2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalIndianapolis Colts 17 at New York Jets 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 27–17.
0.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
7/10 for 109 yds, 1 TD
21% of team targets · 5.8 expected points added
Receiving · IND
8/14 for 90 yds, 1 TD
30% of team targets · 3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 27/51 | 339 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −4.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Wilkins | 7 | 10 | 109 | 1 | 21% | +5.8 |
| Marvin Harrison | 8 | 14 | 90 | 1 | 30% | +3.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Bratzke | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 26/41 | 295 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +7.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin |
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
Jets closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 44 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Jerome Pathon | 6 | 10 | 73 | 0 | 21% | +1.1 |
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 11% | −1.7 |
| Marcus Pollard | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 6% | +1.5 |
| Ken Dilger | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9% | −1.4 |
| Isaac Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.3 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Billy Austin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Holsey | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 |
| 203 |
| 6.8 |
| 1 |
| +6.0 |
| Richie Anderson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Jerald Sowell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windrell Hayes | 4 | 6 | 84 | 0 | 15% | +4.0 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 8 | 12 | 77 | 1 | 29% | +0.8 |
| Richie Anderson | 5 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 24% | +1.2 |
| Dedric Ward | 3 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 15% | +1.9 |
| Anthony Becht | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5% | +1.9 |
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 12% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Coleman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Ferguson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Frost | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Gordon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerald Sowell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |