2017 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 29, 2017 · FedExField
Dallas CowboysWinner
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Washington Commanders
19
DAL -3 ✓O 46.5 ✓
Dallas Cowboys 33–19.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
26/39, 263 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-6.5 expected points added · -1.9% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
14/22, 143 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
0.4 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected
Receiving · WAS
9/13 for 123 yds, 0 TD
33% of team targets · 4.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 14/22 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 33 | 150 | 4.5 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Dak Prescott | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Alfred Morris | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 27% | 0.7 |
| Terrance Williams | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14% | 1.5 |
| Jason Witten | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 23% | -1.2 |
| Geoff Swaim | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5% | 1.3 |
| Cole Beasley | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14% | 0.2 |
| Ryan Switzer | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | 1.7 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9% | -0.8 |
| Brice Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lee | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Scandrick | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Woods | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Irving | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 26/39 | 263 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Kelley | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Chris Thompson | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Jamison Crowder | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamison Crowder | 9 | 13 | 123 | 0 | 33% | 4.3 |
| Chris Thompson | 8 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 23% | 0.2 |
| Ryan Grant | 5 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 18% | 1.6 |
| Vernon Davis | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 10% | -0.7 |
| Jordan Reed | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Josh Doctson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8% | -1.8 |
| Rob Kelley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Terrelle Pryor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Brown | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Compton | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martrell Spaight | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montae Nicholson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell McClain | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Moses | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Dunbar | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Lanier | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 46.5
- DAL moneyline
- -167
- WAS moneyline
- +151
Cowboys closed -3 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 52 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 60°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · WAS 6 days
- Coaches
- Jason Garrett vs Jay Gruden
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.