2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalDetroit Lions 14 at Cleveland Browns 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cleveland Browns 24–14.
-3.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Detmer | 22/42 | 212 | 1 | 7 | 3 | −13.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Germane Crowell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Ty Detmer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 9 | 100 | 1 | 23% | +6.3 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 15% | +1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rice | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 12/20 | 138 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −7.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson |
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Closing number vs result
Lions closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33; the game landed 38 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
| Germane Crowell | 4 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 21% | −7.3 |
| Larry Foster | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 15% | −0.8 |
| James Stewart | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 10% | +0.0 |
| David Sloan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −5.0 |
| Lamont Warren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Lyght | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 |
| 124 |
| 4.0 |
| 0 |
| −3.2 |
| Jamel White | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Tim Couch | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Morgan | 2 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 16% | −1.2 |
| Rickey Dudley | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 11% | +2.3 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16% | +0.8 |
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 21% | +3.5 |
| Jamel White | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11% | −7.6 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11% | −1.3 |
| Shaun O'Hara | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5% | +2.4 |
| James Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.7 |
| Aaron Shea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamir Miller | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brant Boyer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerard Warren | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Little | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Sellers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |