2000 Week 6 · Mon, Oct 9, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalTampa Bay Buccaneers 23 at Minnesota Vikings 30. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 6 · Mon, Oct 9, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 30–23.
-2.8 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 26/40 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +13.8 |
| Mike Alstott | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Shaun King | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | +2.9 |
| Mike Alstott |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquez Green | 11 | 14 | 131 | 0 | 35% | +8.6 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 5 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 23% | +0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 15/19 | 231 | 2 | 1 | 6 | +6.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith |
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
Vikings closed -1 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 39; the game landed 53 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 6 |
| 10 |
| 1.7 |
| 0 |
| −2.9 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 18% | −0.1 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8% | +1.4 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | +2.4 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8% | −1.1 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Todd Yoder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −2.6 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve White | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Webster | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 81 |
| 3.7 |
| 0 |
| −1.8 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 1 | −2.8 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 7 | 118 | 1 | 37% | +7.1 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 16% | +3.4 |
| John Davis | 2 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 16% | +4.6 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 16% | −0.4 |
| Troy Walters | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | −0.7 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Wright | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |