2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalKansas City Chiefs 6 at Denver Broncos 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 20–6.
-4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 25/40 | 283 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −10.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 8 | 11 | 129 | 0 | 28% | +5.8 |
| Priest Holmes | 7 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 18% | +3.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Hicks | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Ransom |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 11/20 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson |
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
Broncos closed -10 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 48; the game landed 26 — under by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Snoop Minnis | 5 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 21% | −2.4 |
| Derrick Alexander | 4 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 21% | −4.2 |
| Chris Thomas | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13% | −6.4 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| John Browning | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Woods | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Bartee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 155 |
| 7.0 |
| 1 |
| +6.0 |
| Olandis Gary | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Brian Griese | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 12 | 110 | 1 | 67% | +4.1 |
| Patrick Hape | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11% | −0.2 |
| Travis McGriff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −0.9 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −4.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |