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polling · 1800s tick · as of 7:01 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Atlanta Falcons 36–28.
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 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 7 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 33% | +3.6 |
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 25% | −4.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Plummer | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Bryant | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 16/31 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +10.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson |
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.
/football/games/2000_01_SF_ATL
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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.
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| 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 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Montgomery | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
