2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalDetroit Lions 21 at Chicago Bears 14. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 21–14. Played in 15.1 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
-1.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
5/11 for 97 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 20/37 | 207 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 23 | 71 | 3.1 | 1 | −1.1 |
| Mario Bates | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Charlie Batch | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 2 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 14% | +3.8 |
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 22% | +4.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rice | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 21/35 | 261 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −4.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen |
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
Bears closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 35 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15.1 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| James Stewart | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 17% | +1.0 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% | −0.2 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 14% | +0.1 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11% | −2.5 |
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.6 |
| Ron Rice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marquis Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 |
| 87 |
| 4.6 |
| 0 |
| +1.2 |
| Cade McNown | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | −1.1 |
| Curtis Enis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Marlon Barnes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 5 | 11 | 97 | 1 | 31% | +0.7 |
| Marty Booker | 5 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 23% | −6.8 |
| Eddie Kennison | 5 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 17% | −0.4 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6% | +1.1 |
| John Allred | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9% | +0.2 |
| Macey Brooks | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | −0.7 |
| James Allen | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Brown | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Flanigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |