2000 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 12, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalCincinnati Bengals 6 at Dallas Cowboys 23. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 12, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Dallas Cowboys 23–6 — never really in doubt late.
3.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DAL
8/16 for 164 yds, 1 TD
44% of team targets · 5.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 10/25 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −16.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Akili Smith | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Brandon Bennett | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | +2.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 4 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 38% | −2.9 |
| Tony McGee | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 17% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Williams | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 24/37 | 308 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Warren |
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
Cowboys closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 39; the game landed 29 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
| Daniel Pope | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Craig Yeast | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13% | −1.3 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | −0.0 |
| Nicolas Luchey | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13% | −1.7 |
| Brandon Bennett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.1 |
| Damon Griffin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Danny Farmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.0 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Bean | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oliver Gibson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armegis Spearman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 |
| 59 |
| 6.6 |
| 0 |
| +3.0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 0 | −10.3 |
| Wane McGarity | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Tim Seder | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +3.1 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McKnight | 8 | 16 | 164 | 1 | 44% | +5.9 |
| Wane McGarity | 4 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 19% | +2.9 |
| Chris Warren | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% | −1.9 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | +1.6 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8% | +1.0 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +0.0 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | +0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Wortham | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peppi Zellner | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |