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polling · 1800s tick · as of 10:05 AM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Atlanta Falcons 36–28.
Rushing · SF
15 att, 62 yds, 0 TD
0.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · ATL
7/12 for 148 yds, 1 TD
40% of team targets · 6.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 23/36 | 253 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +4.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Fred Beasley | 5 | 10 | 2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 7 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 33% | +3.6 |
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 25% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Plummer | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Bryant |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 16/31 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +10.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Falcons closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 64 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| +0.3 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| −4.0 |
| Charlie Garner | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 11% | +3.4 |
| Greg Clark | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 17% | −2.1 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 8% | +3.9 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6% | +3.1 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Montgomery | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 24 | 77 | 3.2 | 0 | −8.7 |
| Chris Chandler | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 7 | 12 | 148 | 1 | 40% | +6.7 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 20% | +5.0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | +1.6 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | +0.6 |
| Reggie Kelly | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | −0.4 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Tim Dwight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
| Brian Finneran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.1 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Crockett | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
