2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Husky Stadium
FinalSaintsNew Orleans10
BY 10final margin
SeahawksSeattle20
New Orleans Saints 10 at Seattle Seahawks 20. Final.
Seahawks -6 ✓U 40 ✓Seahawks closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Seattle Seahawks 20–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 14/24 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 23 | 107 | 4.7 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Jeff Blake | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 7 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 50% | −0.4 |
| Keith Poole | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 4% | +6.2 |
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 21% | +3.2 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.5 |
| Robert Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Jake Reed | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −4.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mathis | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Perry | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Clarke | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| La'Roi Glover | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 22/29 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 22 | 105 | 4.8 | 1 | +3.6 |
| Shaun Alexander | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Jon Kitna | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson | 5 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 31% | +0.6 |
| Mack Strong | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 14% | +1.2 |
| Itula Mili | 4 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 14% | +2.6 |
| Shaun Alexander | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7% | +2.0 |
| Ricky Watters | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 14% | −0.5 |
| Christian Fauria | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | +1.9 |
| James Williams | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Sean Dawkins | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | +0.7 |
| Karsten Bailey | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Springs | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Simmons | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Koonce | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Joseph | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Seahawks -6
- Closing total
- 40
- Saints moneyline
- —
- Seahawks moneyline
- —
Seahawks closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 40; the game landed 30 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Husky Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 68°F at kickoff; still at 2 mph out of the south-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- Saints 7 days · Seahawks 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Mike Holmgren