2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalChicago Bears 0 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41–0 — never really in doubt late.
-0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 15/29 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −25.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | +0.5 |
| James Allen | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Curtis Enis | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 29% | −5.5 |
| Macey Brooks | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7% | +0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Minter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 10/21 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.3 |
| Eric Zeier | 3/3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 |
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
Buccaneers closed -7 and covered, winning by 41.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 41 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Dez White | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7% | −7.3 |
| James Allen | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 18% | −6.1 |
| Bobby Engram | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 25% | −1.9 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | +0.2 |
| Dustin Lyman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Marty Booker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
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| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Urlacher | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Mannelly | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 1 | +3.3 |
| Warrick Dunn | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Aaron Stecker | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Shaun King | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | +1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquez Green | 5 | 7 | 104 | 1 | 30% | +7.9 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 2 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 22% | +0.3 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 4% | +2.0 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9% | +0.2 |
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13% | −1.1 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9% | −0.8 |
| Todd Yoder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Dave Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Reidel Anthony | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| David Gibson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Gooch | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |