2017 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · FedExField
Arizona Cardinals
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Washington CommandersWinner
20
WAS -4 ✓U 40 ✓
Washington Commanders 20–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
18/26, 196 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.5 expected points added · +5.3% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
16/41, 189 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-25.2 expected points added · -19.4% completion over expected
Receiving · ARI
5/10 for 60 yds, 0 TD
25% of team targets · -2.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Gabbert | 16/41 | 189 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -25.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerwynn Williams | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Elijhaa Penny | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 4.0 |
| J.J. Nelson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 5 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 25% | -2.0 |
| J.J. Nelson | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 8% | 1.7 |
| Troy Niklas | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 15% | 1.7 |
| D.J. Foster | 4 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 23% | -4.9 |
| Ricky Seals-Jones | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15% | -8.0 |
| Jaron Brown | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -0.2 |
| Kerwynn Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Elijhaa Penny | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Gabe Holmes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deone Bucannon | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Martin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Peters | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Bethel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olsen Pierre | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tramon Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 18/26 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaje Perine | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Kapri Bibbs | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| LeShun Daniels | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Josh Doctson | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamison Crowder | 5 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 27% | 2.7 |
| Kapri Bibbs | 4 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 15% | 2.3 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 8% | 2.3 |
| Ryan Grant | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12% | 1.0 |
| Vernon Davis | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 19% | -6.0 |
| Josh Doctson | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 15% | -1.5 |
| Niles Paul | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Vigil | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kendall Fuller | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Martrell Spaight | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stacy McGee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshazor Everett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Preston Smith | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Harvey-Clemons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -4
- Closing total
- 40
- ARI moneyline
- +181
- WAS moneyline
- -202
Commanders closed -4 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 40; the game landed 35 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 1 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Bruce Arians vs Jay Gruden