2010 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 2010 · Cowboys Stadium
Final
Washington Commanders 30 at Dallas Cowboys 33. Final.
Dallas Cowboys 33–30 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Washington Commanders
47 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Dallas Cowboys
49 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
25/43, 322 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
6.6 expected points added · -1.7% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
25/37, 305 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.2 expected points added · +5.9% completion over expected
Receiving · DAL
10/12 for 140 yds, 1 TD
32% of team targets · 11.0 expected points added
Receiving · WAS
5/6 for 100 yds, 0 TD
15% of team targets · 8.9 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 25/43 | 322 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Torain | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Rex Grossman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Santana Moss | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | +1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Armstrong | 5 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 15% | +8.9 |
| Santana Moss | 8 | 13 | 72 | 2 | 33% | +5.3 |
| Chris Cooley | 5 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 18% | +5.4 |
| Ryan Torain | 5 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 15% | +3.8 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 8% | −3.1 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | −1.9 |
| Roydell Williams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Doughty | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Rogers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kareem Moore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Barnes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 25/37 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 0 | +2.6 |
| Tashard Choice | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 1 | −3.5 |
| Jon Kitna | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | −1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 10 | 12 | 140 | 1 | 32% | +11.0 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 8% | +2.8 |
| Miles Austin | 3 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 19% | +0.7 |
| Sam Hurd | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 16% | −0.5 |
| Tashard Choice | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 14% | +1.3 |
| Chris Gronkowski | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Martellus Bennett | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −0.9 |
| Manuel Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Ware | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bradie James | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Butler | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny McCray | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2010_15_WAS_DAL
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Cowboys -9.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- Commanders moneyline
- +385
- Cowboys moneyline
- -450
Cowboys closed -9.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 63 — over by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 53°F at kickoff; breezy at 15 mph out of the south; clear.
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- Commanders 7 days · Cowboys 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Jason Garrett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.