2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalGreen Bay Packers 33 at Minnesota Vikings 28. Final.
Green Bay Packers 33–28.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 26/38 | 290 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +22.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 25 | 161 | 6.4 | 0 | +1.4 |
| De'Mond Parker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Brett Favre | 5 | -7 | -1.4 | 0 | −5.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Freeman | 6 | 9 | 97 | 1 | 24% | +6.4 |
| Bill Schroeder | 8 | 12 | 78 | 1 | 32% | +10.3 |
| Tyrone Davis | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3% | +3.3 |
| Ahman Green | 4 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 16% | +3.3 |
| William Henderson | 5 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 16% | +0.9 |
| De'Mond Parker | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Donald Driver | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Harris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cletidus Hunt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antuan Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nate Wayne | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Mond Parker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Na'il Diggs | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/38 | 335 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +13.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 1 | +4.7 |
| Robert Smith | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | −2.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 4 | 6 | 136 | 1 | 16% | +9.8 |
| Cris Carter | 7 | 13 | 91 | 1 | 35% | −6.5 |
| Chris Walsh | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 8% | +6.1 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 3 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 11% | +2.2 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 11% | −0.1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| John Davis | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8% | −1.6 |
| Moe Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | −1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
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
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Vikings -7.5
- Closing total
- 49
- Packers moneyline
- —
- Vikings moneyline
- —
Vikings closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49; the game landed 61 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- Packers 7 days · Vikings 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Sherman vs Dennis Green
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.



