2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalMiami Dolphins 7 at Minnesota Vikings 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 13–7.
-0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 12/31 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −5.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Jay Fiedler | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Martin | 6 | 12 | 120 | 0 | 39% | +5.7 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13% | +1.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Marion | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Madison |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/37 | 355 | 1 | 3 | 3 | −3.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith |
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Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 20 — under by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Jed Weaver | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +1.5 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10% | −2.2 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3% | +1.5 |
| Rob Konrad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −1.8 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19% | −6.8 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Rich Owens | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Gardener | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Mixon | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Armstrong | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Izzo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |
| 72 |
| 4.0 |
| 0 |
| −2.6 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 9 | 14 | 168 | 0 | 39% | +5.5 |
| Randy Moss | 6 | 11 | 87 | 1 | 31% | +5.9 |
| John Davis | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 6% | +2.7 |
| Andrew Jordan | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11% | −2.6 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3% | +1.8 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −4.9 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Dishman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed McDaniel | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kailee Wong | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |