2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
Baltimore Ravens
10
at
Cincinnati BengalsWinner
21
BAL -7 upsetU 33.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 21–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
10
21
Cincinnati Bengals 21–10.
Who moved the needle
Receiving · BAL
8/12 for 84 yds, 0 TD
19% of team targets · -6.8 expected points added
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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| 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 |
| Moe Williams | 3 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 5% |
| 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 | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 0 |
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.
| 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 |
| -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 |