2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Ericsson Stadium
San Francisco 49ers
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Carolina PanthersWinner
34
CAR -3 ✓50 push
Carolina Panthers 34–16 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · CAR
9/13 for 127 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 10.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 25/39 | 307 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.6 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -4.4 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 28/44 | 309 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 50
- SF moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -3 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 50 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ericsson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- SF 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Steve Mariucci vs George Seifert
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.