Rams 7–9 Commanders: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 2, 2009

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in LA vs Washington Commanders?

J. Campbell (Washington Commanders), 59.0% completion, +1.5% CPOE, +0.20 EPA per dropback, +7.93 total passing EPA. M. Bulger (LA), 44.1% completion, -7.0% CPOE, -0.14 EPA per dropback, -4.85 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in LA vs Washington Commanders?

J. Campbell (Washington Commanders) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +7.93 total EPA on Passing plays. across 39 snaps. Their top snap (-3.51 EPA): (1:36) (Shotgun) 17-J.Campbell pass short right to 89-S.Moss to LA 30 for 7 yards (21-O.Atogwe). The Replay Assistant challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shot.

Quick answer

Winner: Washington Commanders
Final score: Washington Commanders 9–7 LA
Halftime: LA 7–6 Washington Commanders at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Jihaad Campbell
Top passer: Jihaad Campbell
Biggest EPA play: (1:40) (Shotgun) 10-M.Bulger pass incomplete deep right to 17-D.Avery (48-C.Horton).
Game date: 2009-09-20

Game summary

The Washington Commanders beat the LA 9–7 on 2009-09-20, overcoming LA's 7–6 halftime lead. Jihaad Campbell posted a game-high +7.93 total EPA in the passing.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 10 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	—	—	T
LA	0	7	0	0	0	7
Washington Commanders	3	3	3	0	0	9

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

LALA

+3LA 3

+3LA 10

WAS 2

+1WAS 2

+3LA 5

WASWashington Commanders

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

5 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

WASWashington Commanders
Q1 5:01FG
SSS. Suisham
Points+3
Yard line
LA 3
Score
0-3
(5:01) 6-S.Suisham 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith.
WASWashington Commanders
Q2 8:02FG
SSS. Suisham
Points+3
Yard line
LA 10
Score
0-6
(8:02) 6-S.Suisham 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith.
LALA
Q2 4:00TD
Layden Robinson
Points+6
Yard line
WAS 2
Score
6-6
(4:00) 10-M.Bulger pass short left to 11-L.Robinson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
LALA
Q2 3:56XP
CMC. Massey
Points+1
Yard line
WAS 2
Score
7-6
3-Josh.Brown extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Massey, Holder-5-D.Jones.
WASWashington Commanders
Q3 6:32FG
SSS. Suisham
Points+3
Yard line
LA 5
Score
7-9
(6:32) 6-S.Suisham 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Jihaad Campbell · Washington Commanders · Passing · +7.93 total EPA · 39 snaps · +0.20 EPA/play
2C. Cooley · Washington Commanders · Receiving · +5.99 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.67 EPA/play
3Layden Robinson · LA · Receiving · +5.50 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.61 EPA/play
4K. Burton · LA · Receiving · +4.20 total EPA · 2 snaps · +2.10 EPA/play
5M. Kelly · Washington Commanders · Receiving · +1.80 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.30 EPA/play
6L. Betts · Washington Commanders · Receiving · +1.47 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.47 EPA/play
7Shedrick Jackson · LA · Rushing · +1.12 total EPA · 17 snaps · +0.07 EPA/play
8A.Randle El · Washington Commanders · Receiving · +1.09 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.18 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Jihaad Campbell — WAS · Passing

Jihaad Campbell posted the highest total EPA (+7.93) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Washington Commanders. Across 39 counted snaps, they averaged +0.20 EPA per play.

Jihaad Campbell's top snap (-3.51 EPA): (1:36) (Shotgun) 17-J.Campbell pass short right to 89-S.Moss to LA 30 for 7 yards (21-O.Atogwe). The Replay Assistant challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 17-J.Campbell pass short right to 8

Biggest single play (-4.34 EPA): M. Bulger — (1:40) (Shotgun) 10-M.Bulger pass incomplete deep right to 17-D.Avery (48-C.Horton).

Quarterback report card

Jihaad Campbell led all passers in efficiency for Washington Commanders, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Jihaad Campbell (Washington Commanders) · 39 dropbacks · 59.0% completion · +1.5% CPOE · +0.20 EPA/play · +7.93 total EPA
M. Bulger (LA) · 34 dropbacks · 44.1% completion · -7.0% CPOE · -0.14 EPA/play · -4.85 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	LA	Washington Commanders
Offensive EPA/play	-0.094	-0.059
Offensive success rate	38.8%	41.2%
Pass EPA/play	-0.143	+0.163
Rush EPA/play	+0.040	-0.205
Defensive EPA/play	+0.059	+0.094
Defensive success rate	58.8%	61.2%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (LA -0.09, Washington Commanders -0.06) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

LA: -0.09 EPA/play (28th percentile vs. 2009 team-game averages)
Washington Commanders: -0.06 EPA/play (38th percentile vs. 2009 team-game averages)

LA: 8 drives, -6.30 total EPA, 1 scoring drives
Washington Commanders: 8 drives, -4.71 total EPA, 3 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

LA — Layden Robinson (M. Bulger pass) (Q2 4:00)

Field goals

Washington Commanders — S. Suisham (Q1 5:01)
Washington Commanders — S. Suisham (Q2 8:02)
Washington Commanders — S. Suisham (Q3 6:32)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Washington Commanders won the period 3–0. Washington Commanders connected on a field goal from the LA 3 (Q1 5:01) — (5:01) 6-S.Suisham 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith..

