2000 Week 8 · Thu, Oct 19, 2000 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalDetroit Lions 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 8 · Thu, Oct 19, 2000 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 28–14.
-0.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · TB
6/12 for 79 yds, 0 TD
36% of team targets · -2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 13/31 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 7 | −7.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 29 | 116 | 4.0 | 3 | +5.3 |
| Mario Bates | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | +3.2 |
| Charlie Batch | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 6 | 84 | 0 | 20% | +7.6 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Fair | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Rice |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 17/34 | 149 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −17.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn |
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
Buccaneers closed -8 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 42 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Larry Foster | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Herman Moore | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 17% | −2.8 |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | +0.2 |
| James Stewart | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20% | −3.2 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | +0.1 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20% | −2.8 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +1.3 |
| Larry Foster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |
| 46 |
| 5.8 |
| 0 |
| −0.0 |
| Shaun King | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Mike Alstott | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | −5.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 6 | 12 | 79 | 0 | 36% | −2.1 |
| Jacquez Green | 3 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 24% | −5.2 |
| Warrick Dunn | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 12% | −2.0 |
| Dave Moore | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12% | −3.7 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| Patrick Hape | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Reidel Anthony | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −3.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lynch | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Sapp | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Duncan | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |