2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalNew York Giants 13 at Kansas City Chiefs 3. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 13–3.
-1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 20/34 | 208 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 1 | −0.7 |
| Tiki Barber | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Kerry Collins | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −5.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Jurevicius | 7 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 29% | +3.7 |
| Amani Toomer | 5 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 32% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Barrow | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Garnes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sehorn |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 17/34 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −10.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Richardson |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Chiefs closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 16 — under by 23.0.
Conditions and crew
| Ron Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Tiki Barber | 4 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 16% | +4.6 |
| Dan Campbell | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6% | +1.4 |
| Greg Comella | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 13% | +0.7 |
| Thabiti Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.0 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Short | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amani Toomer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |
| 41 |
| 4.6 |
| 0 |
| +0.4 |
| Priest Holmes | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Trent Green | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Thomas | 4 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 18% | +2.7 |
| Snoop Minnis | 2 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 18% | +1.1 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 21% | +1.6 |
| Priest Holmes | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 12% | −1.8 |
| Larry Parker | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 15% | −2.3 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9% | −3.1 |
| Jason Dunn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −5.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvcus Patton | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Edwards | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derrick Ransom | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Woods | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Hicks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Browning | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |