2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Network Associates Coliseum
FinalDenver Broncos 33 at Oakland Raiders 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Network Associates Coliseum
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 33–24.
7.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 21/31 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +11.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 32 | 187 | 5.8 | 0 | +5.1 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Brian Griese | 6 | -7 | -1.2 | 0 | −6.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 7 | 10 | 92 | 1 | 33% | +8.0 |
| Rod Smith | 7 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 30% | +1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Crockett | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 13/21 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −6.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleon Kaufman |
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
Raiders closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 57 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13% | +1.5 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10% | +0.0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 7% | +2.0 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | +1.6 |
| Billy Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Kavika Pittman | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Coghill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |
| 86 |
| 17.2 |
| 0 |
| +7.1 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 0 | −8.6 |
| Rich Gannon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 7 | 10 | 92 | 2 | 48% | +8.3 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5% | +1.5 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10% | +0.5 |
| Rickey Dudley | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10% | −1.9 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10% | +0.3 |
| Randy Jordan | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | −0.2 |
| James Jett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | +0.3 |
| Andre Rison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −4.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Biekert | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Harris | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Woodson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Alexander | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grady Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Russell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |