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 |
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 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2014_16_PHI_WAS
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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.