2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Georgia Dome
FinalNew Orleans Saints 21 at Atlanta Falcons 19. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 21–19 — decided on the final possessions.
Rushing · ATL
17 att, 75 yds, 0 TD
-0.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 19/31 | 209 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 29 | 156 | 5.4 | 3 | +5.5 |
| Jeff Blake | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Terrelle Smith | 3 | 14 | 4.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 4 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 23% | −1.1 |
| Willie Jackson | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 10% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Mitchell | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 15/20 | 240 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +1.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -1.5 and covered, winning by 2.
Total closed 40 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 0 |
| +1.6 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 19% | +0.6 |
| Keith Poole | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 19% | +2.0 |
| Lamont Hall | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6% | +2.1 |
| Terrelle Smith | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10% | +1.1 |
| Andrew Glover | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −4.8 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Terry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 21% | +7.3 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 32% | +1.1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 11% | +2.2 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16% | +0.8 |
| Reggie Kelly | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11% | +0.4 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Bradford | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Atkins | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Swayda | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |