2000 Week 13 · Thu, Nov 23, 2000 · Texas Stadium
Minnesota VikingsWinner
27
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Dallas Cowboys
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MIN -7 ✓U 48 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 27–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 15/22 | 205 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 21 | 148 | 7.0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 7 | 9 | 144 | 2 | 43% | 10.9 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 14% | 3.4 |
| Cris Carter | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 14% | 0.9 |
| Matt Hatchette | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10% | -0.7 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| Moe Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.3 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 10% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Wright | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lemanski Hall | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 30/43 | 276 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Chris Warren | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Tucker | 6 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 19% | 1.0 |
| Wane McGarity | 5 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 19% | -1.6 |
| David LaFleur | 6 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 21% | 2.9 |
| James McKnight | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10% | 2.3 |
| Chris Warren | 5 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 14% | -4.2 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.5 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
| Chris Brazzell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | -1.0 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dimitrius Underwood | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -7
- Closing total
- 48
- MIN moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Vikings closed -7 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 48; the game landed 42 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- MIN 4 days · DAL 4 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Green vs Dave Campo