2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Georgia Dome

Carolina Panthers

Atlanta FalconsWinner

CAR -3 upsetU 45.5 ✓DomePanthers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Atlanta Falcons 13–12 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CAR

Steve BeuerleinQB

21/41, 202 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-11.5 expected points added

Passing · ATL

Chris ChandlerQB

19/29, 191 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-3.2 expected points added

Rushing · ATL

Jamal AndersonRB

25 att, 90 yds, 1 TD

-0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

Tim BiakabutukaRB

14 att, 23 yds, 0 TD

-3.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ATL

Terance MathisWR

7/12 for 89 yds, 0 TD

43% of team targets · 2.5 expected points added

Receiving · CAR

Tim BiakabutukaRB

4/8 for 51 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · 1.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Steve Beuerlein	21/41	202	0	3	5	-11.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Tim Biakabutuka	14	23	1.6	-3.7
William Floyd	3	6	2.0	0.2
Steve Beuerlein	3	1	0.3	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Tim Biakabutuka	4	8	51	21%	1.5
Wesley Walls	4	5	47	13%	3.7
Donald Hayes	4	9	41	24%	0.1
Isaac Byrd	3	5	26	13%	-4.2
William Floyd	3	4	20	11%	-0.1
Kris Mangum	2	3	10	8%	-0.5
Muhsin Muhammad	1	4	7	11%	0.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Mike Minter	5	2	0.0	1	1
Sean Gilbert	5	2	0.0	1	1
Dean Wells	6	0	0.0	0	0
Chris Hetherington	3	1	0.0	0	0
Hannibal Navies	4	0	1.0	0	0
Lester Towns	4	0	0.0	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	3	0	0.0	0	0
Eugene Robinson	3	0	0.0	0	0
	3	0	0.0	0	0
Eric Davis	3	0	0.0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Chris Chandler	19/29	191	0	2	1	-3.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jamal Anderson	25	90	3.6	1	-0.2
Chris Chandler	2	7	3.5	0	-1.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Terance Mathis	7	12	89	43%	2.5
Tim Dwight	3	4	37	14%	1.3
Reggie Kelly	2	2	29	7%	-3.0
Bob Christian	2	2	21	7%	0.9
Jamal Anderson	5	6	15	21%	-2.1
Shawn Jefferson	0	2	0	7%	-2.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Chris Draft	4	2	0.0	0	0
Jeff Kelly	6	0	0.0	0	0
Mark Simoneau	3	2	0.0	0	0
Henri Crockett	3	0	0.0	0	0
Travis Hall	2	1	1.0	0	0
Ed Jasper	2	1	0.5	0	0
Brady Smith	2	1	1.5	0	0
Chuck Wiley	1	2	1.0	0	0
Ashley Ambrose	3	0	0.0	1	1
Ronnie Bradford	2	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CAR -3
Closing total: 45.5
CAR moneyline: —
ATL moneyline: —

Panthers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 25 — under by 20.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Georgia Dome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Tom White
Rest: CAR 7 days · ATL 7 days
Coaches: George Seifert vs Dan Reeves

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.