2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Giants Stadium

Detroit LionsWinner

New York Jets

NYJ -6.5 upsetU 39.5 ✓20 mph windJets closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Detroit Lions 10–7 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYJ

Vinny TestaverdeQB

21/36, 194 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-6.5 expected points added

Passing · DET

Charlie BatchQB

8/18, 110 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-15.5 expected points added

Rushing · DET

James StewartRB

37 att, 164 yds, 0 TD

0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYJ

Curtis MartinRB

16 att, 52 yds, 1 TD

0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYJ

Curtis MartinRB

5/6 for 57 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · 1.0 expected points added

Receiving · NYJ

Wayne ChrebetWR

3/5 for 43 yds, 0 TD

14% of team targets · 0.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Charlie Batch	8/18	110	0	1	5	-15.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
James Stewart	37	164	4.4	0.2
Mario Bates	3	34	11.3	1.1
Charlie Batch	4	12	3.0	0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
James Stewart	1	2	32	12%	2.2
Johnnie Morton	2	4	31	24%	-1.4
David Sloan	2	2	31	12%	-0.0
Cory Schlesinger	1	1	11	6%	0.9
Germane Crowell	2	8	5	47%	-9.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Kywin Supernaw	1	6	0.0	0	0
Chris Claiborne	4	2	0.0	0	0
Scott Kowalkowski	4	1	0.0	0	0
Darnell Walker	3	1	0.0	0	2
Stephen Boyd	2	2	0.0	1	1
Luther Elliss	1	2	0.0	0	0
Allen Aldridge	3	0	1.0	0	0
James Jones	2	0	0.0	0	0
Kevin O'Neill	1	1	0.0	0	0
Terry Fair	2	0	0.0	0	2

New York Jets

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Vinny Testaverde	21/36	194	0	1	1	-6.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Curtis Martin	16	52	3.3	1	0.1
Vinny Testaverde	1	0	0.0	0	-0.9
Jerald Sowell	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Curtis Martin	5	6	57	17%	1.0
Wayne Chrebet	3	5	43	14%	0.3
Dedric Ward	4	8	25	23%	-1.9
Windrell Hayes	1	3	22	9%	0.6
Richie Anderson	5	6	22	17%	-4.2
Jerald Sowell	2	3	20	9%	0.6
Anthony Becht	1	2	5	6%	-3.5
Laveranues Coles	0	2	0	6%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Victor Green	5	6	0.0	1	1
Marvin Jones	6	2	0.0	0	0
Shaun Ellis	4	2	2.0	0	0
Dwayne Gordon	4	2	0.0	0	0
Mo Lewis	4	2	1.0	0	0
Roman Phifer	2	2	2.0	0	0
Bryan Cox	1	2	0.0	0	0
Marcus Coleman	2	0	0.0	0	1
Nick Ferguson	1	1	0.0	0	0
Scott Frost	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NYJ -6.5
Closing total: 39.5
DET moneyline: —
NYJ moneyline: —

Jets closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 39.5; the game landed 17 — under by 22.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Giants Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 63°F, wind 20 mph
Referee: Ron Blum
Rest: DET 7 days · NYJ 7 days
Coaches: Gary Moeller vs Al Groh

Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.