2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalMinnesota Vikings 31 at Detroit Lions 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Rushing · DET
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2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · DET
Minnesota Vikings 31–24.
20 att, 123 yds, 0 TD
7.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
8/14 for 85 yds, 1 TD
34% of team targets · -0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 17/29 | 269 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +14.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 1 | +5.2 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | −3.6 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 7 | 9 | 168 | 3 | 32% | +17.0 |
| John Davis | 4 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 25% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kailee Wong |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 25/44 | 239 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −10.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Lions closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 55 — over by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 0 |
| −2.3 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 29% | −1.2 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7% | +0.1 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4% | +1.0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| 5 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Robert Tate | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed McDaniel | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Stewart |
| 20 |
| 123 |
| 6.2 |
| 0 |
| +7.2 |
| Charlie Batch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | +1.8 |
| Mario Bates | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 8 | 14 | 85 | 1 | 34% | −0.5 |
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 22% | +0.2 |
| Mario Bates | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 7% | +2.2 |
| Brock Olivo | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5% | +1.2 |
| James Stewart | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | +0.6 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 12% | −7.2 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10% | −1.8 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | −1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corwin Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Walker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Claiborne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DeVries | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |