2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · RCA Dome
FinalOakland Raiders 38 at Indianapolis Colts 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:48 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Oakland Raiders 38–31.
2.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
10/16 for 141 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · 7.6 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 15/22 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleon Kaufman | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 0 | +2.6 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 20 | 49 | 2.5 | 2 | −2.3 |
| Rich Gannon | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 3 | +7.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 4 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 32% | +1.9 |
| Andre Rison | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 14% | +3.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Biekert |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 33/48 | 367 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +8.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James |
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
Colts closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 69 — over by 25.0.
Conditions and crew
| Rickey Dudley | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 14% | +2.9 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 9% | +2.1 |
| Jon Ritchie | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5% | +2.6 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14% | +0.0 |
| James Jett | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9% | +0.1 |
| Randy Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.3 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darrell Russell | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Elijah Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |
| 91 |
| 5.1 |
| 1 |
| +2.9 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 10 | 16 | 141 | 1 | 33% | +7.6 |
| Ken Dilger | 8 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 19% | +3.1 |
| Jerome Pathon | 5 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 17% | −2.4 |
| Edgerrin James | 6 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 15% | +1.0 |
| Marcus Pollard | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8% | +0.8 |
| E.G. Green | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Hollier | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Holsey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratcliff Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |