2017 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2017 · MetLife Stadium

Washington Commanders

New York GiantsWinner

WAS -5 upsetU 41 ✓16°F · 16 mphCommanders closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New York Giants 18–10. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · WAS

Kirk CousinsQB

20/37, 158 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-22.5 expected points added · -15.4% completion over expected

Passing · NYG

Eli ManningQB

10/28, 132 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-13.6 expected points added · -27.6% completion over expected

Rushing · NYG

Orleans DarkwaRB

20 att, 154 yds, 1 TD

4.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYG

Wayne GallmanRB

15 att, 89 yds, 0 TD

4.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYG

Rhett EllisonTE

5/6 for 63 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · 3.7 expected points added

Receiving · WAS

Kapri BibbsRB

8/9 for 53 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 0.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Washington Commanders

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kirk Cousins	20/37	158	0	3	3	-22.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Kapri Bibbs	12	47	3.9	0	0.9
Kirk Cousins	1	12	12.0	1	2.0
Samaje Perine	2	3	1.5	0	-1.1
Jamison Crowder	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Kapri Bibbs	8	9	53	24%	0.2
Josh Doctson	4	10	37	27%	-5.3
Jamison Crowder	3	7	25	19%	-1.5
Ryan Grant	2	5	23	14%	-8.1
Vernon Davis	2	3	20	8%	-0.6
Brian Quick	0	1	0	3%	-1.6
Niles Paul	1	2	0	5%	-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Zach Vigil	6	8	0.0	1
Deshazor Everett	6	3	0.0	1
D.J. Swearinger	5	2	0.0	0
Martrell Spaight	3	4	0.0	0
Josh Norman	1	2	0.0	1
Matt Ioannidis	1	1	0.0	0
Kendall Fuller	2	0	0.0	1
Josh Harvey-Clemons	2	0	0.0	1
Ryan Kerrigan	2	0	2.0	0
Kapri Bibbs	1	0	0.0	0

New York Giants

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Eli Manning	10/28	132	1	1	2	-13.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Orleans Darkwa	20	154	7.7	1	4.8
Wayne Gallman	15	89	5.9	0	4.7
Shane Vereen	3	14	4.7	0	-1.2
Paul Perkins	3	7	2.3	0	-0.7
Eli Manning	3	-4	-1.3	0	-6.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Rhett Ellison	5	6	63	0	21%	3.7
Hunter Sharp	3	6	29	1	21%	0.1
Travis Rudolph	1	4	29	0	14%	-2.6
Paul Perkins	1	1	11	0	4%	1.4
Orleans Darkwa	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.7
Wayne Gallman	0	2	0	0	7%	-6.7
Shane Vereen	0	2	0	0	7%	-1.7
Jerell Adams	0	3	0	0	11%	-3.1
Marquis Bundy	0	3	0	0	11%	-2.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Brandon Dixon	4	2	0.0	0	0
Andrew Adams	5	0	0.0	0	1
Kelvin Sheppard	3	1	0.0	2	2
Damon Harrison	1	2	0.0	0	0
Darryl Morris	2	1	0.0	0	0
Ross Cockrell	2	0	0.0	1	4
Devon Kennard	1	1	1.0	0	1
Dalvin Tomlinson	1	1	0.0	0	1
Olivier Vernon	1	1	1.0	0	0
Brad Wing	1	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: WAS -5
Closing total: 41
WAS moneyline: -230
NYG moneyline: +201

Commanders closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 41; the game landed 28 — under by 13.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: MetLife Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 16°F, wind 16 mph
Referee: John Hussey
Rest: WAS 7 days · NYG 7 days
Coaches: Jay Gruden vs Steve Spagnuolo

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

Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.