	2.5
Matthew Stafford	2	23	11.5	0	2.7
Maurice Morris	8	10	1.3	1	-2.5
Calvin Johnson	1	9	9.0	0	0.8
Aaron Brown	5	6	1.2	0	-2.7
Jerome Felton	4	5	1.3	0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Bryant Johnson	4	11	73	1	32%	1.1
Calvin Johnson	5	7	49	0	21%	1.8
Will Heller	2	2	30	0	6%	2.0
Brandon Pettigrew	2	4	27	0	12%	2.4
Dennis Northcutt	3	4	23	0	12%	-0.1
Kevin Smith	3	3	18	0	9%	0.1
Maurice Morris	1	1	12	0	3%	1.0
Aaron Brown	1	1	9	0	3%	0.5
Jerome Felton	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Larry Foote	5	4	0.0	0	0
DeAndre Levy	3	3	0.0	0	0
Anthony Henry	4	1	0.0	0	2
Kevin Hobbs	2	3	0.0	0	0
Louis Delmas	4	1	0.0	0	1
Jason Hunter	3	1	1.0	0	1
Jordon Dizon	3	1	0.0	0	0
Marquand Manuel	4	0	0.0	0	0
Darnell Bing	2	0	0.0	0	0
Ko Simpson	2	0	0.0	1	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: WAS -6.5
Closing total: 39.5
WAS moneyline: -260
DET moneyline: +228

Commanders closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 39.5; the game landed 33 — under by 6.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Ford Field
Roof / surface: dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Scott Green
Rest: WAS 7 days · DET 7 days
Coaches: Jim Zorn vs Jim Schwartz