2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalNew England Patriots 17 at Cincinnati Bengals 23. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 23–17.
Rushing · CIN
6 att, 43 yds, 0 TD
3.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 22/38 | 241 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +6.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Marc Edwards | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.5 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 12 | 4.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 7 | 7 | 106 | 1 | 18% | +11.7 |
| David Patten | 3 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 18% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stevens | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Phifer |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/27 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Pick'em at close — Bengals won by 6.
Total closed 36; the game landed 40 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
| 0 |
| −0.5 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Bert Emanuel | 4 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 24% | −0.9 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 13% | −0.7 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 3 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 13% | +0.0 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +1.1 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Antowain Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.7 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon |
| 24 |
| 104 |
| 4.3 |
| 1 |
| +1.1 |
| Brandon Bennett | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | +3.0 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 5 | 9 | 104 | 0 | 33% | +4.9 |
| Peter Warrick | 7 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 33% | −2.0 |
| Corey Dillon | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 15% | +0.9 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 7% | +2.0 |
| Ron Dugans | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | −0.4 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artrell Hawkins | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaughn Booker | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rodney Heath | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jevon Langford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |