2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalDetroit Lions 14 at New Orleans Saints 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 14–10.
-5.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Case | 13/25 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −12.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 0 | −5.3 |
| Stoney Case | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −6.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 28% | +2.0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | +2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Westbrook | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Schulz | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Boyd | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelvin Pritchett |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 18/34 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −5.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Pick'em at close — Lions won by 4.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 24 — under by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
| John Jett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8% | −1.1 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 24% | −8.8 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.3 |
| Germane Crowell | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20% | −3.4 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ron Rice | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Claiborne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luther Elliss | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 84 |
| 4.2 |
| 0 |
| −6.5 |
| Jeff Blake | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 5 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 22% | +0.8 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 16% | +2.7 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 22% | −2.7 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19% | −5.3 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19% | −10.8 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| La'Roi Glover | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Clarke | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |