2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalTennessee Titans 23 at Cincinnati Bengals 14. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 23–14.
0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 19/31 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +6.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 36 | 181 | 5.0 | 1 | −4.1 |
| Steve McNair | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Rodney Thomas | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wycheck | 7 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 40% | −0.7 |
| Derrick Mason | 6 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 30% | +2.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Robinson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Bishop | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Samari Rolle |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 10/23 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −10.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon |
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
Titans closed -10, won by 9 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38; the game landed 37 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Chris Sanders | 2 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 13% | +3.6 |
| Eddie George | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 10% | +3.7 |
| Erron Kinney | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −0.1 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Salave'a | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Kearse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Phenix | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dainon Sidney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |
| 95 |
| 6.3 |
| 1 |
| +0.6 |
| Akili Smith | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Brandon Bennett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dugans | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 36% | −4.9 |
| Brandon Bennett | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 14% | −0.4 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18% | −1.0 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | +0.0 |
| Danny Farmer | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14% | −0.9 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bankston | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Ross | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Foley | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Steele | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |