2016 Week 15 · Mon, Dec 19, 2016 · FedExField
Carolina PanthersWinner
26
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Washington Commanders
15
WAS -7 upsetU 50.5 ✓32°F
Carolina Panthers 26–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
32/47, 315 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-7.2 expected points added · -2.0% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
21/37, 300 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
7.5 expected points added · -3.6% completion over expected
Receiving · WAS
7/10 for 111 yds, 0 TD
21% of team targets · 3.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 21/37 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 25 | 132 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Cam Newton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 26% | 0.4 |
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 8 | 64 | 1 | 23% | 3.2 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 11% | 2.4 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 9% | 3.1 |
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3% | 2.3 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3% | 2.7 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11% | 0.7 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -0.7 |
| Devin Funchess | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tre Boston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Worley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Star Lotulelei | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bradberry | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 32/47 | 315 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Chris Thompson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Rob Kelley | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 1 | -5.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Jackson | 7 | 10 | 111 | 0 | 21% | 3.6 |
| Pierre Garcon | 7 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 23% | 1.4 |
| Rob Kelley | 4 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 9% | 1.9 |
| Chris Thompson | 5 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 15% | -0.8 |
| Jamison Crowder | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 11% | -0.4 |
| Vernon Davis | 4 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 19% | -8.4 |
| Jordan Reed | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Foster | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martrell Spaight | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Murphy | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Ihenacho | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Baker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -7
- Closing total
- 50.5
- CAR moneyline
- +261
- WAS moneyline
- -296
Commanders closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 41 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 32°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- CAR 8 days · WAS 8 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Jay Gruden