The second quarter: LA won the period 7–3. Washington Commanders connected on a field goal from the LA 10 (Q2 8:02) — (8:02) 6-S.Suisham 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith.; LA found the end zone from the WAS 2 (Q2 4:00) — (4:00) 10-M.Bulger pass short left to 11-L.Robinson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; LA added 1 points from the WAS 2 (Q2 3:56) — 3-Josh.Brown extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Massey, Holder-5-D.Jones..

The third quarter: Washington Commanders won the period 3–0. Washington Commanders connected on a field goal from the LA 5 (Q3 6:32) — (6:32) 6-S.Suisham 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

LA (Q4 13:00) — (13:00) (Shotgun) 10-M.Bulger pass short right to 17-D.Avery to WAS 5 for 4 yards (48-C.Horton). FUMBLES (48-C.Horton), touched at WAS 5, RECOVERED by WAS-22-C.Rogers at WAS 7. [WPA -25.7% · EPA -4.15]
Washington Commanders (Q2 1:36) — (1:36) (Shotgun) 17-J.Campbell pass short right to 89-S.Moss to LA 30 for 7 yards (21-O.Atogwe). The Replay Assistant challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 17-J.Campbell p [WPA -20.8% · EPA -3.51]
Washington Commanders (Q4 2:00) — (2:00) 26-C.Portis left end to LA 4 for -2 yards (58-D.Vobora). [WPA -19.6% · EPA -3.23]
LA (Q4 1:40) — (1:40) (Shotgun) 10-M.Bulger pass incomplete deep right to 17-D.Avery (48-C.Horton). [WPA -13.6% · EPA -4.34]
LA (Q3 3:05) — (3:05) (Shotgun) 10-M.Bulger pass short middle to 14-K.Burton to WAS 43 for 25 yards (48-C.Horton) [99-A.Carter]. [WPA +12.7% · EPA +2.40]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

LA (Q4 1:40) — (1:40) (Shotgun) 10-M.Bulger pass incomplete deep right to 17-D.Avery (48-C.Horton). [WPA -13.6% · EPA -4.34]
LA (Q4 13:00) — (13:00) (Shotgun) 10-M.Bulger pass short right to 17-D.Avery to WAS 5 for 4 yards (48-C.Horton). FUMBLES (48-C.Horton), touched at WAS 5, RECOVERED by WAS-22-C.Rogers at WAS 7. [WPA -25.7% · EPA -4.15]
Washington Commanders (Q2 1:36) — (1:36) (Shotgun) 17-J.Campbell pass short right to 89-S.Moss to LA 30 for 7 yards (21-O.Atogwe). The Replay Assistant challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 17-J.Campbell p [WPA -20.8% · EPA -3.51]
LA (Q2 7:48) — (7:48) 39-S.Jackson right tackle pushed ob at WAS 22 for 62 yards (22-C.Rogers). PENALTY on LA, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at WAS 26. [WPA +9.6% · EPA +3.45]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Washington Commanders FG (+3) — Q1 5:01 · LA 3 · Score 0-3
(5:01) 6-S.Suisham 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith.
Washington Commanders FG (+3) — Q2 8:02 · LA 10 · Score 0-6
(8:02) 6-S.Suisham 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith.
LA TD (+6) — Q2 4:00 · WAS 2 · Score 6-6
(4:00) 10-M.Bulger pass short left to 11-L.Robinson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
LA XP (+1) — Q2 3:56 · WAS 2 · Score 7-6
3-Josh.Brown extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Massey, Holder-5-D.Jones.
Washington Commanders FG (+3) — Q3 6:32 · LA 5 · Score 7-9
(6:32) 6-S.Suisham 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-67-E.Albright, Holder-3-H.Smith.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Washington Commanders earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Jihaad Campbell (Washington Commanders) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
M. Bulger (LA) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won LA vs Washington Commanders on 2009-09-20?

The Washington Commanders beat the LA 9-7 in Week 2, 2009.

What was the score by quarter in LA vs Washington Commanders?

Q1: LA 0, Washington Commanders 3; Q2: LA 7, Washington Commanders 3; Q3: LA 0, Washington Commanders 3; Final: LA 7, Washington Commanders 9.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in LA vs Washington Commanders?

LA touchdown — L. Robinson (M. Bulger pass) (Q2 4:00) Washington Commanders field goal — S. Suisham (Q1 5:01, 3 pts) Washington Commanders field goal — S. Suisham (Q2 8:02, 3 pts) Washington Commanders field goal — S. Suisham (Q3 6:32, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in LA vs Washington Commanders?

Jihaad Campbell (Washington Commanders), 59.0% completion, +1.5% CPOE, +0.20 EPA per dropback, +7.93 total passing EPA. M. Bulger (LA), 44.1% completion, -7.0% CPOE, -0.14 EPA per dropback, -4.85 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in LA vs Washington Commanders?

Jihaad Campbell (Washington Commanders) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +7.93 total EPA on Passing plays. across 39 snaps. Their top snap (-3.51 EPA): (1:36) (Shotgun) 17-J.Campbell pass short right to 89-S.Moss to LA 30 for 7 yards (21-O.Atogwe). The Replay Assistant challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shot.

Was LA vs Washington Commanders a close game?

Yes — the margin was 2 points. Washington Commanders won 9-7 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

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