2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium

Indianapolis Colts

New England PatriotsWinner

IND -11.5 upsetO 45 ✓20 mph windColts closed -11.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New England Patriots 44–13 — never really in doubt late. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · IND

Peyton ManningQB

20/34, 196 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-14.6 expected points added

Passing · NE

Tom BradyQB

13/23, 168 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

8.8 expected points added

Rushing · NE

Antowain SmithRB

22 att, 94 yds, 2 TD

0.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · IND

Edgerrin JamesRB

17 att, 55 yds, 0 TD

-2.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · IND

Marcus PollardTE

4/5 for 63 yds, 1 TD

12% of team targets · 6.2 expected points added

Receiving · NE

Antowain SmithRB

3/3 for 58 yds, 0 TD

13% of team targets · 4.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Peyton Manning	20/34	196	1	3	2	-14.6
Mark Rypien	5/9	57	0	0	1	-0.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Edgerrin James	17	55	3.2	0	-2.9
Dominic Rhodes	4	21	5.3	0	0.2
Peyton Manning	2	14	7.0	1	2.2
Jerome Pathon	1	-8	-8.0	0	-1.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Marcus Pollard	4	5	63	1	12%	6.2
Jerome Pathon	5	11	57	0	26%	-8.6
Marvin Harrison	3	6	49	0	14%	1.1
Edgerrin James	6	7	38	0	16%	-6.7
Terrence Wilkins	3	5	15	0	12%	-0.8
Trevor Insley	2	3	12	0	7%	0.4
Ken Dilger	1	5	11	0	12%	-7.8
Dominic Rhodes	1	1	8	0	2%	0.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks
Idrees Bashir	1	6	0.0
Brad Scioli	1	5	1.0
Chad Cota	3	2	0.0
Rob Morris	2	2	0.0
Jeff Burris	3	1	0.0
Mike Peterson	1	2	0.0
David Macklin	2	1	0.0
Marcus Washington	1	2	0.0
Chukie Nwokorie	1	1	0.0
Marcus Pollard	1	0	0.0

New England Patriots

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	13/23	168	0	0	1	8.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Antowain Smith	22	94	4.3	2	0.7
Kevin Faulk	9	48	5.3	1	0.6
Troy Brown	2	11	5.5	0	0.3
David Patten	1	11	11.0	0	0.4
Marc Edwards	4	11	2.8	0	-0.7
Tom Brady	1	2	2.0	0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Antowain Smith	3	3	58	13%	4.7
Kevin Faulk	2	2	38	9%	6.0
Troy Brown	3	4	21	17%	1.6
Torrance Small	2	4	20	17%	0.8
David Patten	1	5	17	22%	-1.2
Jermaine Wiggins	1	2	11	9%	0.4
Charles Johnson	1	2	3	9%	-1.1
Marc Edwards	0	1	0	4%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Bryan Cox	5	3	0.0	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	3	3	0.0	0	0
Leonard Myers	2	2	0.0	0	1
Bobby Hamilton	2	2	1.0	0	0
Riddick Parker	2	1	1.0	0	0
Roman Phifer	2	1	0.0	1	1
Otis Smith	2	1	0.0	1	1
Matt Stevens	1	2	0.0	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	1	2	0.0	0	0
Je'Rod Cherry	2	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: IND -11.5
Closing total: 45
IND moneyline: —
NE moneyline: —

Colts closed -11.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45; the game landed 57 — over by 12.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Foxboro Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 59°F, wind 20 mph
Referee: Bernie Kukar
Rest: IND 7 days · NE 7 days
Coaches: Jim Mora vs Bill Belichick

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.

Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.