2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
FinalCincinnati Bengals 0 at Jacksonville Jaguars 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 13–0.
3.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · JAX
10/14 for 108 yds, 1 TD
45% of team targets · 1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 18/41 | 183 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −18.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | +3.7 |
| Corey Dillon | 17 | 32 | 1.9 | 0 | −6.3 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 5 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 28% | +3.3 |
| Corey Dillon | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 15% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Spikes | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armegis Spearman | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Hall |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 20/32 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Mack |
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
Jaguars closed -13 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 41; the game landed 13 — under by 28.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Craig Yeast | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 13% | +0.6 |
| Tony McGee | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 18% | −1.3 |
| Ron Dugans | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 15% | −3.7 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −1.0 |
| Damon Griffin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −6.0 |
| Marco Battaglia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oliver Gibson | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Foley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Damon Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Copeland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 35 |
| 1.8 |
| 0 |
| −8.8 |
| Mark Brunell | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| R.Jay Soward | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Chad Dukes | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Daimon Shelton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan McCardell | 10 | 14 | 108 | 1 | 45% | +1.2 |
| Jimmy Smith | 6 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 32% | +0.3 |
| Kyle Brady | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 19% | +1.2 |
| R.Jay Soward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwaukee Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donovin Darius | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rayna Stewart | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Walker | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fernando Bryant | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Brackens | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hardy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Storz | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |