2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Georgia Dome
FinalChicago Bears 31 at Atlanta Falcons 3. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 31–3 — never really in doubt late.
1.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
9/10 for 114 yds, 1 TD
37% of team targets · 5.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 17/26 | 196 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −1.4 |
| Marty Booker | 1/1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | +1.0 |
| James Allen | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Marty Booker |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 9 | 10 | 114 | 1 | 37% | +5.3 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 15% | +4.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parrish | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 12/18 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −8.8 |
| Chris Chandler | 7/12 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −9.7 |
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
Falcons closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 34 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
| 1 |
| -5 |
| -5.0 |
| 0 |
| −1.6 |
| David Terrell | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4% | +2.3 |
| James Allen | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11% | −1.3 |
| John Davis | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | +0.6 |
| Daimon Shelton | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +0.7 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Dez White | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15% | −5.9 |
| Anthony Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Green | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Smith | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Mike Vick | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 5 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 20% | +1.3 |
| Quentin McCord | 3 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 10% | +3.1 |
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 30% | −4.0 |
| Alge Crumpler | 2 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 10% | −2.5 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10% | +2.1 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +1.8 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −0.0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10% | −6.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stewart | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Dronett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marty Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Crockett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |