2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
FinalAtlanta Falcons 14 at Denver Broncos 42. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 42–14 — never really in doubt late.
0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 9/22 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −5.0 |
| Doug Johnson | 3/7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −7.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Ron Rivers |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 11% | +5.2 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 29% | −1.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Carter | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 20/33 | 268 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +14.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike 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.

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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
Broncos closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 47; the game landed 56 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 1.3 |
| 0 |
| −1.2 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −4.4 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 18% | +0.7 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 21% | −2.9 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | −1.3 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Ron Rivers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Reggie Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Swayda | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 |
| 131 |
| 4.2 |
| 2 |
| +0.3 |
| KaRon Coleman | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Brian Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 7 | 11 | 117 | 2 | 34% | +10.3 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 5 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 16% | +4.8 |
| Robert Brooks | 2 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 9% | +1.2 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +3.7 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | +1.9 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.8 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9% | −1.9 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.2 |
| Detron Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mobley | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Jenkins | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Pounds | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Coghill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |