2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalNew Orleans Saints 21 at Arizona Cardinals 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 21–10.
-1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 16/26 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 21 | 54 | 2.6 | 1 | −1.2 |
| Jeff Blake | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 9 | 10 | 92 | 0 | 38% | +5.3 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fields | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Mitchell |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 26/47 | 289 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −9.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman |
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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
Saints closed -6 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 41; the game landed 31 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4% | +1.4 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 15% | −1.6 |
| Joe Horn | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 23% | −3.1 |
| Lamont Hall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4% | +0.9 |
| Keith Poole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Darrin Smith | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Weary | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Mathis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Molden | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 86 |
| 4.3 |
| 0 |
| +1.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 9% | +3.2 |
| David Boston | 5 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 21% | +2.6 |
| Terry Hardy | 7 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 21% | +2.4 |
| Michael Pittman | 3 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 16% | −1.8 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 5% | +1.6 |
| Mac Cody | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 7% | +1.2 |
| Thomas Jones | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 9% | −0.1 |
| Tywan Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | +0.4 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | +0.1 |
| Jay Tant | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | +0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Tillman | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Walz | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Raynoch Thompson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Maddox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Lucas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Knight | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ottis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |