2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalNew York Jets 20 at Buffalo Bills 23. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Buffalo Bills 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
-7.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NYJ
5/5 for 131 yds, 0 TD
14% of team targets · 10.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 28/38 | 293 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +9.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 18 | 46 | 2.6 | 0 | −7.1 |
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laveranues Coles | 5 | 5 | 131 | 0 | 14% | +10.6 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 6 | 9 | 69 | 1 | 25% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Mickens |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 18/35 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris |
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
Bills closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 43 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Curtis Martin | 6 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 22% | +0.3 |
| Dedric Ward | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 11% | +1.1 |
| Richie Anderson | 6 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 19% | −1.6 |
| Fred Baxter | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6% | +2.5 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Marcus Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Frost | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerald Sowell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 |
| 54 |
| 2.8 |
| 1 |
| +1.2 |
| Shawn Bryson | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Doug Flutie | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 6 | 8 | 137 | 0 | 26% | +7.3 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 3 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 16% | +0.4 |
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 19% | +1.1 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 16% | −2.4 |
| Jay Riemersma | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 16% | −0.2 |
| Shawn Bryson | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Winfield | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cowart | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Rogers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Irvin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keion Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Travares Tillman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |