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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:19 AM ET · 16 to play
Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 21–13.
2.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 19/28 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +4.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 29 | 91 | 3.1 | 1 | −4.6 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | +4.9 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 7 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 37% | +1.2 |
| Matt Hatchette | 2 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 7% | +7.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Griffith | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 21/35 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −4.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk |
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
Patriots closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 34 — under by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
| Randy Moss | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 22% | −0.2 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 11% | +2.0 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 11% | +0.2 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +1.4 |
| John Davis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | +1.3 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burrough | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 80 |
| 6.2 |
| 1 |
| +2.5 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 8 | 17 | 69 | 1 | 49% | −0.3 |
| Troy Brown | 7 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 26% | −0.3 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 9% | +1.6 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | +0.5 |
| Eric Bjornson | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | +0.4 |
| Tony Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ty Law | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Spires | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Langham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kato Serwanga | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
