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polling · 1800s tick · as of 11:27 PM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 20–16.
Rushing · MIN
13 att, 51 yds, 0 TD
-3.5 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · TB
7/13 for 96 yds, 0 TD
39% of team targets · 2.7 expected points added
Receiving · MIN
4/5 for 88 yds, 0 TD
11% of team targets · 3.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 20/34 | 224 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | +2.5 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 19 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 7 | 13 | 96 | 0 | 39% | +2.7 |
| Jacquez Green | 3 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 15% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 30/44 | 322 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +10.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Buccaneers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 36 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 9.5 |
| 0 |
| +1.1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 18% | −0.1 |
| Aaron Stecker | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 9% | +1.0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12% | −1.6 |
| Dave Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Karl Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Duncan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett |
| 13 |
| 51 |
| 3.9 |
| 0 |
| −3.5 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | +3.3 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Doug Chapman | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Harold Morrow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Chamberlain | 4 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 11% | +3.0 |
| Randy Moss | 5 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 18% | +7.1 |
| Cris Carter | 5 | 11 | 62 | 1 | 25% | +0.1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 8 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 23% | +2.7 |
| Michael Bennett | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 14% | +1.0 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | +0.3 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −1.9 |
| Andrew Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailee Wong | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemanski Hall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kelly | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Henry Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
