2015 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 14, 2015 · Georgia Dome
Final
Philadelphia Eagles 24 at Atlanta Falcons 26. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 26–24 — 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
44 dressed · 8 never used
- —Andrew GardnerG · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 76Allen BarbreG · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 65Lane JohnsonT · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 62Jason KelceC · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 7Sam BradfordQB · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 71Jason PetersT · Every snap99%72 snaps
- 81Jordan MatthewsWR · Full-time85%62 snaps
- 17Nelson AgholorWR · Heavy rotation79%58 snaps
- 86Zach ErtzTE · Heavy rotation71%52 snaps
- 14Riley CooperWR · Heavy rotation58%42 snaps
- 13Josh HuffWR · Rotational49%36 snaps
- 29DeMarco MurrayRB · Rotational44%32 snaps
- 87Brent CelekTE · Rotational36%26 snaps
- 43Darren SprolesRB · Rotational34%25 snaps
- —Miles AustinWR · Situational22%16 snaps
- 24Ryan MathewsRB · Situational22%16 snaps
- 64Matt TobinT · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Atlanta Falcons
46 dressed · 10 never used
- 70Jake MatthewsT · Every snap100%76 snaps
- —Michael PersonC · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 73Ryan SchraederT · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 65Chris ChesterG · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 67Andy LevitreG · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 2Matt RyanQB · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 84Roddy WhiteWR · Full-time84%64 snaps
- 11Julio JonesWR · Heavy rotation76%58 snaps
- 83Jacob TammeTE · Heavy rotation70%53 snaps
- —Leonard HankersonWR · Heavy rotation67%51 snaps
- 26Tevin ColemanRB · Heavy rotation58%44 snaps
- 80Levine ToiloloTE · Heavy rotation55%42 snaps
- 42Patrick DiMarcoFB · Rotational38%29 snaps
- 24Devonta FreemanRB · Rotational37%28 snaps
- 33Terron WardRB · Situational5%4 snaps
- 15Nick WilliamsWR · Situational5%4 snaps
- 14Eric WeemsWR · Situational4%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 10
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PHI
36/52, 336 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
4.6 expected points added · -0.9% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
23/34, 298 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
1.3 expected points added · +2.0% completion over expected
Receiving · PHI
10/13 for 102 yds, 0 TD
25% of team targets · 0.9 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
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 36/52 | 336 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +4.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | +3.9 |
| DeMarco Murray | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 1 | −1.9 |
| Ryan Mathews | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | −1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Matthews | 10 | 13 | 102 | 0 | 25% | +0.9 |
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 17% | +5.8 |
| Zach Ertz | 3 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 15% | −4.2 |
| Riley Cooper | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 8% | +0.9 |
| Ryan Mathews | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 8% | +1.3 |
| Miles Austin | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 6% | +0.7 |
| Josh Huff | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6% | +0.7 |
| DeMarco Murray | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 10% | +0.2 |
| Brent Celek | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | −0.0 |
| Nelson Agholor | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4% | −1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Maxwell | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mychal Kendricks | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Thurmond | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kiko Alonso | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nolan Carroll | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Barwin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bennie Logan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Graham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fletcher Cox | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 23/34 | 298 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tevin Coleman | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Devonta Freeman | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | −3.9 |
| Matt Ryan | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | −3.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 9 | 11 | 141 | 2 | 32% | +9.7 |
| Roddy White | 4 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 24% | −5.6 |
| Devonta Freeman | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 12% | +0.0 |
| Jacob Tamme | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | −0.1 |
| Leonard Hankerson | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 12% | +0.5 |
| Nick Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Levine Toilolo | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Tevin Coleman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Worrilow | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Moore | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ricardo Allen | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phillip Adams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Beasley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemal Ishmael | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Collins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Eagles -3.5
- Closing total
- 55
- Eagles moneyline
- -177
- Falcons moneyline
- +159
Eagles closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 55; the game landed 50 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- Eagles 7 days · Falcons 7 days
- Coaches
- Chip Kelly vs Dan Quinn