2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalNew York Giants 17 at Dallas Cowboys 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 17–13.
-3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 12/26 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | −4.6 |
| Ron Dayne | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Ron Dixon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 3 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 12% | +6.9 |
| Tiki Barber | 4 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 20% | +0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Barrow | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Wright | 13/25 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −8.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith |
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
Giants closed -6.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 36; the game landed 30 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Kerry Collins | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Pete Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12% | +0.0 |
| Howard Cross | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +2.0 |
| Greg Comella | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8% | −0.1 |
| Ike Hilliard | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 36% | −4.5 |
| Ron Dixon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −2.2 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Garnes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |
| 46 |
| 1.9 |
| 1 |
| −3.1 |
| Anthony Wright | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McKnight | 2 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 28% | +0.4 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 24% | +1.1 |
| Wane McGarity | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 16% | −3.6 |
| Michael Wiley | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 16% | −1.9 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8% | +0.1 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8% | −1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillippi Sparks | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Hambrick | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Myers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Spellman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Wortham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |