2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · RCA Dome
FinalDetroit Lions 18 at Indianapolis Colts 30. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 30–18.
-6.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
9/12 for 109 yds, 1 TD
38% of team targets · 4.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 18/39 | 190 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −19.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | −6.7 |
| Charlie Batch | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | +2.4 |
| Mario Bates | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | +5.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 3 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 13% | +3.4 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 18% | +0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rice |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/33 | 288 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +10.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James |
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
Colts closed -7 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 47; the game landed 48 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
| Larry Foster | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11% | +1.1 |
| Mario Bates | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| David Sloan | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 18% | −2.9 |
| Brock Olivo | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | −2.2 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 24% | −9.4 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Chris Claiborne | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Luther Elliss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Olivo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 |
| 139 |
| 4.5 |
| 1 |
| −12.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 9 | 12 | 109 | 1 | 38% | +4.8 |
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 13% | +5.0 |
| Ken Dilger | 5 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 19% | +4.5 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 16% | +0.5 |
| Edgerrin James | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | +1.2 |
| Jim Finn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Jerome Pathon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −3.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Holsey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Blevins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Burris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mustafah Muhammad | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Snow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |