2000 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 14, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalMinnesota Vikings 0 at New York Giants 41. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 14, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 41–0 — never really in doubt late.
1.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NYG
10/13 for 155 yds, 2 TD
33% of team targets · 16.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 13/28 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 4 | −23.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 3 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 27% | −5.7 |
| Chris Walsh | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12% | +1.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed McDaniel |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 28/39 | 381 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +25.8 |
| Jason Garrett | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.9 |
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 -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 41 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
| Randy Moss | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 27% | −3.6 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +0.9 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | +0.1 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8% | −0.8 |
| John Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.3 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 15% | −1.6 |
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| Robert Tate | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fernando Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemanski Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Joe Montgomery | 16 | 43 | 2.7 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Ron Dayne | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Jason Garrett | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | −3.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Hilliard | 10 | 13 | 155 | 2 | 33% | +16.0 |
| Amani Toomer | 6 | 7 | 88 | 1 | 18% | +5.7 |
| Ron Dixon | 2 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 10% | +4.2 |
| Greg Comella | 4 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 10% | +4.0 |
| Tiki Barber | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 13% | −0.5 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8% | +2.6 |
| Ron Dayne | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | −4.6 |
| Pete Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Armstead | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle West | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Garnes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Shaun Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |