2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Giants Stadium
Indianapolis ColtsWinner
45
at
New York Jets
24
IND -1.5 ✓O 44.5 ✓
Indianapolis Colts 45–24 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/32 | 231 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 28 | 135 | 4.8 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Pathon | 8 | 10 | 93 | 1 | 34% | 8.8 |
| Marvin Harrison | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 17% | 3.4 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10% | 2.0 |
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 14% | 2.3 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 14% | 2.2 |
| Edgerrin James | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10% | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Morris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idrees Bashir | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Bird | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Morton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 17/25 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Chad Pennington | 1/6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 1.1 |
| LaMont Jordan | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -11.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Becht | 4 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 17% | 2.9 |
| Richie Anderson | 6 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 20% | 5.1 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 7% | 3.8 |
| Curtis Martin | 6 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 27% | -2.5 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | 0.8 |
| LaMont Jordan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -0.8 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13% | -2.3 |
| Kevin Swayne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Coleman | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Lewis | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Darling | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lyle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -1.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- IND moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Colts closed -1.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 69 — over by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 81°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Perry Havener
- Rest
- IND 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Mora vs Herm Edwards
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.