2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalTennessee Titans 24 at Cleveland Browns 0. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 17, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 24–0 — never really in doubt late. Played in 23.2 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
-9.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 10/18 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −9.3 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 2/2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 34 | 176 | 5.2 | 3 | +6.1 |
| Rodney Thomas | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | −5.6 |
| Steve McNair |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 1 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 20% | +0.1 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 15% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Favors | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Bishop | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Bulluck | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Pederson | 13/30 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −16.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Prentice |
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
Titans closed -16 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 37; the game landed 24 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 23.2 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| 2 |
| 9 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| +0.6 |
| Erron Kinney | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10% | +0.6 |
| Chris Sanders | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 20% | −3.1 |
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 20% | −2.1 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10% | −1.3 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Denard Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randall Godfrey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Kearse | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Samari Rolle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George McCullough | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
| 32 |
| 2.7 |
| 0 |
| −9.7 |
| Doug Pederson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Jamel White | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Patten | 3 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 27% | −1.2 |
| Travis Prentice | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | +1.6 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 17% | −2.0 |
| Aaron Shea | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20% | −4.8 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | −0.0 |
| Bobby Brown | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13% | −3.1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10% | −3.4 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Brown | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spriggs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |