2000 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 5, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 15 at New Orleans Saints 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 5, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 31–15.
-2.3 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 Garcia | 22/36 | 262 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 1 | −2.3 |
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 9 | 97 | 0 | 26% | +5.9 |
| Greg Clark | 4 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 17% | +1.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Schulters | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Norton | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 21/27 | 288 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +15.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams |
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
Saints closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 48; the game landed 46 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| J.J. Stokes | 4 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 11% | +4.7 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 20% | −8.8 |
| Terry Jackson | 3 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 9% | +5.1 |
| Tai Streets | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −1.6 |
| Charlie Garner | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11% | −1.7 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jason Webster | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 |
| 81 |
| 3.0 |
| 1 |
| −3.5 |
| Jeff Blake | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | +3.6 |
| Terrelle Smith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Aaron Brooks | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 10 | 11 | 180 | 1 | 42% | +14.9 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 12% | +3.8 |
| Willie Jackson | 4 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 19% | +2.0 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8% | +1.6 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | +0.2 |
| Lamont Hall | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +1.3 |
| Terrelle Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Smith | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Perry | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Terry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |