2000 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 11, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalNew England Patriots 19 at New York Jets 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt. Markdown variants of the ranked boards (dynasty and fantasy rankings for NFL, NBA, MLB and CFB) are available by appending.mdto those URLs or by sendingAccept: text/markdown; other pages answer 404.
polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:42 AM ET · 16 to play
Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 11, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 20–19 — decided on the final possessions.
-3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 25/43 | 229 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +4.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 21 | 82 | 3.9 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 6 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 29% | +5.1 |
| Eric Bjornson | 6 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 24% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Law | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 16/37 | 281 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +6.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin |
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_NE_NYJ
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Jets closed -6.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 39 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| J.R. Redmond | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Michael Bishop | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Chris Floyd | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Terry Glenn | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Troy Brown | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10% | +3.2 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 12% | +2.1 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2% | +2.6 |
| Chris Floyd | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2% | +2.6 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10% | −1.4 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | −1.0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.7 |
| Shockmain Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Otis Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie McGinest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony George | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shockmain Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |
| 47 |
| 4.3 |
| 0 |
| −3.2 |
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Windrell Hayes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedric Ward | 4 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 24% | +4.4 |
| Richie Anderson | 6 | 9 | 88 | 0 | 26% | +4.5 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 4 | 7 | 71 | 2 | 21% | +6.5 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12% | −0.5 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9% | +0.5 |
| Curtis Martin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −6.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Green | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Wiltz | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Frost | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mo Lewis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |