2000 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 16, 2000 · Husky Stadium
Oakland Raiders
24
at
Seattle SeahawksWinner
27
OAK -6 upsetO 47.5 ✓21 mph wind
Seattle Seahawks 27–24 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 21 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
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 5/17 | 136 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Wheatley | 26 | 146 | 5.6 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Randy Jordan | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Rich Gannon | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Jordan | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 7% | 4.8 |
| Tim Brown | 2 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 43% | 2.3 |
| Rickey Dudley | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 14% | 0.4 |
| Andre Rison | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 21% | -2.2 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 |
| James Jett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez Pope | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Harris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elijah Alexander | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Biekert | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Regan Upshaw | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Allen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Dunn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 19/30 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Travis Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Jeff Feagles | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Shaun Alexander | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Jon Kitna | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson | 4 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 19% | 6.0 |
| Ricky Watters | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 19% | 1.1 |
| Sean Dawkins | 4 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 26% | -5.3 |
| Itula Mili | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10% | -0.5 |
| Mack Strong | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 16% | 0.5 |
| Derrick Mayes | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Brown | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Simmons | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Logan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sinclair | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Koonce | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Tongue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- OAK -6
- Closing total
- 47.5
- OAK moneyline
- —
- SEA moneyline
- —
Raiders closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 51 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Husky Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 21 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- OAK 6 days · SEA 6 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Mike Holmgren
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 21 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.