2000 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 19, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalTampa Bay Buccaneers 10 at Chicago Bears 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 19, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 13–10 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 17.7 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
3.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
5/10 for 53 yds, 0 TD
29% of team targets · 2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 12/19 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −12.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 0 | −6.9 |
| Shaun King | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | +3.4 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquez Green | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 16% | +2.5 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 16% | −5.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 20/34 | 165 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen |
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
Buccaneers closed -8 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 23 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 17.7 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 26% | −2.9 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11% | +1.3 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +0.2 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | +0.1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21% | −1.4 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Brian Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Duncan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 67 |
| 3.4 |
| 0 |
| −3.7 |
| Marlon Barnes | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Shane Matthews | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Curtis Enis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kennison | 4 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 21% | −0.4 |
| Marcus Robinson | 5 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 29% | +2.9 |
| Macey Brooks | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 9% | +0.4 |
| James Allen | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 21% | −5.8 |
| Curtis Enis | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9% | −0.5 |
| Kaseem Sinceno | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | −0.4 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Smith | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Robinson | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frankie Smith | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Azumah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Lyman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |