2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalCincinnati Bengals 12 at Cleveland Browns 3. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 12–3.
-5.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CLE
6/11 for 102 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · -1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 7/20 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −10.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 27 | 137 | 5.1 | 1 | +3.1 |
| Brandon Bennett | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 0 | −6.2 |
| Curtis Keaton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 42% | −6.6 |
| Brandon Bennett | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11% | +2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bankston | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Armegis Spearman |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spergon Wynn | 7/16 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −9.4 |
| Doug Pederson | 6/16 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.1 |
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
Bengals closed -3 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 15 — under by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Akili Smith | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | −3.7 |
| Craig Yeast | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5% | +3.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 21% | −2.6 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16% | −1.2 |
| Corey Dillon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Chris Carter | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Granville | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Ross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Prentice | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | −5.2 |
| Doug Pederson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 6 | 11 | 102 | 0 | 34% | −1.2 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 4 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 41% | −8.1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | −0.0 |
| David Patten | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | −1.3 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Travis Prentice | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wali Rainer | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marty Moore | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashidi Barnes | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |