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2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 31–27.
-1.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 28/43 | 294 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +17.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Sammy Morris | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 1 | −3.1 |
| Jonathan Linton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 12 | 20 | 135 | 1 | 47% | +7.5 |
| Peerless Price | 3 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 14% | −0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Holecek | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cowart |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 17/29 | 251 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4.9 |
| 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.
/football/games/2000_08_BUF_MIN
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 -6.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 58 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
| Doug Flutie | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 12% | +3.9 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 5 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 16% | +1.1 |
| Kwame Cavil | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 5% | +1.7 |
| Shawn Bryson | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Ken Irvin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 |
| 68 |
| 4.3 |
| 0 |
| −1.5 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 8 | 110 | 1 | 28% | +5.4 |
| Cris Carter | 7 | 12 | 107 | 2 | 41% | +6.2 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 14% | −6.1 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 14% | −1.2 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cris Dishman | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Hovan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Berger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
