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polling · 1800s tick · as of 11:23 PM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · DET
Chicago Bears 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
20 att, 57 yds, 0 TD
-4.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 14/18 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5.2 |
| Cade McNown | 5/11 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 0 | −8.2 |
| Marlon Barnes | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 7 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 41% | +4.9 |
| Eddie Kennison | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 17% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brown | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Azumah | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Robinson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Case | 12/21 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −14.8 |
| Charlie Batch | 7/15 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Lions closed -10 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 43 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Cade McNown | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −0.3 |
| James Allen | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10% | +1.4 |
| Dez White | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| Kaseem Sinceno | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 14% | +0.7 |
| Scott Dragos | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Macey Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Mike Wells | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Tuinei | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clyde Simmons | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| −0.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 20 | 57 | 2.9 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Stoney Case | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 1 | +4.6 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 31% | +2.5 |
| David Sloan | 4 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 17% | +1.7 |
| Herman Moore | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 17% | +0.2 |
| Germane Crowell | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 22% | −12.5 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | +1.0 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| Larry Foster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Aldridge | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kywin Supernaw | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Fair | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
