2009 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2009 · FedExField
Dallas CowboysWinner
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Washington Commanders
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DAL -7 ✓U 42 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 17–0 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
25/38, 286 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
11.1 expected points added · +5.7% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
24/39, 199 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-11.3 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 25/38 | 286 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 1 | -7.5 |
| Felix Jones | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tony Romo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Miles Austin | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 6 | 7 | 117 | 0 | 19% | 8.0 |
| Miles Austin | 9 | 10 | 92 | 0 | 27% | 5.5 |
| Marion Barber | 4 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 14% | 0.6 |
| Felix Jones | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11% | 1.3 |
| Patrick Crayton | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | 0.5 |
| Roy Williams | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11% | -1.8 |
| Sam Hurd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Martellus Bennett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.9 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Hamlin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Igor Olshansky | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 24/39 | 199 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Quinton Ganther | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Marcus Mason | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Rock Cartwright | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santana Moss | 8 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 28% | 2.2 |
| Fred Davis | 2 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 10% | -3.0 |
| Malcolm Kelly | 4 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 15% | -0.6 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 13% | -1.5 |
| Quinton Ganther | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Rock Cartwright | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 18% | -3.0 |
| Todd Yoder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Marcus Mason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Marko Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
| Mike Sellers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaRon Landry | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.B. Blades | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Moore | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kedric Golston | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Doughty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 42
- DAL moneyline
- -313
- WAS moneyline
- +273
Cowboys closed -7 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 42; the game landed 17 — under by 25.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 37°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- DAL 8 days · WAS 6 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Jim Zorn
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.