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2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Arizona Cardinals 32–31 — decided on the final possessions.
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 24/34 | 243 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +14.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | −6.4 |
| Randall Cunningham | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | +5.7 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McKnight | 5 | 8 | 86 | 1 | 24% | +2.5 |
| Raghib Ismail | 5 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 21% | +5.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Teague | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Hennings | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Larrimore |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 18/24 | 243 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +14.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones |
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_02_DAL_ARI
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Cardinals closed -3, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 63 — over by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Jackie Harris | 7 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 26% | +1.9 |
| Michael Wiley | 3 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 15% | +2.4 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Wane McGarity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lett | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Brazzell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 |
| 70 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| −8.7 |
| Michael Pittman | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 1 | −0.6 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 6 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 29% | +4.9 |
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 29% | +6.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13% | +1.6 |
| Mac Cody | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4% | +2.3 |
| Terry Hardy | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 8% | +1.8 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8% | −0.5 |
| Chris Gedney | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | +0.5 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Fredrickson | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| David Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ottis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McCoy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sekou Sanyika | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
