2014 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 20, 2014 · FedExField
Final
Philadelphia Eagles 24 at Washington Commanders 27. Final.
Washington Commanders 27–24 — 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.
Philadelphia Eagles
52 dressed · 10 never used
- 65Lane JohnsonT · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 66Andrew GardnerT · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 62Jason KelceC · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 3Mark SanchezQB · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 71Jason PetersT · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 69Evan MathisG · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 18Jeremy MaclinWR · Full-time91%82 snaps
- 14Riley CooperWR · Full-time83%75 snaps
- 86Zach ErtzTE · Heavy rotation78%70 snaps
- 87Brent CelekTE · Heavy rotation62%56 snaps
- 81Jordan MatthewsWR · Heavy rotation52%47 snaps
- 25LeSean McCoyRB · Heavy rotation52%47 snaps
- 43Darren SprolesRB · Heavy rotation51%46 snaps
- 11Josh HuffWR · Situational18%16 snaps
- 16Brad SmithWR · Situational8%7 snaps
- 85James CaseyTE · Situational3%3 snaps
- 32Chris PolkRB · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 10
Washington Commanders
49 dressed · 9 never used
- 77Shawn LauvaoG · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 66Chris ChesterG · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 68Tom ComptonT · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 10Robert GriffinQB · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 78Kory LichtensteigerC · Full-time98%56 snaps
- 71Trent WilliamsT · Full-time91%52 snaps
- 11DeSean JacksonWR · Full-time82%47 snaps
- 88Pierre GarconWR · Heavy rotation74%42 snaps
- 46Alfred MorrisRB · Heavy rotation70%40 snaps
- 84Niles PaulTE · Heavy rotation61%35 snaps
- 82Logan PaulsenTE · Heavy rotation54%31 snaps
- 36Darrel YoungFB · Rotational33%19 snaps
- 86Jordan ReedTE · Rotational33%19 snaps
- 12Andre RobertsWR · Rotational32%18 snaps
- 89Santana MossWR · Situational18%10 snaps
- 37Chris ThompsonRB · Situational18%10 snaps
- 32Silas ReddRB · Situational12%7 snaps
- 14Ryan GrantWR · Situational12%7 snaps
- 74Tyler PolumbusT · Situational9%5 snaps
- 60Spencer LongG · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PHI
37/50, 374 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
17.0 expected points added · +6.7% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
16/23, 220 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
7.5 expected points added · +8.9% completion over expected
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
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 37/50 | 374 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +17.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 22 | 88 | 4.0 | 1 | −2.0 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Mark Sanchez | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | −0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Ertz | 15 | 18 | 115 | 0 | 36% | +5.4 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 4 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 12% | +1.5 |
| Jordan Matthews | 3 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 10% | +6.4 |
| Riley Cooper | 5 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 14% | +6.7 |
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 18% | +1.0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 8% | +1.7 |
| Brent Celek | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2% | +1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mychal Kendricks | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Acho | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Graham | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Boykin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Thornton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fletcher Cox | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Logan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 16/23 | 220 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Morris | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 1 | −1.7 |
| Robert Griffin | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Silas Redd | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Darrel Young | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | +1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Jackson | 4 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 26% | +7.0 |
| Pierre Garcon | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 22% | +5.2 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9% | +0.3 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| Jordan Reed | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17% | +0.4 |
| Chris Thompson | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13% | −1.2 |
| Darrel Young | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.1 |
| Santana Moss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Clark | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Riley | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Compton | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Thomas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Amerson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| E.J. Biggers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenton Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Eagles -7
- Closing total
- 51
- Eagles moneyline
- -315
- Commanders moneyline
- +277
Eagles closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 51 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 37°F at kickoff; still at 0 mph out of the west; mainly clear.
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- Eagles 6 days · Commanders 6 days
- Coaches
- Chip Kelly vs Jay Gruden
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.