2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Texas Stadium
FinalSan Diego Chargers 32 at Dallas Cowboys 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 32–21.
0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 23/38 | 348 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +21.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 27 | 90 | 3.3 | 0 | −8.2 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | +2.7 |
| Doug Flutie | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 6 | 9 | 94 | 0 | 24% | +6.5 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 14% | +4.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay Cody |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Wright | 12/25 | 193 | 3 | 3 | 1 | −0.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith |
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Closing number vs result
Chargers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 34; the game landed 53 — over by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
| Terrell Fletcher | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Curtis Conway | 4 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 14% | +6.7 |
| Freddie Jones | 5 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 19% | +6.3 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 8% | +1.1 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −1.1 |
| Reggie Jones | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Derrick Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Derrick Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Fontenot | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 85 |
| 5.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.4 |
| Troy Hambrick | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Anthony Wright | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Clint Stoerner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 2 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 17% | +1.8 |
| Wane McGarity | 5 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 33% | +2.7 |
| Joey Galloway | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 25% | −3.6 |
| Reggie Swinton | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 8% | +0.5 |
| Mike Lucky | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8% | +2.1 |
| Michael Wiley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woodson | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Ellis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Myers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetric Evans | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Dixon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |