2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · RCA Dome
Buffalo Bills
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Indianapolis ColtsWinner
42
IND -10 ✓O 44.5 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 42–26.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · IND
7/12 for 146 yds, 3 TD
41% of team targets · -1.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 24/37 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Travis Henry | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 2 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 14% | 5.0 |
| Larry Centers | 7 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 22% | 2.7 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 4 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 14% | 0.1 |
| Travis Henry | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 8% | 2.0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 5 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 19% | 0.5 |
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14% | -3.1 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Avion Black | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Irvin | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Spoon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyatta Wright | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Larsen | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 23/29 | 421 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 23 | 111 | 4.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Pathon | 9 | 9 | 168 | 1 | 31% | 13.9 |
| Marvin Harrison | 7 | 12 | 146 | 3 | 41% | -1.2 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 10% | -1.5 |
| Edgerrin James | 4 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 14% | 4.1 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Morris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Williams | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Macklin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Wells | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idrees Bashir | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -10
- Closing total
- 44.5
- BUF moneyline
- —
- IND moneyline
- —
Colts closed -10 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 68 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- RCA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- BUF 14 days · IND 14 days
- Coaches
- Gregg Williams vs Jim Mora
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.