2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Georgia Dome
FinalKansas City Chiefs 13 at Atlanta Falcons 29. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Atlanta Falcons 29–13.
-1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 18/32 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −5.8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 20/29 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson |
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
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
| 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 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| William Bartee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Browning | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hasty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone M. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hicks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 |
| 107 |
| 3.8 |
| 0 |
| −2.1 |
| Chris Chandler | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Maurice Smith | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | −2.3 |
| 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 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Carter | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrick Vaughn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |