2000 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 6, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalNew Orleans Saints 16 at Minnesota Vikings 34. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 6, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 34–16 — never really in doubt late.
2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 30/48 | 295 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −0.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | +2.1 |
| Chad Morton | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Ricky Williams | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | −3.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 9 | 14 | 125 | 1 | 29% | +4.6 |
| Chad Morton | 13 | 14 | 106 | 0 | 29% | +4.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Perry | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 17/31 | 302 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +16.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith |
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
Vikings closed -8 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 50 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 17% | −3.2 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6% | −0.6 |
| Keith Poole | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −2.0 |
| Ricky Williams | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Dave Stachelski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2% | +0.9 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Norman Hand | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Mathis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |
| 74 |
| 3.0 |
| 1 |
| −3.6 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | +3.5 |
| Harold Morrow | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 2 | 7 | 121 | 2 | 23% | +5.3 |
| Cris Carter | 8 | 13 | 120 | 1 | 42% | +9.9 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10% | +0.9 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +1.0 |
| Troy Walters | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +1.0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −0.8 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Rudd | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burrough | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed McDaniel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Randle | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |