2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalNew York Jets 10 at New England Patriots 3. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 10–3.
-2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 16/28 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 24 | 106 | 4.4 | 1 | +0.6 |
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Chrebet | 5 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 24% | +1.4 |
| Laveranues Coles | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 20% | +1.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Lewis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Green | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvin Jones |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/28 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −9.8 |
| Tom Brady | 5/10 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 |
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
Jets closed -1.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 13 — under by 25.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Anthony Becht | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 8% | +2.1 |
| Kevin Swayne | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8% | +1.0 |
| Curtis Martin | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 20% | −1.6 |
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 20% | +0.3 |
| 1 |
| 6 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Darling | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Edwards | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | −2.9 |
| J.R. Redmond | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Antowain Smith | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 5 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 22% | +0.6 |
| David Patten | 5 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 24% | −1.3 |
| Marc Edwards | 6 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 19% | −3.8 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 14% | −4.9 |
| J.R. Redmond | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | −0.3 |
| Rod Rutledge | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | +0.4 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Bert Emanuel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Law | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stevens | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |