2000 Wild Card · Sun, Dec 31, 2000 · Veterans Stadium
FinalTampa Bay Buccaneers 3 at Philadelphia Eagles 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:57 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Wild Card · Sun, Dec 31, 2000 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Philadelphia Eagles 21–3 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
1.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · TB
6/10 for 106 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · 4.1 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 17/31 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −9.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Shaun King | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | −4.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 6 | 10 | 106 | 0 | 32% | +4.1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 26% | −2.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Duncan | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Brooks | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 24/33 | 161 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −3.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Warren |
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
Buccaneers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 34; the game landed 24 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +0.9 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13% | −0.6 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10% | −1.9 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −0.1 |
| Jacquez Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.5 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 85 |
| 3.9 |
| 0 |
| −0.9 |
| Donovan McNabb | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 1 | +6.7 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Johnson | 5 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 21% | +1.3 |
| Brian Mitchell | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 15% | +0.5 |
| Torrance Small | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 15% | +1.5 |
| Chad Lewis | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 15% | −2.7 |
| Cecil Martin | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | +0.6 |
| Na Brown | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9% | −1.3 |
| Todd Pinkston | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Jeff Thomason | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6% | +1.6 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6% | −2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Caldwell | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Douglas | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hauck | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hollis Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gardner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy Vincent | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |