2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalSan Diego Chargers 16 at Cleveland Browns 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cleveland Browns 20–16.
-6.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 17/37 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −3.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 1 | +1.8 |
| Doug Flutie | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 5 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 31% | −1.1 |
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 22% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 14/27 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson |
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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
Chargers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35; the game landed 36 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Curtis Conway | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Freddie Jones | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 19% | −3.0 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | +0.3 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8% | −0.2 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +1.5 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8% | −1.6 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Junior Seau | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Perry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonardo Carson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 |
| 68 |
| 2.6 |
| 1 |
| −6.8 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | +2.9 |
| Quincy Morgan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Dudley | 3 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 15% | +4.7 |
| Kevin Johnson | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 15% | +3.8 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 12% | +2.2 |
| Quincy Morgan | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 19% | +0.4 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | +0.7 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Jammi German | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8% | +0.4 |
| Jamel White | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12% | −2.4 |
| James Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Rudd | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Little | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamir Miller | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |