2000 Week 17 · Sat, Dec 23, 2000 · Husky Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
42
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Seattle Seahawks
23
SEA -3 upsetO 42.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 42–23 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · BUF
8/10 for 132 yds, 1 TD
40% of team targets · 12.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 20/25 | 366 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 17 | 147 | 8.6 | 3 | 6.1 |
| Doug Flutie | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Jonathan Linton | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 8 | 10 | 132 | 1 | 40% | 12.0 |
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 20% | 7.2 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 2 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 8% | 5.4 |
| Kwame Cavil | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 4% | 2.4 |
| Jay Riemersma | 3 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 16% | 3.8 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4% | 2.3 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.1 |
| Jonathan Linton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Foreman | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Jones | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raion Hill | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Flowers | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Henry Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/29 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Shaun Alexander | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Jon Kitna | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 5 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 32% | -2.3 |
| Darrell Jackson | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 14% | -0.6 |
| Karsten Bailey | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 7% | 2.9 |
| Christian Fauria | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 11% | 2.1 |
| Derrick Mayes | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 14% | 0.2 |
| Sean Dawkins | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 14% | 1.5 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Itula Mili | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Williams | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Simmons | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Charlton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Miranda | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Kacyvenski | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SEA -3
- Closing total
- 42.5
- BUF moneyline
- —
- SEA moneyline
- —
Seahawks closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 65 — over by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Husky Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 41°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- BUF 6 days · SEA 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Mike Holmgren