2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Texas Stadium
FinalTampa Bay Buccaneers 10 at Dallas Cowboys 6. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10–6.
-4.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 25/34 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +7.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 22 | 56 | 2.5 | 0 | −8.5 |
| Mike Alstott | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Brad Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | +1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquez Green | 8 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 27% | +8.4 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 7 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 27% | +2.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 9/19 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −12.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Buccaneers closed -9, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 34; the game landed 16 — under by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21% | −0.9 |
| Mike Alstott | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 18% | −1.0 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| Jameel Cook | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve White | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 40 |
| 3.1 |
| 0 |
| −4.4 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Quincy Carter | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Troy Hambrick | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Raghib Ismail | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Galloway | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 53% | −4.0 |
| Michael Wiley | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 26% | −3.0 |
| Raghib Ismail | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16% | −2.6 |
| Jackie Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dat Nguyen | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Woodson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Hambrick | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Edwards | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orantes Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |