2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalIndianapolis Colts 16 at New England Patriots 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 24–16.
0.4 expected points added on the ground
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
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 31/54 | 334 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2.6 |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
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
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lee Johnson | 1/1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |