2000 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalNew York Jets 34 at New England Patriots 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 34–17 — never really in doubt late.
-0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 15/23 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 34 | 143 | 4.2 | 3 | +4.2 |
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laveranues Coles | 6 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 30% | +3.4 |
| Richie Anderson | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 26% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerald Sowell | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 16/35 | 208 | 0 | 3 | 7 | −22.1 |
| Michael Bishop | 2/6 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.9 |
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
Patriots closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 51 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Vinny Testaverde | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Mo Lewis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 13% | +0.2 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 13% | +0.5 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9% | +0.6 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.3 |
| Marcus Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
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| Scott Frost | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Green | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Logan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 1 | −0.5 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | +2.5 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Simmons | 3 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 10% | +5.0 |
| Troy Brown | 5 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 20% | +1.4 |
| Terry Glenn | 2 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 18% | +1.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 23% | −15.8 |
| Eric Bjornson | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 15% | −2.0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| J.R. Redmond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.5 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Harold Shaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Chris Calloway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −2.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Whigham | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |