2015 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29, 2015 · FedExField
Final
New York Giants 14 at Washington Commanders 20. Final.
Washington Commanders 20–14.
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.
New York Giants
45 dressed · 7 never used
- 61Dallas ReynoldsC · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 77John JerryG · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 76Ereck FlowersT · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 13Odell BeckhamWR · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 73Marshall NewhouseT · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 10Eli ManningQB · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 82Rueben RandleWR · Full-time86%59 snaps
- 17Dwayne HarrisWR · Full-time84%58 snaps
- 68Bobby HartT · Heavy rotation77%53 snaps
- 45Will TyeTE · Heavy rotation65%45 snaps
- 34Shane VereenRB · Rotational45%31 snaps
- 86Jerome CunninghamTE · Rotational39%27 snaps
- 23Rashad JenningsRB · Rotational32%22 snaps
- —Geoff SchwartzG · Situational23%16 snaps
- 88Hakeem NicksWR · Situational16%11 snaps
- 26Orleans DarkwaRB · Situational13%9 snaps
- 19Myles WhiteWR · Situational13%9 snaps
- —Nikita WhitlockFB · Situational4%3 snaps
- 44Andre WilliamsRB · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Washington Commanders
47 dressed · 8 never used
- 71Trent WilliamsT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 75Brandon ScherffG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 76Morgan MosesT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 61Spencer LongG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 8Kirk CousinsQB · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 67Josh LeRibeusC · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 86Jordan ReedTE · Full-time90%64 snaps
- 80Jamison CrowderWR · Full-time82%58 snaps
- 88Pierre GarconWR · Heavy rotation75%53 snaps
- 46Alfred MorrisRB · Heavy rotation61%43 snaps
- 11DeSean JacksonWR · Heavy rotation58%41 snaps
- 68Tom ComptonT · Rotational39%28 snaps
- 31Matt JonesRB · Rotational25%18 snaps
- 14Ryan GrantWR · Situational20%14 snaps
- 36Darrel YoungFB · Situational18%13 snaps
- 25Chris ThompsonRB · Situational14%10 snaps
- —Andre RobertsWR · Situational10%7 snaps
- 79Ty NsekheT · Situational4%3 snaps
- —Derek CarrierTE · Situational3%2 snaps
- 19Rashad RossWR · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
26/51, 321 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-4.8 expected points added · -8.9% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
20/29, 302 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
10.6 expected points added · +5.5% 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
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 26/51 | 321 | 2 | 3 | 3 | −4.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Rashad Jennings | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Dwayne Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Andre Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Beckham | 9 | 18 | 142 | 1 | 35% | +9.0 |
| Will Tye | 6 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 16% | +5.0 |
| Rueben Randle | 1 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 12% | −0.6 |
| Dwayne Harris | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 10% | −4.6 |
| Shane Vereen | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 10% | −4.8 |
| Rashad Jennings | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +0.4 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Jerome Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8% | −2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Collins | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Kennard | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Wynn | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Dahl | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wade | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Amukamara | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 20/29 | 302 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Morris | 23 | 78 | 3.4 | 0 | −3.1 |
| Matt Jones | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Chris Thompson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Kirk Cousins | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | −1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Reed | 8 | 9 | 98 | 0 | 31% | +4.7 |
| DeSean Jackson | 2 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 14% | +1.9 |
| Matt Jones | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 3% | +2.9 |
| Pierre Garcon | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 21% | +0.9 |
| Ryan Grant | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | +1.3 |
| Alfred Morris | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Jamison Crowder | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 14% | −2.4 |
| Chris Thompson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +1.1 |
| Derek Carrier | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Andre Roberts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Compton | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Preston Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Riley | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Blackmon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terrance Knighton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyshoen Jarrett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
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/2015_12_NYG_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
- Giants -1
- Closing total
- 47.5
- Giants moneyline
- -109
- Commanders moneyline
- -101
Giants closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 34 — under by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 45°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 7 mph out of the north; overcast.
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- Giants 14 days · Commanders 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Jay Gruden
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.