2000 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalMinnesota Vikings 28 at Chicago Bears 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 28–16.
-2.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
7/15 for 88 yds, 0 TD
45% of team targets · -1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 15/26 | 198 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +8.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 23 | 170 | 7.4 | 1 | +7.2 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 7 | 10 | 111 | 1 | 38% | +8.3 |
| Randy Moss | 4 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 23% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 19/33 | 210 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen |
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 -6 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 44 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 15% | +2.5 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4% | +1.6 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | +0.4 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8% | +0.0 |
| John Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.3 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Craig Sauer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 71 |
| 3.2 |
| 1 |
| −2.4 |
| Cade McNown | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | +3.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 7 | 15 | 88 | 0 | 45% | −1.9 |
| Marty Booker | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 9% | +0.7 |
| Kaseem Sinceno | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 15% | +1.9 |
| Dez White | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3% | +3.9 |
| Macey Brooks | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 12% | +0.9 |
| James Allen | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −1.6 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9% | −1.1 |
| Scott Dragos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Harris | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Warrick Holdman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |