2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · 3Com Park
FinalArizona Cardinals 20 at San Francisco 49ers 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · 3Com Park
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 27–20.
3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 24/41 | 239 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | +3.5 |
| Thomas Jones | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 1 | −3.6 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 5 | 8 | 87 | 1 | 20% | +6.4 |
| Michael Pittman | 6 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 23% | +1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald McKinnon | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 22/33 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +6.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner |
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
49ers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 47 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
| Mac Cody | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 15% | +0.0 |
| Thomas Jones | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 13% | −3.7 |
| Terry Hardy | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 18% | −3.8 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10% | +1.5 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Tom Knight | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Maddox | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rutledge | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sekou Sanyika | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynoch Thompson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McCoy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |
| 77 |
| 3.7 |
| 2 |
| −0.7 |
| Jeff Garcia | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Fred Beasley | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 7 | 9 | 66 | 1 | 27% | −0.7 |
| J.J. Stokes | 4 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 27% | −0.6 |
| Tai Streets | 4 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 24% | +2.0 |
| Greg Clark | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6% | +2.0 |
| Charlie Garner | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | +1.6 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Schulters | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Webster | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Montgomery | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Norton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Heard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |