2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · Edward Jones Dome

Washington Commanders

St. Louis RamsWinner

WAS -3.5 upsetO 42.5 ✓DomeCommanders closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

St. Louis Rams 31–28 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · WAS

20/29, 206 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

0.8 expected points added · +6.1% completion over expected

Rushing · WAS

16 att, 89 yds, 0 TD

-0.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · WAS

11 att, 82 yds, 2 TD

8.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · WAS

2/3 for 68 yds, 1 TD

11% of team targets · 6.6 expected points added

Receiving · WAS

5/5 for 50 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 2.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Robert Griffin	20/29	206	1	1	1	0.8

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Alfred Morris	16	89	5.6	0	-0.3
Robert Griffin	11	82	7.5	2	8.0
Evan Royster	1	4	4.0	0	0.0
Fred Davis	1	1	1.0	0	-0.5

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Leonard Hankerson	2	3	68	1	11%	6.6
Josh Morgan	5	5	50	0	19%	2.2
Aldrick Robinson	2	3	40	0	11%	3.1
Fred Davis	2	5	14	0	19%	-2.8
Santana Moss	3	3	14	0	11%	0.0
Niles Paul	3	3	13	0	11%	-1.4
Evan Royster	2	3	7	0	11%	-1.2
Dezmon Briscoe	0	1	0	0	4%	-1.3
Roy Helu	1	1	0	0	4%	0.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Madieu Williams	7	1	0.0	0	0
DeJon Gomes	7	0	0.0	0	1
DeAngelo Hall	7	0	0.0	0	1
Perry Riley	6	0	0.0	0	1
London Fletcher	6	0	0.0	1	1
Cedric Griffin	5	0	0.0	0	0
Brian Orakpo	3	0	1.0	0	0
Ryan Kerrigan	3	0	1.0	0	0
Lorenzo Alexander	3	0	0.0	0	0
Josh Wilson	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Commanders closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 42.5; the game landed 59 — over by 16.5.

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