2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 45 at San Diego Chargers 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 45–17 — never really in doubt late.
-3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 18/32 | 323 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +13.6 |
| Tim Rattay | 1/1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 1 | −3.1 |
| Jeff Garcia | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Fred Beasley |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 4 | 5 | 93 | 0 | 17% | +7.4 |
| J.J. Stokes | 3 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 24% | +2.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Webster | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brentson Buckner |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Leaf | 24/47 | 266 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −14.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Fletcher |
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
49ers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 44; the game landed 62 — over by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
| 5 |
| 16 |
| 3.2 |
| 1 |
| +3.6 |
| Paul Smith | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Tim Rattay | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −3.9 |
| Greg Clark | 3 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 17% | +2.9 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 17% | +4.3 |
| Tai Streets | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3% | +3.7 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14% | −0.8 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 7% | −2.2 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jonas Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zack Bronson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Monty Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Norton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
| 47 |
| 3.9 |
| 1 |
| +0.5 |
| Ryan Leaf | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 7 | 11 | 88 | 1 | 24% | +7.7 |
| Freddie Jones | 7 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 22% | −7.4 |
| Jeff Graham | 4 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 24% | −9.6 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 3 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 17% | −5.1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7% | −0.2 |
| Nate Jacquet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.3 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Dumas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Parrella | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tovar | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeRon Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Ruff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryll Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |