2014 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · Lincoln Financial Field
Final
Washington Commanders 34 at Philadelphia Eagles 37. Final.
Philadelphia Eagles 37–34 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Washington Commanders
41 dressed · 6 never used
- 66Chris ChesterG · Every snap100%78 snaps
- 71Trent WilliamsT · Every snap100%78 snaps
- 8Kirk CousinsQB · Every snap100%78 snaps
- 78Kory LichtensteigerC · Every snap99%77 snaps
- 74Tyler PolumbusT · Full-time97%76 snaps
- 84Niles PaulTE · Full-time85%66 snaps
- 88Pierre GarconWR · Heavy rotation79%62 snaps
- 11DeSean JacksonWR · Heavy rotation76%59 snaps
- 46Alfred MorrisRB · Heavy rotation65%51 snaps
- 77Shawn LauvaoG · Heavy rotation60%47 snaps
- 82Logan PaulsenTE · Heavy rotation59%46 snaps
- 12Andre RobertsWR · Heavy rotation59%46 snaps
- 67Josh LeRibeusG · Rotational41%32 snaps
- 29Roy HeluRB · Rotational32%25 snaps
- 36Darrel YoungFB · Situational22%17 snaps
- 68Tom ComptonT · Situational12%9 snaps
- 14Ryan GrantWR · Situational10%8 snaps
- —Aldrick RobinsonWR · Situational4%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 6
Philadelphia Eagles
48 dressed · 6 never used
- 66Andrew GardnerT · Every snap100%73 snaps
- —Todd HerremansG · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 67Dennis KellyT · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 9Nick FolesQB · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 18Jeremy MaclinWR · Full-time93%68 snaps
- 14Riley CooperWR · Full-time92%67 snaps
- 71Jason PetersT · Heavy rotation75%55 snaps
- 25LeSean McCoyRB · Heavy rotation74%54 snaps
- 81Jordan MatthewsWR · Heavy rotation63%46 snaps
- 87Brent CelekTE · Heavy rotation63%46 snaps
- 63David MolkC · Heavy rotation63%46 snaps
- 86Zach ErtzTE · Heavy rotation52%38 snaps
- 62Jason KelceC · Rotational37%27 snaps
- 43Darren SprolesRB · Rotational29%21 snaps
- —Wade SmithG · Rotational25%18 snaps
- 85James CaseyTE · Situational21%15 snaps
- 88Jeff MaehlWR · Situational10%7 snaps
- 16Brad SmithWR · Situational4%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 6
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
30/48, 427 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
17.1 expected points added · -0.1% completion over expected
Passing · PHI
27/41, 325 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
13.6 expected points added · +5.8% completion over expected
Receiving · PHI
8/10 for 154 yds, 1 TD
24% of team targets · 10.4 expected points added
Receiving · WAS
11/16 for 138 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · 5.2 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 30/48 | 427 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +17.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Morris | 23 | 77 | 3.3 | 0 | −3.6 |
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Roy Helu | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +0.6 |
| Darrel Young | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Garcon | 11 | 16 | 138 | 1 | 33% | +5.2 |
| DeSean Jackson | 5 | 11 | 117 | 1 | 23% | +7.4 |
| Niles Paul | 6 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 19% | −0.8 |
| Roy Helu | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 2% | +3.5 |
| Andre Roberts | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 13% | +2.8 |
| Logan Paulsen | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Darrel Young | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4% | +0.8 |
| Ryan Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Meriweather | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keenan Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Amerson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Orakpo | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Riley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Kearse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Foles | 27/41 | 325 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +13.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 19 | 22 | 1.2 | 0 | −8.4 |
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Nick Foles | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Maclin | 8 | 10 | 154 | 1 | 24% | +10.4 |
| Jordan Matthews | 8 | 9 | 59 | 2 | 22% | +5.7 |
| Riley Cooper | 4 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 17% | +0.4 |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 10% | −0.3 |
| James Casey | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2% | +1.4 |
| Jeff Maehl | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2% | +1.0 |
| Zach Ertz | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7% | +0.2 |
| LeSean McCoy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.2 |
| Brent Celek | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Fletcher | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nate Allen | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Logan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cary Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Boykin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Acho | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Eagles -4
- Closing total
- 50.5
- Commanders moneyline
- +187
- Eagles moneyline
- -209
Eagles closed -4, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 71 — over by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 78°F at kickoff; still at 4 mph out of the north-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- Commanders 7 days · Eagles 6 days
- Coaches
- Jay Gruden vs Chip Kelly
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.