2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalDallas Cowboys 7 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27–7 — never really in doubt late.
-2.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 16/30 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −4.3 |
| Anthony Wright | 1/3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | −2.7 |
| Michael Wiley | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Robert Thomas |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wane McGarity | 4 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 21% | +1.7 |
| James McKnight | 4 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 24% | +1.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Hambrick | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 9/15 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn |
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 -10 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 37; the game landed 34 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.0 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Michael Wiley | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | +3.5 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +1.2 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | −0.0 |
| Chris Brazzell | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | +0.0 |
| Damon Hodge | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | −0.5 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.1 |
| Jason Tucker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −1.3 |
| Chris Warren | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −6.5 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Spellman | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 210 |
| 9.5 |
| 2 |
| +11.5 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Shaun King | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 50% | −0.8 |
| Jacquez Green | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 21% | +2.2 |
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14% | +1.3 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7% | +0.6 |
| Reidel Anthony | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronde Barber | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Derrick Brooks | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Gooch | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |