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polling · 1800s tick · as of 7:29 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Ericsson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Carolina Panthers 34–16 — never really in doubt late.
-1.5 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CAR
9/13 for 127 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 10.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 25/39 | 307 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +6.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 0 | +4.0 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 7 | 8 | 112 | 0 | 21% | +8.3 |
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 8 | 96 | 1 | 21% | +4.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Plummer | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artie Ulmer | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 28/44 | 309 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +17.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka |
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_SF_CAR
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Panthers closed -3 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 50 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −4.4 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 16% | +2.3 |
| Fred Beasley | 4 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 18% | −0.7 |
| Greg Clark | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | +1.3 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| Tai Streets | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13% | −4.4 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Killings | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Montgomery | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |
| 85 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| −1.5 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −2.6 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 9 | 13 | 127 | 0 | 30% | +10.8 |
| Donald Hayes | 6 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 26% | +5.9 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 6 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 16% | +4.4 |
| Isaac Byrd | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 7% | +4.9 |
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 12% | +0.4 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7% | −2.3 |
| Kris Mangum | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Woodall | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Wells | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie White | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Lucas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bates | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
