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2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 20–16.
-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 | 9.5 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 7 | 13 | 96 | 0 | 39% | +2.7 |
| Jacquez Green | 3 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 15% | +0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 30/44 | 322 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +10.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2001_03_TB_MIN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
