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“Leighton Vander Esch”

508 plays. +0.02 EPA per play, a 48% success rate. That's above the league's -0.01 and 42% over the same seasons.

Plays 508

EPA / play? +0.02 -0.01

Success rate? 48% 42%

Yards / play 5.5

1st-down rate 27% 22%

TD rate 1% 3%

Turnover rate 1% 1%

Explosive-play rate? 9% 10%

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When	Matchup	Situation	Play	Result
2023 · Wk4	NE vs DAL	Q2 13:49 · 4th & 1	(13:49) 10-M.Jones up the middle to DAL 41 for no gain (33-D.Clark; 55-L.Vander Esch). M.Jones	no gain -3.34
2019 · Wk1	NYG vs DAL	Q1 00:30 · 3rd & 1	(:30) 10-E.Manning pass incomplete short right [55-L.Vander Esch]. PENALTY on NYG-10-E.Manning, Intentional Grounding, 10 yards, enforced at DAL 35. E.Manning	penalty -3.44
2019 · Wk1	NYG vs DAL	Q3 05:24 · 4th & 1	(5:24) 10-E.Manning sacked at DAL 9 for -2 yards (sack split by 90-D.Lawrence and 55-L.Vander Esch). FUMBLES (90-D.Lawrence) [90-D.Lawrence], RECOVERED by DAL-90-D.Lawrence at DAL 11. 90-D.Lawrence to DAL 11 for no gain (10-E.Manning). E.Manning	FUM lost -4.48
2021 · Wk18	PHI vs DAL	Q4 10:16 · 1st & 10	(10:16) (Shotgun) 10-G.Minshew pass short left intended for 19-J.Arcega-Whiteside INTERCEPTED by 55-L.Vander Esch at PHI 33. 55-L.Vander Esch to PHI 26 for 7 yards (81-R.Rodgers). G.Minshew J.Arcega-Whiteside	INT -5.41
2022 · Wk8	CHI vs DAL	Q3 05:17 · 3rd & 16	(5:17) (Shotgun) 1-J.Fields pass short middle to 32-D.Montgomery to CHI 32 for 13 yards (55-L.Vander Esch). FUMBLES (55-L.Vander Esch), RECOVERED by DAL-11-M.Parsons at CHI 36. 11-M.Parsons for 36 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Fields D.Montgomery	TD -5.77
2023 · Wk4	NE vs DAL	Q2 11:17 · 2nd & 12	(11:17) 10-M.Jones sacked at NE 6 for -2 yards (56-D.Fowler). FUMBLES (56-D.Fowler) [56-D.Fowler], RECOVERED by DAL-55-L.Vander Esch at NE 11. 55-L.Vander Esch for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. M.Jones	TD -5.80
2018 · Wk10	PHI vs DAL	Q1 10:58 · 1st & 10	(10:58) (Shotgun) 11-C.Wentz pass short right intended for 86-Z.Ertz INTERCEPTED by 55-L.Vander Esch at DAL 34. 55-L.Vander Esch to PHI 38 for 28 yards (80-J.Matthews). C.Wentz Z.Ertz	INT -6.67
2018 · Wk11	ATL vs DAL	Q4 13:18 · 1st & 10	(13:18) (Shotgun) 2-M.Ryan pass short middle intended for 18-C.Ridley INTERCEPTED by 55-L.Vander Esch at DAL 41. 55-L.Vander Esch to ATL 31 for 28 yards (25-I.Smith). M.Ryan C.Ridley	INT -6.75

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