2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · 3Com Park
FinalCarolina Panthers 38 at San Francisco 49ers 22. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:47 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · 3Com Park
FinalWho moved the needle
Carolina Panthers 38–22.
1.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CAR
8/10 for 108 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 9.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 24/32 | 364 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +26.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 1 | −0.1 |
| Jeff Lewis | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Brad Hoover | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Hayes | 6 | 7 | 115 | 1 | 22% | +9.2 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 8 | 10 | 108 | 1 | 31% | +9.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Woodall | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Evans | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 12/20 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Rick Mirer | 10/20 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4.5 |
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
Panthers closed -3 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 48; the game landed 60 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Chris Hetherington | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.9 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | +0.9 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Wesley Walls | 5 | 7 | 99 | 1 | 22% | +7.4 |
| William Floyd | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9% | +0.2 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | +0.4 |
| Michael Bates | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Kris Mangum | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Hankton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Swann | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Jeff Garcia | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Fred Beasley | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | +0.2 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +1.6 |
| Rick Mirer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Stokes | 5 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 13% | +11.8 |
| Terrell Owens | 5 | 10 | 97 | 0 | 25% | −1.5 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 20% | −2.9 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 15% | −2.9 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 10% | +0.1 |
| Greg Clark | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8% | −1.8 |
| Tai Streets | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −2.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfred Tubbs | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Monty Montgomery | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Keith | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |