2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Lambeau Field
FinalDetroit Lions 6 at Green Bay Packers 28. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Lambeau Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Green Bay Packers 28–6 — never really in doubt late.
-5.9 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
5/12 for 111 yds, 0 TD
31% of team targets · 2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 20/39 | 276 | 0 | 2 | 7 | −11.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | −5.9 |
| Charlie Batch | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Lamont Warren | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 12 | 111 | 0 | 31% | +2.2 |
| James Stewart | 5 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 15% | +2.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bennett | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Claiborne | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 22/28 | 260 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +11.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Packers closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 34 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Herman Moore | 2 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 13% | −0.8 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 13% | +0.2 |
| Desmond Howard | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8% | +1.9 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | −0.7 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Brock Olivo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Germane Crowell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.8 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Terry Fair | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 157 |
| 9.2 |
| 2 |
| +5.8 |
| Dorsey Levens | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Brett Favre | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | −5.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Schroeder | 4 | 4 | 104 | 1 | 15% | +9.0 |
| William Henderson | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 11% | +3.2 |
| Bubba Franks | 4 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 19% | +4.9 |
| Ahman Green | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 19% | −1.6 |
| Corey Bradford | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | +3.2 |
| Antonio Freeman | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 15% | −0.4 |
| Dorsey Levens | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11% | −1.8 |
| David Martin | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Harris | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeRoy Butler | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyrone Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antuan Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wayne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |