2000 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 5, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalIndianapolis Colts 24 at Chicago Bears 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 5, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
4.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 26/39 | 302 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +3.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 1 | +4.1 |
| Peyton Manning | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dilger | 5 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 18% | +1.7 |
| Jerome Pathon | 3 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 21% | +4.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Cota | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 24/35 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +9.9 |
| Louie Aguiar | 1/1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.7 |
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 lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 51 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
| Edgerrin James | 4 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 13% | +3.9 |
| E.G. Green | 5 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 13% | +3.3 |
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 8% | +4.8 |
| Marvin Harrison | 6 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 23% | −2.6 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −7.3 |
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| 0 |
| 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Blevins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Bratzke | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratcliff Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Curtis Enis | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 | −1.3 |
| Marlon Barnes | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Marcus Robinson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Jim Miller | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 8 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 25% | +7.8 |
| James Allen | 5 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 22% | −2.8 |
| Eddie Kennison | 5 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 22% | +2.5 |
| Kaseem Sinceno | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 8% | +2.0 |
| Macey Brooks | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 11% | −0.6 |
| Mike Wells | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +2.7 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +1.9 |
| Dez White | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Marlon Barnes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |