2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalNew York Giants 14 at Chicago Bears 7. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 14–7.
-0.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
9/14 for 84 yds, 0 TD
40% of team targets · 1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 24/33 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +9.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 1 | −0.0 |
| Ron Dayne | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Ron Dixon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 6 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 24% | −0.1 |
| Ike Hilliard | 4 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 21% | +5.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sehorn | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micheal Barrow |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 23/36 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −2.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen |
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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
Bears closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 21 — under by 21.0.
Conditions and crew
| Greg Comella | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Kerry Collins | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Ron Dixon | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3% | +3.8 |
| Greg Comella | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 15% | −1.0 |
| Amani Toomer | 5 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 24% | +0.1 |
| Howard Cross | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | +1.9 |
| Pete Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | +2.2 |
| Dan Campbell | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Peter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |
| 31 |
| 3.1 |
| 0 |
| −4.7 |
| Curtis Enis | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Cade McNown | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 9 | 14 | 84 | 0 | 40% | +1.7 |
| Bobby Engram | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 11% | +2.5 |
| Curtis Enis | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 9% | +0.6 |
| Macey Brooks | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 17% | −1.1 |
| John Allred | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | +1.5 |
| James Allen | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9% | −2.1 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6% | +2.2 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.8 |
| Dez White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parrish | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Wells | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |