2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalSeattle Seahawks 9 at Cleveland Browns 6. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Seattle Seahawks 9–6 — decided on the final possessions.
1.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hasselbeck | 20/34 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −4.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Shaun Alexander | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koren Robinson | 3 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 21% | +2.9 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 12% | −0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Simmons | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 7 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Fuller |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 17/33 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −8.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamel White |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
Seahawks closed -4, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 15 — under by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
| Mack Strong | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Itula Mili | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | +0.8 |
| Mack Strong | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 18% | +0.2 |
| Bobby Engram | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | +2.6 |
| Darrell Jackson | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 24% | −4.3 |
| James Williams | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | −0.0 |
| Shaun Alexander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| Christian Fauria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sinclair | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Miranda | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Tongue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Bell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 |
| 52 |
| 5.2 |
| 0 |
| +1.1 |
| James Jackson | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 21% | −1.4 |
| Quincy Morgan | 3 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 24% | −1.9 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 5 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 24% | +2.5 |
| Jamel White | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 12% | +0.1 |
| Rickey Dudley | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12% | −2.4 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamir Miller | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |