2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Husky Stadium
FinalNew Orleans Saints 10 at Seattle Seahawks 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Husky Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Seattle Seahawks 20–10.
3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 14/24 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 22/29 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +4.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
Seahawks closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 40; the game landed 30 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |