2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Lambeau Field
FinalNew York Jets 20 at Green Bay Packers 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Lambeau Field
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 20–16.
-6.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 23/44 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +12.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 1 | −4.4 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedric Ward | 5 | 10 | 104 | 0 | 23% | +4.9 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 5 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 21% | −0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Green | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Lewis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 14/34 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −3.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green |
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
Packers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 36 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 19% | +3.1 |
| Curtis Martin | 6 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 19% | +3.3 |
| Vincent Brisby | 2 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 12% | +1.5 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7% | −0.3 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
| 41 |
| 3.4 |
| 0 |
| −6.2 |
| Brett Favre | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Basil Mitchell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Freeman | 3 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 12% | +3.8 |
| Bill Schroeder | 3 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 24% | −2.1 |
| Ahman Green | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21% | −0.7 |
| Tyrone Davis | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 18% | −1.4 |
| Charles Lee | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 12% | −0.7 |
| Bubba Franks | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Basil Mitchell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Donald Driver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Wayne | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LeRoy Butler | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrone Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'il Diggs | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernardo Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott McGarrahan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Morton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thierry | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |