2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium
Final
Indianapolis Colts 16 at New England Patriots 24. Final.
New England Patriots 24–16.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · IND
13/15 for 159 yds, 1 TD
29% of team targets · 13.4 expected points added
Receiving · IND
6/10 for 78 yds, 0 TD
19% of team targets · 2.9 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
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 31/54 | 334 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 24 | 75 | 3.1 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | — |
| Terrence Wilkins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | — |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 13 | 15 | 159 | 1 | 29% | +13.4 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 6 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 19% | +2.9 |
| Jerome Pathon | 6 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 19% | −2.8 |
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 15% | −1.1 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 12% | −5.2 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Blevins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 15/23 | 142 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1.7 |
| Michael Bishop | 1/1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6.6 |
| Lee Johnson | 1/1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.4 |
| J.R. Redmond | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Michael Bishop | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 36% | +3.8 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 8% | +5.9 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4% | +1.6 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 16% | −0.2 |
| Eric Bjornson | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 12% | +4.4 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 8% | +0.3 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12% | −0.7 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | +0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Otis Smith | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Whigham | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kato Serwanga | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Slade | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Spires | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Colts -3.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- Colts moneyline
- —
- Patriots moneyline
- —
Colts closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 40 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Foxboro Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 54°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 9 mph out of the west; partly cloudy.
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- Colts 7 days · Patriots 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.