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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:47 AM ET · 16 to play
Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 23–7.
-7.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 4/10 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5.0 |
| Doug Johnson | 5/10 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −10.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 18 | 53 | 2.9 | 0 | −7.3 |
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Doug Johnson |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 3 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 20% | +4.6 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15% | +0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McBurrows | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Carter | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elijah Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 24/35 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen |
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.
/football/games/2000_16_ATL_NO
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -10 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 41; the game landed 30 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.4 |
| Terance Mathis | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 35% | −14.0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15% | −0.2 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10% | +0.1 |
| Tim Dwight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.5 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Simoneau | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antony Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |
| 82 |
| 3.9 |
| 1 |
| −1.2 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | −9.0 |
| Toby Gowin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 7 | 9 | 116 | 0 | 26% | +6.0 |
| Willie Jackson | 4 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 20% | +2.3 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 11% | +1.6 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 11% | +0.7 |
| Chad Morton | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | +2.2 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | −1.5 |
| Brian Milne | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | −0.8 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Daryl Terrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Lamont Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Fields | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Mathis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
