2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · 3Com Park
Carolina Panthers
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San Francisco 49ersWinner
24
SF -6.5 ✓U 45 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 24–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 29/47 | 275 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Brad Hoover | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Richard Huntley | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Isaac Byrd | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Walls | 10 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 23% | 7.5 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 8 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 34% | -3.5 |
| Donald Hayes | 1 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 9% | -4.0 |
| Brad Hoover | 4 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 15% | -2.5 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 9% | -1.8 |
| Isaac Byrd | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 0.9 |
| Luther Broughton | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wells | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brentson Buckner | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Hemsley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kory Minor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Minter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 17/31 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hearst | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Kevan Barlow | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Terry Jackson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Jeff Garcia | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 8 | 14 | 118 | 2 | 45% | 2.4 |
| Terry Jackson | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6% | 1.4 |
| Garrison Hearst | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Tai Streets | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 16% | -2.4 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | 0.1 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Kevan Barlow | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | 1.5 |
| Eric Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ulbrich | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ronnie Heard | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Engelberger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Julian Peterson | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -6.5
- Closing total
- 45
- CAR moneyline
- —
- SF moneyline
- —
49ers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 45; the game landed 38 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- 3Com Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · SF 6 days
- Coaches
- George Seifert vs Steve Mariucci
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.