2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Giants Stadium
New Orleans Saints
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New York GiantsWinner
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NYG -3 ✓U 37 ✓
New York Giants 21–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · NO
8/10 for 105 yds, 1 TD
20% of team targets · 10.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 28/54 | 291 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5.3 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 9/18 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3
- Closing total
- 37
- NO moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Giants closed -3 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 37; the game landed 34 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- NO 21 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Jim Fassel