2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalPhiladelphia Eagles 21 at New Orleans Saints 7. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Philadelphia Eagles 21–7.
-7.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 20/32 | 222 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +5.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 0 | −7.6 |
| Donovan McNabb | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrance Small | 5 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 25% | +4.6 |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 22% | +2.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hauck | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Emmons | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gardner |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 18/38 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −17.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams |
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
Saints closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 28 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
| Chad Lewis | 5 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 19% | +4.6 |
| Luther Broughton | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6% | +0.6 |
| Duce Staley | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 16% | −5.2 |
| Todd Pinkston | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +1.2 |
| Na Brown | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | −1.4 |
| Cecil Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −2.5 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Bobby Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hollis Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Simon | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Douglas | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Bostic | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 |
| 103 |
| 5.2 |
| 0 |
| −9.3 |
| Jeff Blake | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | +4.1 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Reed | 5 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 22% | +2.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 7 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 19% | +2.4 |
| Joe Horn | 3 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 22% | −4.1 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 19% | −7.5 |
| Terrelle Smith | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | −0.2 |
| Robert Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Keith Poole | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −3.5 |
| Andrew Glover | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Hand | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Whitehead | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Weary | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Fields | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |