2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalMinnesota Vikings 15 at New Orleans Saints 28. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 28–15.
0.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/34 | 332 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −0.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 4 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 24% | −5.4 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 4 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 12% | +3.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Wright | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 15/30 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams |
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Closing number vs result
Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 44; the game landed 43 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
| Randy Moss | 4 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 15% | +2.2 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 15% | +3.0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 6% | +2.9 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 12% | +1.8 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +1.2 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | −0.1 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Chris Hovan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Talance Sawyer | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 |
| 136 |
| 4.5 |
| 1 |
| −0.6 |
| Aaron Brooks | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 6 | 9 | 95 | 0 | 30% | +6.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 20% | +2.6 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 20% | −5.8 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 17% | −1.0 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | −0.2 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Mitchell | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Clemons | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |