2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium

Arizona Cardinals

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

CIN -4 ✓U 38.5 ✓32°FBengals closed -4 and covered, winning by 11.

Cincinnati Bengals 24–13.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · ARI

Jake PlummerQB

22/44, 278 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

4.5 expected points added

Passing · CIN

Scott MitchellQB

11/23, 109 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-1.7 expected points added

Rushing · CIN

Corey DillonRB

35 att, 216 yds, 1 TD

13.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ARI

Michael PittmanRB

19 att, 72 yds, 0 TD

-4.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ARI

David BostonWR

9/15 for 184 yds, 2 TD

34% of team targets · 10.5 expected points added

Receiving · CIN

Peter WarrickWR

3/6 for 42 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · 0.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Plummer	22/44	278	2	1	1	4.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Michael Pittman	19	72	3.8	0	-4.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
David Boston	9	15	184	2	34%	10.5
MarTay Jenkins	2	5	35	0	11%	1.8
Michael Pittman	6	6	31	0	14%	0.2
Frank Sanders	3	11	21	0	25%	-2.7
Clarence Williams	1	2	5	0	5%	-1.6
Chris Gedney	1	2	2	0	5%	-0.7
Tywan Mitchell	0	2	0	0	5%	-1.0
Terry Hardy	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Kwamie Lassiter	10	2	0.0	0	0
Pat Tillman	7	3	0.0	0	0
Ronald McKinnon	7	0	0.0	0	0
Brad Ottis	3	2	0.0	0	0
Aeneas Williams	5	0	0.0	1	1
Rob Fredrickson	4	0	1.0	0	0
Russell Davis	3	0	0.0	0	0
James Folston	2	0	0.0	0	0
Tom Knight	2	0	0.0	0	1
Mao Tosi	2	0	0.0	0	0

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Scott Mitchell	11/23	109	1	1	1	-1.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Corey Dillon	35	216	6.2	1	13.0
Brandon Bennett	17	62	3.6	1	-2.8
Nicolas Luchey	1	8	8.0	0	0.5
Scott Mitchell	1	6	6.0	0	—

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Peter Warrick	3	6	42	0	26%	0.2
Tony McGee	3	4	23	1	17%	2.7
Nicolas Luchey	1	3	15	0	13%	-1.1
Craig Yeast	2	5	15	0	22%	-0.2
Brandon Bennett	1	2	8	0	9%	-0.5
Marco Battaglia	1	2	6	0	9%	-0.4
Danny Farmer	0	1	0	0	4%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Rodney Heath	7	0	2
Takeo Spikes	6	0	0
Robert Bean	4	1	2
Adrian Ross	3	0	1
Darryl Williams	3	0	1
Mark Roman	2	0	0
Michael Bankston	1	1	0
Chris Carter	1	1	1
John Copeland	2	0	0
Oliver Gibson	2	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -4
Closing total: 38.5
ARI moneyline: —
CIN moneyline: —

Bengals closed -4 and covered, winning by 11.

Total closed 38.5; the game landed 37 — under by 1.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 32°F, wind 12 mph
Referee: Johnny Grier
Rest: ARI 7 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches: Dave McGinnis vs Dick LeBeau