2012 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 30, 2012 · FedExField
Dallas Cowboys
18
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Washington CommandersWinner
28
WAS -3 ✓U 49 ✓
Washington Commanders 28–18.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DAL
20/37, 218 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-5.0 expected points added · -8.9% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
9/18, 100 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-1.1 expected points added · -12.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 20/37 | 218 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Felix Jones | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 22% | 2.6 |
| Jason Witten | 7 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 22% | 5.7 |
| Dwayne Harris | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 11% | 0.5 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 11% | -1.8 |
| James Hanna | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11% | -0.2 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| DeMarco Murray | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11% | -5.1 |
| Cole Beasley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Miles Austin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -3.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Spencer | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Connor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Claiborne | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Albright | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Poppinga | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 9/18 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Morris | 33 | 200 | 6.1 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Robert Griffin | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Evan Royster | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Garcon | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 28% | 1.5 |
| Santana Moss | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 22% | 0.5 |
| Alfred Morris | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11% | 0.3 |
| Leonard Hankerson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6% | 1.5 |
| Josh Morgan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22% | -3.3 |
| Niles Paul | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 3 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Riley | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Doughty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -3
- Closing total
- 49
- DAL moneyline
- +157
- WAS moneyline
- -174
Commanders closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 49; the game landed 46 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 37°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Mike Shanahan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.