2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalJacksonville Jaguars 27 at Cleveland Browns 7. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 27–7 — never really in doubt late.
-0.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · JAX
9/11 for 115 yds, 0 TD
33% of team targets · 10.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 24/34 | 301 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +17.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Mack | 23 | 74 | 3.2 | 1 | −0.3 |
| Chris Howard | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | +3.3 |
| Mark Brunell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan McCardell | 9 | 11 | 115 | 0 | 33% | +10.6 |
| Kyle Brady | 5 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 18% | +6.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Nickerson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Beasley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hardy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Brackens |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 19/27 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errict Rhett |
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.

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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
Jaguars closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 34 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Jamie Martin | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Jimmy Smith | 6 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 30% | +3.6 |
| Chris Howard | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | +0.6 |
| Damon Jones | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Alvis Whitted | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Daimon Shelton | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Fernando Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donovin Darius | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Payne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayna Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiwaukee Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Wynn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
| 64 |
| 4.6 |
| 0 |
| −0.2 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaJuan Dawson | 6 | 7 | 83 | 1 | 26% | +7.3 |
| Kevin Johnson | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 15% | +2.7 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 7% | −3.1 |
| Errict Rhett | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 26% | −6.4 |
| David Patten | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15% | −2.7 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.6 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wali Rainer | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orpheus Roye | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Holland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Miller | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |