2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalWashington Commanders 9 at New York Giants 23. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 23–9.
-5.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 13/31 | 151 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −26.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Donnell Bennett | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gardner | 2 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 23% | −2.1 |
| Stephen Alexander | 5 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 30% | −2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVar Arrington | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenard Lang | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mitchell |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 15/29 | 177 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −3.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Washington |
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
Giants closed -14 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 36; the game landed 32 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Tony Banks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Michael Westbrook | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 20% | −8.1 |
| Donnell Bennett | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10% | −2.8 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Kevin Lockett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −3.8 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −1.7 |
| 5 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| David Terrell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |
| 90 |
| 3.6 |
| 0 |
| −3.3 |
| Ron Dayne | 16 | 39 | 2.4 | 0 | −5.6 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Greg Comella | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Kerry Collins | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 7 | 14 | 97 | 0 | 48% | +2.4 |
| Greg Comella | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 17% | −2.1 |
| Ike Hilliard | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 14% | −3.4 |
| Damon Washington | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | +1.0 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | +0.2 |
| Dan Campbell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +1.7 |
| Howard Cross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Barrow | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Sehorn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Shaun Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jessie Armstead | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Comella | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |