2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalJacksonville Jaguars 23 at Dallas Cowboys 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 23–17.
-6.2 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 20/24 | 231 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +15.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 31 | 107 | 3.5 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Mark Brunell | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Shyrone Stith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Brady | 10 | 10 | 138 | 1 | 43% | +11.7 |
| Alvis Whitted | 3 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 13% | +8.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Logan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Brackens | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donovin Darius | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Spicer |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 13/20 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2.5 |
| Troy Aikman | 4/5 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.9 |
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
Cowboys closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 40 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Keenan McCardell | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 17% | −1.1 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | +1.1 |
| Fred Taylor | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13% | −1.1 |
| R.Jay Soward | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9% | −3.0 |
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| T.J. Slaughter | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fernando Bryant | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hardy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Meier | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 24 | 102 | 4.3 | 0 | −6.2 |
| Chris Warren | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Randall Cunningham | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | +1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McKnight | 6 | 8 | 113 | 0 | 33% | +9.2 |
| Raghib Ismail | 5 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 25% | +5.6 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 13% | +4.0 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13% | −0.9 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Jason Tucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −3.1 |
| Damon Hodge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Wane McGarity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woodson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barron Wortham | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Myers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Spellman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |