2000 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 12, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalArizona Cardinals 14 at Minnesota Vikings 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 12, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 31–14 — never really in doubt late.
-0.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 19/28 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 1 | −0.1 |
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Thomas Jones | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 5 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 29% | +4.4 |
| Michael Pittman | 8 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 32% | −2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwamie Lassiter | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Chavous |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 25/32 | 302 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +18.8 |
| Bubby Brister | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 |
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
Vikings closed -12.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 46; the game landed 45 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
| Scott Player | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | −3.5 |
| David Boston | 2 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 18% | +2.0 |
| Thomas Jones | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | −2.0 |
| Chris Gedney | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | +1.0 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | +0.5 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
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| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Walz | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mao Tosi | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Maddox | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 20 | 117 | 5.8 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | +3.1 |
| Moe Williams | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Bubby Brister | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 11 | 12 | 119 | 1 | 36% | +11.0 |
| Randy Moss | 7 | 8 | 104 | 1 | 24% | +6.5 |
| Robert Smith | 4 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 15% | +3.4 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +1.0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +1.5 |
| John Davis | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | −1.6 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Chris Walsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |