2015 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 26, 2015 · Lincoln Financial Field

Washington CommandersWinner

Philadelphia Eagles

PHI -3.5 upsetO 48 ✓Eagles closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Washington Commanders 38–24.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PHI

Sam BradfordQB

37/56, 380 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

3.4 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected

Passing · WAS

Kirk CousinsQB

31/46, 365 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

20.7 expected points added · +7.8% completion over expected

Rushing · WAS

Alfred MorrisRB

17 att, 49 yds, 0 TD

-5.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PHI

DeMarco MurrayRB

5 att, 27 yds, 1 TD

2.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · WAS

Jordan ReedTE

9/11 for 129 yds, 2 TD

24% of team targets · 12.5 expected points added

Receiving · PHI

Zach ErtzTE

13/17 for 122 yds, 0 TD

31% of team targets · -3.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Washington Commanders

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kirk Cousins	31/46	365	4	0	2	20.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Alfred Morris	17	49	2.9	-5.1
Pierre Thomas	4	22	5.5	1.1
Kirk Cousins	5	-4	-0.8	-4.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jordan Reed	9	11	129	2	24%	12.5
Pierre Garcon	7	12	80	1	26%	3.6
Pierre Thomas	7	8	67	0	17%	4.2
DeSean Jackson	4	6	40	0	13%	0.2
Ryan Grant	1	3	24	0	7%	1.1
Jamison Crowder	2	3	13	0	7%	0.4
Chris Thompson	1	1	12	1	2%	3.1
Alfred Morris	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.6
Alex Smith	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Dashon Goldson	9	1	0.0	0
Mason Foster	7	1	0.0	0
Will Compton	7	1	1.0	0
Kyshoen Jarrett	6	2	0.0	0
Ryan Kerrigan	4	0	0.0	0
Preston Smith	3	1	3.0	0
DeAngelo Hall	4	0	0.0	0
Bashaud Breeland	3	0	0.0	1
Will Blackmon	3	0	0.0	1
Deshazor Everett	2	0	0.0	0

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Sam Bradford	37/56	380	1	0	5	3.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeMarco Murray	5	27	5.4	1	2.6
Darren Sproles	5	9	1.8	0	-1.7
Ryan Mathews	4	5	1.3	1	-0.9
Sam Bradford	2	4	2.0	0	-8.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Zach Ertz	13	17	122	0	31%	-3.6
Jordan Matthews	6	8	104	1	15%	10.0
Darren Sproles	7	9	56	0	16%	2.6
Nelson Agholor	2	5	35	0	9%	0.4
DeMarco Murray	3	4	24	0	7%	-0.1
Brent Celek	1	1	18	0	2%	1.1
Ryan Mathews	2	3	13	0	5%	-0.9
Josh Huff	1	2	8	0	4%	0.2
Jonathan Krause	1	2	7	0	4%	-0.9
Riley Cooper	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.5
Kenjon Barner	1	3	-7	0	5%	-2.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Kiko Alonso	5	3	0.0	0
Fletcher Cox	5	2	2.0	0
Ed Reynolds	5	1	0.0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	6	0	0.0	1
Beau Allen	4	1	0.0	1
DeMeco Ryans	3	2	0.0	0
Mychal Kendricks	3	1	0.0	1
E.J. Biggers	3	1	0.0	2
Eric Rowe	3	0	0.0	0
Connor Barwin	3	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PHI -3.5
Closing total: 48
WAS moneyline: +171
PHI moneyline: -190

Eagles closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 48; the game landed 62 — over by 14.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 52°F, wind 6 mph
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: WAS 6 days · PHI 6 days
Coaches: Jay Gruden vs Chip Kelly

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.