2011 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 26, 2011 · Cowboys Stadium
Washington Commanders
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Dallas CowboysWinner
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DAL -3.5 no coverU 44.5 ✓Dome
Dallas Cowboys 18–16 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
22/36, 255 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
1.4 expected points added · -0.8% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
22/37, 250 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-3.4 expected points added · -0.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 22/37 | 250 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hightower | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Roy Helu | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Rex Grossman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Chris Cooley | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santana Moss | 5 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 24% | 4.6 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 5 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 18% | 1.7 |
| Chris Cooley | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 15% | 2.0 |
| Tim Hightower | 5 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 18% | 1.9 |
| Fred Davis | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | -4.2 |
| Roy Helu | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Terrence Austin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12% | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky McIntosh | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedric Golston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oshiomogho Atogwe | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaRon Landry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Neild | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 22/36 | 255 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Jones | 14 | 115 | 8.2 | 0 | 1.8 |
| DeMarco Murray | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tashard Choice | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Tony Fiammetta | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Tony Romo | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 12% | 7.2 |
| Jason Witten | 6 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 26% | 0.9 |
| Laurent Robinson | 3 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 15% | 0.7 |
| Felix Jones | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 9% | 2.5 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 21% | -9.4 |
| Tony Fiammetta | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | 0.4 |
| Martellus Bennett | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9% | -2.2 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Abram Elam | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Ratliff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny McCray | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- WAS moneyline
- +158
- DAL moneyline
- -175
Cowboys closed -3.5, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 34 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cowboys Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- WAS 8 days · DAL 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Jason Garrett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.