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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 38–17 — never really in doubt late.
-6.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 22/31 | 242 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +13.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 14 | 90 | 6.4 | 1 | +5.0 |
| Mike Anderson | 19 | 58 | 3.1 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Gus Frerotte | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 14 | 16 | 162 | 2 | 55% | +14.2 |
| Desmond Clark | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deltha O'Neal | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Romanowski |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 16/28 | 242 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones |
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_DEN_ARI
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Broncos closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 45; the game landed 55 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 21% | +1.8 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | +0.3 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +0.8 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olandis Gary | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detron Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |
| 65 |
| 3.8 |
| 1 |
| −6.4 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 8 | 11 | 145 | 0 | 41% | +10.1 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11% | +0.2 |
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 26% | −1.5 |
| Tywan Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4% | +1.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | +0.2 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7% | +1.4 |
| Joel Makovicka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raynoch Thompson | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Tanner | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Chavous | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rutledge | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Lucas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
