2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalIndianapolis Colts 27 at Kansas City Chiefs 14. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 27–14.
-3.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
9/12 for 115 yds, 0 TD
40% of team targets · 6.1 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/32 | 273 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +8.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 28 | 124 | 4.4 | 1 | −4.0 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Peyton Manning | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 9 | 12 | 115 | 0 | 40% | +6.1 |
| Jerome Pathon | 3 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 13% | +3.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Poole | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Hollier | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Burris |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 16/37 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 1 | −3.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Richardson |
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Closing number vs result
Colts closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 44; the game landed 41 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
| Edgerrin James | 6 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 23% | +2.4 |
| E.G. Green | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 10% | +3.2 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 13% | −0.6 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| Bernard Whittington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Holsey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 58 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| −3.2 |
| Frank Moreau | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Mike Cloud | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Donnell Bennett | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Morris | 3 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 19% | +2.9 |
| Derrick Alexander | 5 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 27% | −4.7 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 16% | +0.9 |
| Kevin Lockett | 2 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 19% | −2.8 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 8% | +2.3 |
| Donnell Bennett | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Troy Drayton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Kimble Anders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Woods | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hasty | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Wesley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Maslowski | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Browning | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hicks | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre O'Neal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |