2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalNew England Patriots 17 at Chicago Bears 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 24–17.
-1.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 25/46 | 225 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Redmond | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Raymont Harris | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 15 | 63 | 1 | 34% | −2.6 |
| Troy Brown | 5 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 16% | +6.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Eaton | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 22/27 | 239 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +16.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen |
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Closing number vs result
Bears closed -2 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 41 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 4 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 16% | +3.3 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 5% | +1.4 |
| Curtis Jackson | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 11% | −0.1 |
| J.R. Redmond | 4 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 11% | −0.6 |
| Raymont Harris | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5% | −1.0 |
| Tony Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −1.0 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 |
| 97 |
| 2.6 |
| 1 |
| −8.0 |
| Marlon Barnes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −4.0 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kennison | 8 | 8 | 100 | 1 | 30% | +9.3 |
| Kaseem Sinceno | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 15% | +2.7 |
| James Allen | 3 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 15% | +4.4 |
| Marty Booker | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 7% | +0.7 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4% | +1.3 |
| Scott Dragos | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | +2.4 |
| Macey Brooks | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | −0.0 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| Dez White | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11% | −3.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Harris | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clyde Simmons | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Wooden | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Azumah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Flanigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |