2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · FedExField
Final
Arizona Cardinals 3 at Washington Commanders 20. Final.
Washington Commanders 20–3 — never really in doubt late.
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
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 14/31 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −17.6 |
| Dave Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Jake Plummer | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | +0.2 |
| David Boston | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tywan Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 9% | +2.4 |
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 34% | −6.3 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9% | +1.3 |
| Michael Pittman | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 16% | −4.9 |
| David Boston | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 19% | −9.4 |
| Terry Hardy | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 13% | −3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Tillman | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Folston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mao Tosi | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Issa | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 19/32 | 192 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −5.7 |
| Todd Husak | 2/2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 27 | 120 | 4.4 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Champ Bailey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | +3.1 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Todd Husak | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | −1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 6% | +5.1 |
| Stephen Alexander | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 13% | +1.6 |
| Larry Centers | 8 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 25% | −2.5 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 13% | +1.7 |
| Stephen Davis | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13% | +0.4 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +1.0 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19% | −8.7 |
| James Thrash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| Zeron Flemister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Deion Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darrell Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
/football/games/2000_17_ARI_WAS
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
- Commanders -7
- Closing total
- 38.5
- Cardinals moneyline
- —
- Commanders moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -7 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 23 — under by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Freezing, 33°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 6 mph out of the south-west; mainly clear.
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- Cardinals 7 days · Commanders 8 days
- Coaches
- Dave McGinnis vs Terry Robiskie
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.