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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · 3Com Park
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 16–13 — decided on the final possessions.
-1.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 11/18 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.9 |
| Mike Vick | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 26 | 86 | 3.3 | 1 | −1.1 |
| Mike Vick | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | +3.2 |
| Chris Chandler |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Martin | 4 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 27% | +3.0 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 32% | −2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hudson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brady Smith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 26/40 | 335 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +6.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hearst |
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.
/football/games/2001_01_ATL_SF
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
49ers closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46; the game landed 29 — under by 17.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3 |
| 16 |
| 5.3 |
| 0 |
| +1.1 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 9% | +0.9 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9% | −0.3 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14% | −3.1 |
| Reggie Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| Alge Crumpler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Ray Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artie Ulmer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrick Vaughn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
| 48 |
| 3.4 |
| 0 |
| −1.8 |
| Jeff Garcia | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Kevan Barlow | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 7 | 14 | 93 | 0 | 36% | +2.2 |
| J.J. Stokes | 5 | 9 | 93 | 1 | 23% | +5.6 |
| Tai Streets | 3 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 10% | +4.4 |
| Eric Johnson | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 13% | +2.3 |
| Garrison Hearst | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 10% | +0.1 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Kevan Barlow | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Killens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
