2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Tennessee Titans
13
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Buffalo BillsWinner
16
BUF -1 ✓U 40 ✓
Buffalo Bills 16–13 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 17/31 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -13.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 17 | 37 | 2.2 | 1 | -3.6 |
| Steve McNair | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wycheck | 4 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 28% | -1.4 |
| Eddie George | 6 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 28% | -2.3 |
| Carl Pickens | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10% | -0.2 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Michael Roan | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -0.2 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Erron Kinney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.9 |
| Kevin Dyson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Bishop | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Kearse | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dainon Sidney | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bulluck | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George McCullough | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 9/18 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6.2 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 4/8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Antowain Smith | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | -7.4 |
| Shawn Bryson | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Sammy Morris | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 21% | -0.5 |
| Peerless Price | 4 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 38% | -1.9 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 17% | 3.5 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 8% | 1.0 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 1.0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cowart | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Newman | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Hansen | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -1
- Closing total
- 40
- TEN moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Bills closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 40; the game landed 29 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- TEN 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Wade Phillips