2000 Week 17 · Mon, Dec 25, 2000 · Adelphia Coliseum

Dallas Cowboys

Tennessee TitansWinner

TEN -13.5 ✓U 37.5 ✓29°FTitans closed -13.5 and covered, winning by 31.

Tennessee Titans 31–0 — 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

Passing · TEN

Steve McNairQB

17/23, 188 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-4.4 expected points added

Passing · DAL

Anthony WrightQB

5/20, 35 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-36.8 expected points added

Rushing · TEN

Eddie GeorgeRB

19 att, 83 yds, 1 TD

6.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TEN

Rodney ThomasRB

9 att, 46 yds, 0 TD

0.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TEN

Derrick MasonWR

6/8 for 95 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 4.5 expected points added

Receiving · TEN

Frank WycheckTE

5/7 for 45 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · -1.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Anthony Wright	5/20	35	0	2	4	-36.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Troy Hambrick	6	28	4.7	-0.5
Emmitt Smith	12	20	1.7	-4.3
Michael Wiley	5	17	3.4	-1.5
Anthony Wright	3	9	3.0	-0.3
Jason Tucker	1	9	9.0	0.7
Wane McGarity	1	3	3.0	-0.4
Robert Thomas	1	0	0.0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
James McKnight	2	9	30	45%	-9.8
Jackie Harris	2	5	9	25%	-3.0
Emmitt Smith	0	1	0	5%	-6.1
Jason Tucker	0	1	0	5%	-0.4
Wane McGarity	0	1	0	5%	-0.3
Michael Wiley	1	3	-4	15%	-6.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Ryan McNeil	6	1	1	1
Dat Nguyen	3	3	0	0
Darren Hambrick	3	3	0	0
Izell Reese	4	1	0	0
Greg Ellis	4	1	0	1
Dexter Coakley	3	1	0	0
Michael Myers	3	0	0	0
Brandon Noble	3	0	0	0
Mario Edwards	3	0	0	2
Joe Bowden	1	2	0	0

Tennessee Titans

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Randall Godfrey	4	4	1.5	2
Greg Favors	3	2	0.0	1
Michael Booker	2	2	0.0	1
Blaine Bishop	1	3	0.5	0
Jevon Kearse	1	2	1.0	1
George McCullough	2	1	0.0	0
Henry Ford	1	2	0.0	0
Jason Fisk	2	1	0.0	0
Eddie Robinson	3	0	0.0	0
Frank Chamberlin	2	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: TEN -13.5
Closing total: 37.5
DAL moneyline: —
TEN moneyline: —

Titans closed -13.5 and covered, winning by 31.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 31 — under by 6.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Adelphia Coliseum
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 29°F, wind 10 mph
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: DAL 8 days · TEN 8 days
Coaches: Dave Campo vs Jeff Fisher