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polling · 1800s tick · as of 11:23 PM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · MIN
Carolina Panthers 24–13.
12 att, 57 yds, 1 TD
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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 19% | +4.0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 33% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wells | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Morgan |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 22/38 | 236 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −6.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| 0 |
| −0.8 |
| 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 |
| 1 |
| 5 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 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 |
| Daunte Culpepper |
| 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 |
