2000 Week 16 · Mon, Dec 18, 2000 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalSt. Louis Rams 35 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 1:15 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 16 · Mon, Dec 18, 2000 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38–35 — decided on the final possessions.
3.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · TB
7/13 for 116 yds, 2 TD
36% of team targets · 4.4 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 20/32 | 316 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +15.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 22 | 79 | 3.6 | 3 | +3.6 |
| Isaac Bruce | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 9 | 11 | 165 | 1 | 34% | +12.0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 4 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 19% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Lyle |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 18/38 | 256 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +9.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn |
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
Rams closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49; the game landed 73 — over by 24.0.
Conditions and crew
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 6% | +5.7 |
| Isaac Bruce | 3 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 22% | −1.3 |
| Roland Williams | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | +1.6 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9% | −0.9 |
| Ernie Conwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 145 |
| 6.6 |
| 3 |
| +4.3 |
| Shaun King | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | +4.8 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 7 | 13 | 116 | 2 | 36% | +4.4 |
| Jacquez Green | 4 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 22% | +4.7 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 22% | +1.9 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6% | +2.3 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11% | +0.3 |
| Patrick Hape | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shelton Quarles | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vance | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |