2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Soldier Field

New Orleans SaintsWinner

Chicago Bears

CHI -5.5 upsetO 40 ✓16 mph windBears closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New Orleans Saints 31–10 — never really in doubt late. Played in 16 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

Passing · NO

Jeff BlakeQB

18/25, 232 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

7.6 expected points added

Passing · CHI

Cade McNownQB

18/37, 202 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-21.8 expected points added

Rushing · NO

Ricky WilliamsRB

30 att, 128 yds, 1 TD

1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Jeff BlakeQB

12 att, 66 yds, 0 TD

7.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CHI

Eddie KennisonWR

8/12 for 89 yds, 0 TD

32% of team targets · 0.6 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Joe HornWR

4/9 for 78 yds, 2 TD

36% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jeff Blake	18/25	232	3	1	2	7.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ricky Williams	30	128	4.3	1	1.0
Jeff Blake	12	66	5.5	0	7.1
Aaron Brooks	3	-2	-0.7	0	-1.2
Joe Horn	1	-3	-3.0	0	-0.9
Chad Morton	3	-3	-1.0	0	-2.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Joe Horn	4	9	78	2	36%	0.4
Ricky Williams	4	4	57	0	16%	4.2
Keith Poole	4	4	30	0	16%	1.1
Andrew Glover	1	1	29	1	4%	5.7
Terrelle Smith	3	3	18	0	12%	0.5
Willie Jackson	1	3	14	0	12%	-1.7
Jake Reed	1	1	6	0	4%	0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
	12	0	0.0	0	0
Fred Weary	8	0	0.0	0	0
Keith Mitchell	6	0	1.0	0	0
Darren Perry	4	0	0.0	0	0
La'Roi Glover	3	1	3.0	0	0
Donta Jones	3	0	0.0	0	0
Sammy Knight	3	0	0.0	1	1
Kevin Mathis	3	0	0.0	0	1
Chris Oldham	2	0	0.0	1	2
Fred Thomas	2	0	0.0	0	0

Chicago Bears

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cade McNown	18/37	202	0	3	5	-21.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cade McNown	5	48	9.6	0	0.4
James Allen	10	24	2.4	0	-2.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Eddie Kennison	8	12	89	32%	0.6
Marty Booker	3	7	44	19%	-6.9
Macey Brooks	2	7	33	19%	-3.4
D'Wayne Bates	2	3	18	8%	-0.2
Kaseem Sinceno	2	2	16	5%	-0.0
John Allred	1	2	2	5%	-0.8
James Allen	0	2	0	5%	-2.3
Glyn Milburn	0	1	0	3%	-0.8
Dez White	0	1	0	3%	-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Warrick Holdman	12	1	0.0	0	0
Brian Urlacher	10	1	1.0	0	0
Thomas Smith	7	0	0.0	0	1
Mike Brown	5	2	0.0	1	1
Jim Flanigan	4	1	0.0	0	0
Sean Harris	5	0	0.0	0	0
Bryan Robinson	3	1	1.0	0	0
Tony Parrish	3	0	0.0	0	0
R.W. McQuarters	1	1	0.0	0	0
Phillip Daniels	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CHI -5.5
Closing total: 40
NO moneyline: —
CHI moneyline: —

Bears closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 40; the game landed 41 — over by 1.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Soldier Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 47°F, wind 16 mph
Referee: Bob McElwee
Rest: NO 14 days · CHI 7 days
Coaches: Jim Haslett vs Dick Jauron

Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.