2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · RCA Dome
FinalNew England Patriots 23 at Indianapolis Colts 30. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 30–23.
-0.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
5/7 for 156 yds, 2 TD
35% of team targets · 10.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 23/34 | 231 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Redmond | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Kevin Faulk | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 6 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 26% | +3.4 |
| Terry Glenn | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 18% | +0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 16/20 | 268 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +15.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James |
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
Colts closed -8.5, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 47; the game landed 53 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | +2.2 |
| Michael Bishop | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| J.R. Redmond | 5 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 15% | +2.6 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9% | +1.2 |
| Rod Rutledge | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | +0.7 |
| Tony Simmons | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 12% | +0.8 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Shockmain Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −3.1 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Olrick Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antonio Langham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony George | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 124 |
| 6.2 |
| 1 |
| +1.3 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 5 | 7 | 156 | 2 | 35% | +10.4 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 25% | +0.7 |
| Marcus Pollard | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 10% | +1.9 |
| Jerome Pathon | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 10% | +1.7 |
| Ken Dilger | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| Edgerrin James | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Cota | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Blevins | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Bratzke | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Morris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |