2015 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 26, 2015 · Lincoln Financial Field
Final
Washington Commanders 38 at Philadelphia Eagles 24. Final.
Washington Commanders 38–24.
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.
Washington Commanders
49 dressed · 8 never used
- 75Brandon ScherffG · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 61Spencer LongG · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 76Morgan MosesT · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 67Josh LeRibeusC · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 8Kirk CousinsQB · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 71Trent WilliamsT · Every snap99%75 snaps
- 86Jordan ReedTE · Full-time88%67 snaps
- 80Jamison CrowderWR · Full-time83%63 snaps
- 88Pierre GarconWR · Heavy rotation72%55 snaps
- 11DeSean JacksonWR · Heavy rotation70%53 snaps
- 46Alfred MorrisRB · Rotational46%35 snaps
- —Pierre ThomasRB · Rotational42%32 snaps
- 68Tom ComptonT · Rotational32%24 snaps
- 83Alex SmithTE · Situational21%16 snaps
- 14Ryan GrantWR · Situational18%14 snaps
- 25Chris ThompsonRB · Situational12%9 snaps
- 36Darrel YoungFB · Situational8%6 snaps
- 19Rashad RossWR · Situational8%6 snaps
- 79Ty NsekheT · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Philadelphia Eagles
47 dressed · 5 never used
- 64Matt TobinG · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 76Allen BarbreG · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 62Jason KelceC · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 65Lane JohnsonT · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 7Sam BradfordQB · Every snap100%81 snaps
- 81Jordan MatthewsWR · Full-time89%72 snaps
- 17Nelson AgholorWR · Full-time84%68 snaps
- 86Zach ErtzTE · Heavy rotation79%64 snaps
- 71Jason PetersT · Heavy rotation69%56 snaps
- 14Riley CooperWR · Heavy rotation53%43 snaps
- 13Josh HuffWR · Heavy rotation51%41 snaps
- 43Darren SprolesRB · Rotational38%31 snaps
- 87Brent CelekTE · Rotational32%26 snaps
- 67Dennis KellyT · Rotational31%25 snaps
- 34Kenjon BarnerRB · Situational22%18 snaps
- 24Ryan MathewsRB · Situational21%17 snaps
- 29DeMarco MurrayRB · Situational19%15 snaps
- —Jonathan KrauseWR · Situational12%10 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 5
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PHI
37/56, 380 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.4 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected
Passing · WAS
31/46, 365 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
20.7 expected points added · +7.8% 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
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 | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Morris | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | −5.1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Kirk Cousins | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | −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 | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dashon Goldson | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Foster | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Compton | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyshoen Jarrett | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Smith | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Blackmon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshazor Everett | 2 | 0 | 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 | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiko Alonso | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fletcher Cox | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Reynolds | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Beau Allen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mychal Kendricks | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| E.J. Biggers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Rowe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Eagles -3.5
- Closing total
- 48
- Commanders moneyline
- +171
- Eagles 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
- Cool, 51°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 7 mph out of the east; overcast.
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- Commanders 6 days · Eagles 6 days
- Coaches
- Jay Gruden vs Chip Kelly
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.