2001 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 10, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
New York Giants
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Denver BroncosWinner
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DEN -7 ✓O 43.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 31–20.
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
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 19/34 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Tiki Barber | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Kerry Collins | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 5 | 7 | 78 | 2 | 21% | 9.0 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 5 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 27% | 5.9 |
| Tiki Barber | 3 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 12% | 3.1 |
| Thabiti Davis | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Ron Dixon | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | -0.2 |
| Greg Comella | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 15% | -1.1 |
| Marcellus Rivers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 2.5 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William James | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micheal Barrow | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Garnes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Holmes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 21/29 | 330 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 21 | 101 | 4.8 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Rod Smith | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Mike Anderson | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Brian Griese | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Patrick Hape | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 9 | 11 | 115 | 1 | 38% | 7.4 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 6 | 7 | 94 | 1 | 24% | 6.6 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 7% | 3.2 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 7% | 1.3 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10% | -0.0 |
| Terrell Davis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Kevin Kasper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mobley | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denard Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kasper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -7
- Closing total
- 43.5
- NYG moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -7 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 51 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Bill Athan
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Fassel vs Mike Shanahan