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polling · 1800s tick · as of 2:22 AM ET · 16 to play
Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 17 · Sat, Dec 23, 2000 · Mile High Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 38–9 — never really in doubt late.
0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 18/40 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −10.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Smith | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 34% | +2.9 |
| J.J. Stokes | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 8% | +7.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Bronson | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 18/29 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +8.7 |
| Brian Griese | 2/2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.7 |
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_SF_DEN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Broncos closed -7 and covered, winning by 29.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 47 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
| Charlie Garner | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 21% | −1.0 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 16% | −2.6 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −3.9 |
| Greg Clark | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.6 |
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| 2 |
| 1.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Engelberger | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 26 | 85 | 3.3 | 2 | +3.3 |
| KaRon Coleman | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | +0.4 |
| Gus Frerotte | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | +5.0 |
| Jarious Jackson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 14 | 80 | 0 | 45% | +5.6 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 5 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 23% | +4.6 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3% | +2.0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | +1.3 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 16% | −1.3 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | +1.8 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | −2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ray Crockett | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montae Reagor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
