2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · PSINet Stadium
FinalChicago Bears 6 at Baltimore Ravens 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · PSINet Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Baltimore Ravens 17–6.
-8.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 24/39 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −7.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | 21 | 43 | 2.0 | 0 | −7.8 |
| Anthony Thomas | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Shane Matthews | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 9 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 28% | −0.5 |
| Dez White | 3 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 23% | −1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.W. McQuarters | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Harris |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 24/30 | 262 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +14.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen |
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Closing number vs result
Ravens closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 33.5; the game landed 23 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| James Allen | 8 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 23% | −0.2 |
| David Terrell | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | +0.4 |
| Fred Baxter | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | −0.2 |
| Glyn Milburn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Marcus Robinson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −2.9 |
| Daimon Shelton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ted Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Azumah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 37 |
| 1.9 |
| 1 |
| −8.1 |
| Elvis Grbac | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Jason Brookins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −3.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadry Ismail | 6 | 9 | 88 | 0 | 31% | +3.7 |
| Todd Heap | 5 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 17% | +4.9 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14% | +1.0 |
| Pat Johnson | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3% | +3.3 |
| Brandon Stokley | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10% | +1.6 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | −1.1 |
| Sam Gash | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10% | +1.1 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Boulware | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Sharper | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Lewis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| James Trapp | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Harris | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael McCrary | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |