2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalNew Orleans Saints 13 at New York Giants 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 21–13.
-1.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NO
8/10 for 105 yds, 1 TD
20% of team targets · 10.8 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 28/54 | 291 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −5.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Aaron Brooks | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 8 | 10 | 105 | 1 | 20% | +10.8 |
| Robert Wilson | 7 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 16% | +4.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mathis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Johnson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 9/18 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +0.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne |
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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
Giants closed -3 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 37; the game landed 34 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 14% | +0.5 |
| Joe Horn | 4 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 34% | −10.4 |
| Albert Connell | 4 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 14% | −1.0 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | −0.4 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |
| 111 |
| 5.8 |
| 1 |
| +0.3 |
| Tiki Barber | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | +2.3 |
| Kerry Collins | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Greg Comella | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Damon Washington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Jurevicius | 2 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 22% | +6.5 |
| Ike Hilliard | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 22% | +1.7 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 6% | +1.4 |
| Tiki Barber | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11% | +1.4 |
| Ron Dayne | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Damon Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Greg Comella | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17% | −1.9 |
| Marcellus Rivers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.4 |
| Howard Cross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Barrow | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Garnes | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Holmes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Sehorn | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Strahan | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |