2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalNew England Patriots 10 at Miami Dolphins 30. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Miami Dolphins 30–10 — never really in doubt late.
0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 12/24 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −10.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 1 | +0.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 5 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 46% | −3.6 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 17% | +0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 11/21 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −2.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith |
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
Dolphins closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 35; the game landed 40 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Tom Brady | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | −4.6 |
| David Patten | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8% | +0.6 |
| Torrance Small | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13% | −1.7 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8% | −0.7 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8% | −0.8 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Otis Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 |
| 144 |
| 5.0 |
| 1 |
| +2.5 |
| Jay Fiedler | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Travis Minor | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | −0.5 |
| James McKnight | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 19% | −0.0 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 29% | −4.5 |
| James McKnight | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14% | +1.7 |
| Jed Weaver | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5% | +4.2 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5% | +1.7 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Deon Dyer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −1.5 |
| Chris Chambers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.9 |
| J.J. Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.5 |
| Travis Minor | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Gardener | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Surtain | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brock Marion | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walker | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Haley | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |