2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Giants Stadium

Arizona Cardinals

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NYG -6.5 no coverU 40 ✓Giants closed -6.5, won by 5 — but didn't cover.

New York Giants 21–16.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · ARI

Jake PlummerQB

28/49, 318 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

1.0 expected points added

Passing · NYG

Kerry CollinsQB

17/25, 172 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

2.2 expected points added

Rushing · NYG

Tiki BarberRB

13 att, 144 yds, 2 TD

11.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYG

Ron DayneRB

23 att, 78 yds, 1 TD

-1.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ARI

David BostonWR

9/11 for 128 yds, 2 TD

23% of team targets · 12.9 expected points added

Receiving · ARI

Frank SandersWR

5/13 for 78 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · -0.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Plummer	28/49	318	2	3	1	1.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jake Plummer	4	18	4.5	-1.5
Thomas Jones	12	16	1.3	-4.5
Michael Pittman	4	9	2.3	-0.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
David Boston	9	11	128	2	23%	12.9
Frank Sanders	5	13	78	0	28%	-0.7
Michael Pittman	6	6	71	0	13%	3.0
Thomas Jones	4	6	18	0	13%	-1.7
MarTay Jenkins	1	6	13	0	13%	-4.1
Mac Cody	1	1	8	0	2%	0.5
Joel Makovicka	2	3	2	0	6%	-1.8
Terry Hardy	0	1	0	0	2%	-5.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Tom Knight	7	4	0	0
Rob Fredrickson	4	4	0	0
Ronald McKinnon	5	1	0	0
Pat Tillman	2	2	0	0
Aeneas Williams	2	1	0	0
Kwamie Lassiter	2	1	1	1
Tony McCoy	2	1	0	0
Corey Chavous	2	1	0	0
MarTay Jenkins	1	1	0	0
Justin Lucas	2	0	0	0

New York Giants

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kerry Collins	17/25	172	0	1	0	2.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Tiki Barber	13	144	11.1	2	11.2
Ron Dayne	23	78	3.4	1	-1.3
Kerry Collins	5	1	0.2	0	-3.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Ike Hilliard	3	4	62	17%	2.4
Greg Comella	5	6	42	25%	-1.8
Amani Toomer	4	5	35	21%	2.2
Tiki Barber	3	5	25	21%	-0.0
Dan Campbell	1	1	10	4%	0.7
Joe Jurevicius	0	2	0	8%	-2.2
Ron Dayne	1	1	-2	4%	-1.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jason Sehorn	7	0	0.0	0	2
Micheal Barrow	6	0	1.0	0	0
Shaun Williams	5	1	0.0	1	2
Sam Garnes	4	1	0.0	0	0
Jessie Armstead	1	3	0.0	0	0
Pete Monty	1	3	0.0	0	0
Dave Thomas	4	0	0.0	0	1
Emmanuel McDaniel	3	0	0.0	2	4
Cedric Jones	2	0	0.0	0	0
Christian Peter	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NYG -6.5
Closing total: 40
ARI moneyline: —
NYG moneyline: —

Giants closed -6.5, won by 5 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 40; the game landed 37 — under by 3.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Giants Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 80°F, wind 3 mph
Referee: Bill Carollo
Rest: ARI 7 days · NYG 7 days
Coaches: Vince Tobin vs Jim Fassel

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