2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · 3Com Park
FinalCarolina Panthers 14 at San Francisco 49ers 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · 3Com Park
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 24–14.
-1.1 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 29/47 | 275 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −2.4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 17/31 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hearst |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
49ers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 45; the game landed 38 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Isaac Byrd | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |