2000 Week 17 · Mon, Dec 25, 2000 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalDallas Cowboys 0 at Tennessee Titans 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 17 · Mon, Dec 25, 2000 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 31–0 — never really in doubt late.
0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Wright | 5/20 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −36.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Hambrick | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Emmitt Smith | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | −4.3 |
| Michael Wiley | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McKnight | 2 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 45% | −9.8 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 25% | −3.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McNeil | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dat Nguyen | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 17/23 | 188 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −4.4 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 3/10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.5 |
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 -13.5 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 31 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
| Anthony Wright | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Emmitt Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −6.1 |
| Jason Tucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Wane McGarity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.3 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 15% | −6.1 |
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| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Bowden | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 1 | +6.2 |
| Rodney Thomas | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Steve McNair | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 6 | 8 | 95 | 1 | 24% | +4.5 |
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 21% | −1.6 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 15% | −2.0 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | −0.7 |
| Erron Kinney | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9% | −4.0 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | −1.5 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | −0.2 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −0.5 |
| Bruce Matthews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −6.5 |
| Carl Pickens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Godfrey | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Favors | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Booker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine Bishop | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Kearse | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George McCullough | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Fisk | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Chamberlin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |