2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
FinalSeattle Seahawks 24 at Denver Broncos 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 31–24.
-2.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 26/41 | 298 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Jon Kitna | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Shaun Alexander | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dawkins | 6 | 10 | 85 | 2 | 25% | +7.1 |
| Darrell Jackson | 5 | 8 | 76 | 1 | 20% | −4.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Simmons | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Koonce | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt LaBounty |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 14/25 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson |
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
Broncos closed -10, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 48; the game landed 55 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Mack Strong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Itula Mili | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 5% | +6.6 |
| Ricky Watters | 6 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 20% | +2.4 |
| Derrick Mayes | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 18% | −5.2 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | +0.4 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
| Shaun Alexander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −3.1 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sinclair | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Terry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 |
| 131 |
| 4.5 |
| 2 |
| +3.1 |
| KaRon Coleman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Gus Frerotte | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Tom Rouen | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 8 | 12 | 112 | 1 | 52% | −1.1 |
| Rod Smith | 5 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 35% | +4.3 |
| Billy Miller | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Desmond Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Jenkins | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kavika Pittman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |