2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Sun Devil Stadium
Cleveland Browns
21
at
Arizona CardinalsWinner
29
ARI -4.5 ✓O 40.5 ✓15 mph wind
Arizona Cardinals 29–21. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · CLE
3/5 for 67 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · 3.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 16/22 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Prentice | 28 | 97 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Northcutt | 3 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 23% | 3.7 |
| David Patten | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 18% | 1.3 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9% | 1.0 |
| Aaron Shea | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 18% | -2.6 |
| Travis Prentice | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14% | -1.9 |
| Kevin Johnson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14% | -1.9 |
| Mark Campbell | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis Smith | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Malbrough | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenoy Jones | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarek Saleh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 17/30 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 0 | 3.5 |
| David Boston | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Thomas Jones | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 7 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | -4.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 10 | 76 | 2 | 33% | 3.8 |
| David Boston | 5 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 27% | 3.5 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| Chris Gedney | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10% | -0.9 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald McKinnon | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rutledge | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Lucas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis McKinley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ARI -4.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Cardinals closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 50 — over by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Devil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 87°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · ARI 7 days
- Coaches
- Chris Palmer vs Vince Tobin
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.