2000 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalCarolina Panthers 6 at New Orleans Saints 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 24–6 — never really in doubt late.
-5.5 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 Beuerlein | 15/28 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 6 | −10.5 |
| Jeff Lewis | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −5.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | −5.5 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Steve Beuerlein |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Hayes | 5 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 35% | −3.1 |
| Wesley Walls | 4 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 19% | +3.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Woodall | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugene Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Wells |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 11/23 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 1/1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.8 |
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
Pick'em at close — Saints won by 18.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 30 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| −0.6 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 13% | −1.0 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13% | −0.8 |
| Brian Kinchen | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13% | −1.7 |
| Isaac Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Lester Towns | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rucker | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Williams | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 38 | 144 | 3.8 | 2 | +0.7 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | +4.1 |
| Terrelle Smith | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Jeff Blake | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 5 | 9 | 97 | 1 | 39% | +5.9 |
| Ricky Williams | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 17% | +1.7 |
| Keith Poole | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4% | +3.8 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 22% | +0.2 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.6 |
| Jake Reed | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Mitchell | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| La'Roi Glover | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Terry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Blake | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |