2009 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8, 2009 · Georgia Dome
Washington Commanders
17
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
31
ATL -9 ✓O 41 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 31–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
15/22, 196 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-5.8 expected points added · +2.8% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
17/24, 135 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-6.3 expected points added · +7.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 15/22 | 196 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5.8 |
| Todd Collins | 4/5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladell Betts | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Jason Campbell | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Rock Cartwright | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Clinton Portis | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sellers | 3 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 11% | 1.7 |
| Santana Moss | 5 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 30% | 0.1 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 11% | 3.7 |
| Fred Davis | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 15% | -6.4 |
| Ladell Betts | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4% | 2.4 |
| Marko Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 7% | 2.4 |
| Malcolm Kelly | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -2.2 |
| Todd Yoder | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4% | 1.4 |
| Devin Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.5 |
| Rock Cartwright | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Doughty | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRon Landry | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Horton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Orakpo | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Haynesworth | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.B. Blades | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 17/24 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | 2 | 8.8 |
| Matt Ryan | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Roddy White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Eric Weems | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 27% | 3.0 |
| Roddy White | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 23% | 1.3 |
| Aaron Stecker | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 14% | -0.6 |
| Michael Turner | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14% | -0.1 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9% | -4.2 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 7 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -9
- Closing total
- 41
- WAS moneyline
- +365
- ATL moneyline
- -425
Falcons closed -9 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 41; the game landed 48 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- WAS 13 days · ATL 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Zorn vs Mike Smith