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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:20 AM ET · 16 to play
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2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Carolina Panthers 24–13.
0.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · MIN
7/10 for 83 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · 2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 13/22 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +6.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Goings | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Chris Hetherington | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 19% | +4.0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 33% | +6.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wells | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Morgan | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 22/38 | 236 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −6.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper |
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_CAR_MIN
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 -10 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 37 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
| Chris Weinke | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 1 | +0.1 |
| Isaac Byrd | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 10% | +2.9 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5% | +1.9 |
| Donald Hayes | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5% | +1.3 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10% | −4.8 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10% | −0.5 |
| Nick Goings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Kris Mangum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| Lester Towns | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
| 57 |
| 4.8 |
| 1 |
| +0.6 |
| Michael Bennett | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Doug Chapman | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Chamberlain | 7 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 27% | +2.0 |
| Cris Carter | 5 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 16% | +3.9 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 19% | −7.4 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11% | −2.3 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8% | −4.0 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11% | −0.2 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Robbins | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
