2000 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 14, 2001 · Giants Stadium
Minnesota Vikings
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New York GiantsWinner
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MIN -1 upsetU 41.5 ✓
New York Giants 41–0 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · NYG
10/13 for 155 yds, 2 TD
33% of team targets · 16.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 13/28 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -23.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
New York Giants
Passing
| 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 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -1
- Closing total
- 41.5
- MIN moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 35°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- MIN 8 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Green vs Jim Fassel