2000 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 19, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
FinalSan Diego Chargers 37 at Denver Broncos 38. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 19, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 38–37 — decided on the final possessions.
-6.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Leaf | 13/27 | 311 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +12.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Fazande | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | −6.2 |
| Ryan Leaf | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | −5.2 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 4 | 10 | 144 | 2 | 38% | +10.1 |
| Curtis Conway | 4 | 6 | 118 | 1 | 23% | +9.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Dumas | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeRon Jenkins | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogers Beckett | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior Seau |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 36/58 | 462 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +2.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson |
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
Broncos closed -9.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 75 — over by 32.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Freddie Jones | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 23% | −4.1 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12% | +0.6 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal Williams | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Albert Fontenot | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |
| 97 |
| 5.1 |
| 0 |
| +0.5 |
| Gus Frerotte | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 11 | 19 | 187 | 1 | 33% | +2.0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 10 | 14 | 148 | 2 | 24% | +8.5 |
| Mike Anderson | 6 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 12% | +2.4 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 3 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 12% | −9.0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 5% | +3.9 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5% | +3.3 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −0.3 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Jenkins | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |