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Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
-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 |
| Cade McNown |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 7 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 41% | +4.9 |
| Eddie Kennison | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 17% | +1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brown | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Azumah | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Robinson | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Wells |
| 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 | −0.4 |
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_CHI_DET
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
