2011 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2011 · MetLife Stadium
Washington CommandersWinner
23
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New York Giants
10
NYG -5.5 upsetU 45 ✓29°F
Washington Commanders 23–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
23/40, 257 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-17.1 expected points added · -3.9% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
15/24, 185 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
8.5 expected points added · +14.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 15/24 | 185 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Helu | 23 | 53 | 2.3 | 0 | -5.7 |
| Evan Royster | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Darrel Young | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Anthony Armstrong | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Niles Paul | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Rex Grossman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabar Gaffney | 6 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 38% | 8.0 |
| Santana Moss | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 21% | 4.0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 13% | 1.2 |
| Roy Helu | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 17% | -0.7 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 0.0 |
| Darrel Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
| Anthony Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Riley | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oshiomogho Atogwe | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Reed Doughty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen Bowen | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJon Gomes | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron Westbrook | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 23/40 | 257 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -17.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Nicks | 5 | 12 | 73 | 0 | 30% | -3.5 |
| Mario Manningham | 3 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 13% | -2.7 |
| Victor Cruz | 5 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 23% | -0.6 |
| Bear Pascoe | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8% | 1.2 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10% | -0.6 |
| Jake Ballard | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | 0.0 |
| Henry Hynoski | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Ramses Barden | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5% | -5.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bernard | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Phillips | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Antrel Rolle | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ross | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -5.5
- Closing total
- 45
- WAS moneyline
- +231
- NYG moneyline
- -260
Giants closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 33 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 29°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Tom Coughlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.