2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Georgia Dome

Kansas City Chiefs

Atlanta FalconsWinner

KC -4.5 upsetO 40.5 ✓DomeChiefs closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Atlanta Falcons 29–13.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · KC

Elvis GrbacQB

18/32, 230 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-5.8 expected points added

Passing · ATL

Chris ChandlerQB

20/29, 163 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

2.6 expected points added

Rushing · ATL

Jamal AndersonRB

28 att, 107 yds, 0 TD

-2.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · KC

Tony RichardsonFB

8 att, 30 yds, 0 TD

-1.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · KC

Tony GonzalezTE

5/7 for 86 yds, 1 TD

23% of team targets · 3.8 expected points added

Receiving · KC

Kevin LockettWR

4/6 for 51 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 3.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Elvis Grbac	18/32	230	1	0	4	-5.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Tony Richardson	8	30	3.8	0	-1.7
Elvis Grbac	2	15	7.5	0	0.9
Frank Moreau	2	4	2.0	1	2.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Tony Gonzalez	5	7	86	1	23%	3.8
Kevin Lockett	4	6	51	0	19%	3.8
Derrick Alexander	4	7	43	0	23%	-0.5
Tony Richardson	4	5	32	0	16%	-0.1
Sylvester Morris	1	6	18	0	19%	-4.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Donnie Edwards	9	1	0.0	0
Duane Clemons	6	1	1.0	0
Greg Wesley	7	0	0.0	0
Marvcus Patton	5	1	0.0	0
Chester McGlockton	4	1	0.5	0
William Bartee	4	0	0.0	0
John Browning	3	0	1.0	0
James Hasty	3	0	0.0	1
Tyrone M. Williams	1	1	0.5	0
Eric Hicks	2	0	0.0	0

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Chris Chandler	20/29	163	2	0	3	2.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jamal Anderson	28	107	3.8	-2.1
Chris Chandler	4	22	5.5	-0.2
Maurice Smith	4	2	0.5	-2.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Shawn Jefferson	3	4	37	1	14%	4.2
Terance Mathis	4	6	34	0	21%	1.6
Reggie Kelly	4	5	31	0	18%	1.1
Jamal Anderson	4	6	28	0	21%	-0.5
Bob Christian	3	4	21	0	14%	-1.2
Brian Kozlowski	2	3	12	1	11%	1.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Marty Carter	5	2	1.0	0
Chris Draft	3	1	0.0	0
Patrick Kerney	3	1	0.0	0
Darrick Vaughn	3	1	0.0	0
Maurice Smith	2	1	0.0	0
Ronnie Bradford	3	0	0.0	0
Ray Buchanan	3	0	0.0	0
Travis Hall	2	0	1.0	0
Mark Simoneau	2	0	0.0	1
Ashley Ambrose	2	0	0.0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: KC -4.5
Closing total: 40.5
KC moneyline: —
ATL moneyline: —

Chiefs closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 42 — over by 1.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Georgia Dome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Larry Nemmers
Rest: KC 7 days · ATL 7 days
Coaches: Gunther Cunningham vs Dan Reeves