2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalBaltimore Ravens 20 at Denver Broncos 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalWho moved the needle
Baltimore Ravens 20–13.
-2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 17/30 | 221 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Jason Brookins | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Taylor | 4 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 31% | +4.2 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 19% | +3.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Boulware | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Harris | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael McCrary |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 17/33 | 191 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −9.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson |
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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
Broncos closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 33 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
| Elvis Grbac | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 2 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 15% | +3.8 |
| John Jones | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12% | +1.0 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +0.7 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8% | −1.1 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8% | −0.4 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Sharper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Burnett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Starks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
| 34 |
| 2.8 |
| 0 |
| −2.2 |
| Brian Griese | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Olandis Gary | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 5 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 27% | +4.4 |
| Desmond Clark | 5 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 21% | −4.9 |
| Kevin Kasper | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | +2.3 |
| Patrick Hape | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | −3.7 |
| Olandis Gary | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12% | +0.1 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18% | −3.7 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |