2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Georgia Dome
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
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ATL -3.5 ✓U 41 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 24–16.
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 · Georgia Dome
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Atlanta Falcons 24–16.
Who moved the needle
Receiving · CAR
10/14 for 132 yds, 0 TD
35% of team targets · 9.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 27/41 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Goings | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Chris Weinke | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 10 | 14 | 132 | 0 | 35% | 9.4 |
| Donald Hayes | 6 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 20% | 4.6 |
| Isaac Byrd | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deon Grant | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannibal Navies | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 11/14 | 244 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16.3 |
| Mike Vick | 2/2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Falcons closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 41; the game landed 40 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3.6 |
| Nick Goings | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| Chris Hetherington | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10% | -1.8 |
| Luther Broughton | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.0 |
| Kris Mangum | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.1 |
| Wesley Walls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.8 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Damien Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| TD |
|---|
| EPA |
|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 25 | 98 | 3.9 | 0 | -7.7 |
| Mike Vick | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 7% | 7.0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 4 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 27% | 7.3 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 20% | 1.5 |
| Tony Martin | 2 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 20% | 2.7 |
| Alge Crumpler | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13% | 0.3 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Draft | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Buchanan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Carter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Dronett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Crockett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Jasper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |