2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
FinalWashington Commanders 35 at Jacksonville Jaguars 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 35–16 — never really in doubt late.
5.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · WAS
7/10 for 211 yds, 3 TD
42% of team targets · 15.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 16/24 | 269 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +12.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 24 | 114 | 4.8 | 2 | +5.8 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Skip Hicks | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Connell | 7 | 10 | 211 | 3 | 42% | +15.6 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 21% | −2.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Mason | 9 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deion Sanders | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Shade |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 21/42 | 271 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −7.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor |
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
Commanders closed -4 and covered, winning by 19.
Total closed 36; the game landed 51 — over by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
| Larry Centers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Stephen Alexander | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 17% | −4.2 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 17% | +0.3 |
| Skip Hicks | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.1 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stevens | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Carrier | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyronne Drakeford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 124 |
| 5.6 |
| 0 |
| +5.2 |
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| R.Jay Soward | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Shyrone Stith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Brady | 8 | 13 | 111 | 0 | 31% | +4.1 |
| Keenan McCardell | 3 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 21% | −8.5 |
| R.Jay Soward | 2 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 14% | −2.9 |
| Fred Taylor | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 14% | −0.0 |
| Jimmy Smith | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7% | +2.9 |
| Alvis Whitted | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | +0.6 |
| Daimon Shelton | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | +0.3 |
| Anthony Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| Reggie Barlow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Slaughter | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Donovin Darius | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hardy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Storz | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiwaukee Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Craft | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan McCardell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Meier | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |