2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalArizona Cardinals 16 at New York Giants 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt. Markdown variants of the ranked boards (dynasty and fantasy rankings for NFL, NBA, MLB and CFB) are available by appending.mdto those URLs or by sendingAccept: text/markdown; other pages answer 404.
Not startedThis page's interactive half has not started on this device. Nothing was read, and nothing was invented in its place. Reload the page.
polling · 1800s tick · as of 10:05 AM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 21–16.
Rushing · NYG
23 att, 78 yds, 1 TD
-1.3 expected points added on the ground
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 28/49 | 318 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Thomas Jones | 12 | 16 | 1.3 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 9 | 11 | 128 | 2 | 23% | +12.9 |
| Frank Sanders | 5 | 13 | 78 | 0 | 28% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Knight | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 17/25 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|
Closing number vs result
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
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2.3 |
| 0 |
| −0.9 |
| 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 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony McCoy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Lucas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Hilliard | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 17% | +2.4 |
| Greg Comella | 5 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 25% | −1.8 |
| Amani Toomer | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 21% | +2.2 |
| Tiki Barber | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 21% | −0.0 |
| Dan Campbell | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | +0.7 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −2.2 |
| Ron Dayne | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4% | −1.0 |
| 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 |