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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 10, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 31–20.
0.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 19/34 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +13.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 21/29 | 330 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +18.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis |
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.
/football/games/2001_01_NYG_DEN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Broncos closed -7 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 51 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
