2000 Week 14 · Thu, Nov 30, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalDetroit Lions 17 at Minnesota Vikings 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 14 · Thu, Nov 30, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 24–17.
1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Case | 23/33 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +0.7 |
| Charlie Batch | 2/3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 1 | +1.3 |
| Stoney Case | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | +4.2 |
| Charlie Batch |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foster | 8 | 10 | 106 | 1 | 29% | +3.9 |
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 17% | +3.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kywin Supernaw | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corwin Brown | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Claiborne |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 19/32 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith |
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
Vikings closed -9, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 41 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| −0.4 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Herman Moore | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 14% | −1.0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | −0.0 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9% | +0.7 |
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | −5.0 |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Mario Bates | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −0.6 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −0.4 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foster | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 115 |
| 6.8 |
| 2 |
| +7.0 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 7 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 39% | −4.3 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 13% | +0.6 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 29% | −4.6 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | +3.4 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | −0.1 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Wright | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Northern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |