2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalDetroit Lions 10 at New York Jets 7. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 10–7 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 15.3 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
0.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 8/18 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −15.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 37 | 164 | 4.4 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Mario Bates | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Charlie Batch | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 12% | +2.2 |
| Johnnie Morton | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 24% | −1.4 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 21/36 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin |
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
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
Wind at 15.3 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| David Sloan | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 12% | −0.0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +0.9 |
| Germane Crowell | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 47% | −9.8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 5 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 17% | +1.0 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 14% | +0.3 |
| Dedric Ward | 4 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 23% | −1.9 |
| Windrell Hayes | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9% | +0.6 |
| Richie Anderson | 5 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 17% | −4.2 |
| Jerald Sowell | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | +0.6 |
| Anthony Becht | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −3.5 |
| Laveranues Coles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.9 |
| 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 |