2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Veterans Stadium
Final
Arizona Cardinals 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 20. Final.
Arizona Cardinals 21–20 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 15.5 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · ARI
6/6 for 119 yds, 1 TD
21% of team targets · 11.6 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
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 18/32 | 238 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Thomas Jones | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarTay Jenkins | 6 | 6 | 119 | 1 | 21% | +11.6 |
| David Boston | 4 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 31% | +3.2 |
| Terry Hardy | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 17% | −3.3 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 14% | −1.9 |
| Joel Makovicka | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7% | +2.8 |
| Frank Sanders | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7% | −1.4 |
| Arnold Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Fredrickson | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynoch Thompson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burke | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Knight | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Lucas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Tanner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 19/29 | 280 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 21 | 134 | 6.4 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Donovan McNabb | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Todd Pinkston | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Cecil Martin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Pinkston | 4 | 6 | 90 | 2 | 21% | +8.4 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 82 | 0 | 11% | +3.5 |
| James Thrash | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 14% | +1.5 |
| Chad Lewis | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 18% | +2.3 |
| Na Brown | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 14% | −0.7 |
| Jeff Thomason | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −1.1 |
| Cecil Martin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7% | −1.9 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Vincent | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Emmons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Douglas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Dawkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Eagles -14.5
- Closing total
- 41
- Cardinals moneyline
- —
- Eagles moneyline
- —
Eagles closed -14.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Veterans Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 56°F at kickoff; windy at 16 mph out of the north-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- Cardinals 7 days · Eagles 7 days
- Coaches
- Dave McGinnis vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15.5 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.