2000 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 12, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalChicago Bears 3 at Buffalo Bills 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 12, 2000 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Buffalo Bills 20–3 — never really in doubt late.
-1.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
6/12 for 55 yds, 0 TD
36% of team targets · -7.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 11/24 | 106 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −20.1 |
| Jim Miller | 9/13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −4.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Curtis Enis |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kennison | 6 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 36% | −7.3 |
| Marcus Robinson | 5 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 21% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Brown |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 16/26 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −12.7 |
| Rob Johnson | 2/3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 |
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 -7 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 23 — under by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
| 3 |
| 5 |
| 1.7 |
| 0 |
| −1.8 |
| Jim Miller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Marty Booker | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 12% | +0.5 |
| James Allen | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | +1.2 |
| Kaseem Sinceno | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | −3.0 |
| Macey Brooks | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 12% | −1.8 |
| Scott Dragos | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Antowain Smith | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | −11.3 |
| Shawn Bryson | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Rob Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Doug Flutie | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | +1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 5 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 30% | +4.4 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 15% | +0.0 |
| Peerless Price | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 19% | −2.9 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4% | +2.8 |
| Shawn Bryson | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15% | −2.5 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | +0.6 |
| Jay Riemersma | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11% | −12.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cowart | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Jones | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Keith Newman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Price | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Rogers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |