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2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 17–10.
-1.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
7/15 for 99 yds, 1 TD
39% of team targets · -0.0 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 24/36 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1.8 |
| Mitch Berger | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 10 | 81 | 0 | 27% | +1.2 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 16% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kailee Wong | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Wright |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 18/29 | 204 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4.8 |
| Shane Matthews | 5/9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.1 |
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_MIN_CHI
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 27 — under by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 6 |
| 6.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.9 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 5% | +2.1 |
| Michael Bennett | 5 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 14% | +2.0 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 14% | −0.2 |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 14% | −2.3 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | +1.2 |
| Harold Morrow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −2.6 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Lemanski Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Jim Miller | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 7 | 15 | 99 | 1 | 39% | −0.0 |
| Marty Booker | 9 | 10 | 95 | 1 | 26% | +5.2 |
| James Allen | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11% | −1.2 |
| David Terrell | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| Dez White | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | +0.9 |
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | −1.7 |
| Fred Baxter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| John Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosevelt Colvin | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Azumah | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Daniels | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
