2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
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Cleveland Browns
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JAX -10.5 ✓U 38.5 ✓
Jacksonville Jaguars 27–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · JAX
9/11 for 115 yds, 0 TD
33% of team targets · 10.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 24/34 | 301 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17.3 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Jamie Martin | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 19/27 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errict Rhett | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- JAX -10.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- JAX moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Jaguars closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 34 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Chris Palmer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.