2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWashington Commanders 10 at Detroit Lions 15. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 15–10.
-1.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
5/11 for 88 yds, 0 TD
38% of team targets · -2.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 23/35 | 245 | 1 | 4 | 1 | −8.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Brad Johnson | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | +2.8 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Centers | 4 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 14% | −7.7 |
| Michael Westbrook | 4 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 17% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Barber |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 16/31 | 194 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −10.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart |
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
Commanders closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 25 — under by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 14% | −0.9 |
| Albert Connell | 2 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 17% | −3.4 |
| Stephen Davis | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11% | +1.2 |
| Adrian Murrell | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 14% | +0.3 |
| Stephen Alexander | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 11% | +2.8 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Sam Shade | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |
| 65 |
| 3.1 |
| 0 |
| −2.5 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Charlie Batch | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 11 | 88 | 0 | 38% | −2.5 |
| Germane Crowell | 6 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 31% | −0.9 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 14% | −2.6 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7% | +2.9 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10% | −1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rice | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Allen Aldridge | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |