2000 Wild Card · Sun, Dec 31, 2000 · PSINet Stadium
Denver Broncos
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Baltimore RavensWinner
21
BAL -3.5 ✓U 41 ✓22°F · 20 mph
Baltimore Ravens 21–3 — never really in doubt late. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 13/28 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -7.5 |
| Jarious Jackson | 5/10 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Rod Smith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Gus Frerotte | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 8 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 39% | -3.9 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 21% | 1.5 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Mike Anderson | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13% | -1.2 |
| Travis McGriff | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -1.2 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Jenkins | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harald Hasselbach | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 9/14 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Tony Banks | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 2 | -1.6 |
| Priest Holmes | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Trent Dilfer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Tony Banks | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sharpe | 3 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 27% | 5.6 |
| Qadry Ismail | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 40% | 0.4 |
| Jamal Lewis | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 20% | -0.5 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Boulware | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris McAlister | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael McCrary | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Burnett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Trapp | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Webster | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -3.5
- Closing total
- 41
- DEN moneyline
- —
- BAL moneyline
- —
Ravens closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 41; the game landed 24 — under by 17.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- PSINet Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 22°F, wind 20 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- DEN 8 days · BAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Brian Billick
Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.