2011 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2011 · FedExField
New York Giants
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Washington CommandersWinner
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NYG -1 upsetO 40.5 ✓
Washington Commanders 28–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
21/34, 305 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
11.0 expected points added · +7.0% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
18/32, 268 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-3.1 expected points added · -1.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 18/32 | 268 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 1 | -3.6 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Nicks | 7 | 11 | 122 | 0 | 34% | 1.9 |
| Jake Ballard | 2 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 9% | 3.5 |
| Mario Manningham | 4 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 22% | 0.8 |
| Domenik Hixon | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 13% | -1.0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Henry Hynoski | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
| Victor Cruz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Phillips | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antrel Rolle | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg K. Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ross | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Sash | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 21/34 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hightower | 24 | 50 | 2.1 | 1 | -7.6 |
| Roy Helu | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Davis | 5 | 6 | 105 | 0 | 18% | 10.7 |
| Santana Moss | 6 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 24% | 8.4 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 3 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 21% | 1.6 |
| Tim Hightower | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9% | 1.5 |
| Anthony Armstrong | 2 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 18% | -0.4 |
| Chris Cooley | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9% | -0.2 |
| Logan Paulsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Doughty | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oshiomogho Atogwe | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Orakpo | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Neild | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Bowen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -1
- Closing total
- 40.5
- NYG moneyline
- -111
- WAS moneyline
- +101
Giants closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 42 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 87°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.