2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Veterans Stadium
FinalNew York Giants 33 at Philadelphia Eagles 18. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 33–18.
-4.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 21/29 | 220 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +20.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 11 | 96 | 8.7 | 1 | +5.6 |
| Ron Dayne | 21 | 50 | 2.4 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Greg Comella | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Hilliard | 8 | 11 | 84 | 1 | 39% | +8.0 |
| Amani Toomer | 7 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 32% | +9.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Sehorn | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Strahan | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle West |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 19/33 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb |
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
Eagles closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 51 — over by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Kerry Collins | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Tiki Barber | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 14% | +1.7 |
| Ron Dixon | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | +1.6 |
| Greg Comella | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| Howard Cross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Short | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |
| 45 |
| 9.0 |
| 1 |
| +3.2 |
| Duce Staley | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Lewis | 4 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 12% | +6.1 |
| Duce Staley | 7 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 27% | +1.8 |
| Charles Johnson | 5 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 21% | +2.3 |
| Todd Pinkston | 1 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 18% | −1.2 |
| Bubba Miller | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Dameane Douglas | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9% | −0.8 |
| Luther Broughton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.7 |
| Cecil Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hollis Thomas | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gardner | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Simon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Dawkins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Douglas | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Moore | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Reese | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |