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polling · 1800s tick · as of 10:05 AM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · CHI
Minnesota Vikings 30–27 — decided on the final possessions.
10 att, 87 yds, 1 TD
9.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 27/41 | 290 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +9.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 1 | +9.7 |
| James Allen | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | +2.4 |
| Curtis Enis | 4 | 11 | 2.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 7 | 9 | 86 | 1 | 23% | +3.1 |
| Bobby Engram | 8 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 31% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Holdman | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 13/23 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -4.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 57 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 0 |
| −1.4 |
| Bobby Engram | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Marty Booker | 6 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 15% | +3.3 |
| John Allred | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 8% | +2.7 |
| James Allen | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5% | +0.8 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | +1.7 |
| Curtis Enis | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Chris Villarrial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Macey Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.9 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Minter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Khari Samuel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Smith |
| 14 |
| 109 |
| 7.8 |
| 0 |
| +1.8 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 3 | +9.4 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 4 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 29% | +5.1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 14% | +1.4 |
| John Davis | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 10% | +2.9 |
| Cris Carter | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 24% | +0.1 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14% | −0.6 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10% | −1.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 11 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Burrough | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
