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2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 21–10.
-3.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · BAL
8/12 for 84 yds, 0 TD
19% of team targets · -6.8 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 33/63 | 326 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −13.7 |
| Randall Cunningham | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Elvis Grbac |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sharpe | 8 | 12 | 84 | 0 | 19% | −6.8 |
| Qadry Ismail | 4 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 18% | +2.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Harris | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lewis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Sharper | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Trapp |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 19/30 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −3.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon |
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_02_BAL_CIN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Ravens closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33.5; the game landed 31 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| −4.0 |
| Moe Williams | 3 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 5% | +4.4 |
| Travis Taylor | 4 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 11% | +1.2 |
| Pat Johnson | 4 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 16% | −5.4 |
| Brandon Stokley | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 11% | −5.1 |
| Todd Heap | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5% | −4.0 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5% | −1.1 |
| Terry Allen | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10% | −2.3 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Michael McCrary | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |
| 57 |
| 3.2 |
| 0 |
| −3.4 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | +1.4 |
| Brandon Bennett | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 5 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 20% | +5.5 |
| Marco Battaglia | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 13% | −1.1 |
| Peter Warrick | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 27% | −2.8 |
| Ron Dugans | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | +0.2 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −0.0 |
| Brandon Bennett | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | −1.0 |
| Corey Dillon | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13% | −1.1 |
| Chad Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carter | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reinard Wilson | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cory Hall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodney Heath | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Simmons | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Dugans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
