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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 30–27 — decided on the final possessions.
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 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 7 | 9 | 86 | 1 | 23% | +3.1 |
| Bobby Engram | 8 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 31% | −1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Holdman | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 13/23 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2000_01_CHI_MIN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
