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polling · 1800s tick · as of 7:44 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21–16.
6.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 12/24 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Mike Alstott | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 2 | +6.4 |
| Shaun King | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquez Green | 2 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 29% | −1.0 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 4 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 29% | +1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shelton Quarles | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 26/39 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −5.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown |
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_TB_NE
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Buccaneers closed -3 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 36; the game landed 37 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
| Jacquez Green | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8% | −0.7 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8% | +1.7 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.2 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8% | −1.4 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8% | −1.4 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |
| 33 |
| 16.5 |
| 0 |
| +1.2 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Kevin Faulk | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 7 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 19% | +3.0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 11 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 38% | −4.4 |
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 19% | +3.7 |
| Eric Bjornson | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11% | −2.0 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | −1.3 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| Chris Calloway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Katzenmoyer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Langham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Law | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Whigham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
