2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Soldier Field
FinalArizona Cardinals 13 at Chicago Bears 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 20–13.
0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 20/37 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 0 | −13.5 |
| Thomas Jones | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.7 |
| David Boston | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 6 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 30% | +2.3 |
| Frank Sanders | 3 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 16% | +6.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald McKinnon | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Lucas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 15/21 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen |
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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
Bears closed -7 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 33 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Michael Pittman | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 16% | −2.5 |
| MarTay Jenkins | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11% | +0.1 |
| Thomas Jones | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5% | +1.6 |
| Joel Makovicka | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | +0.5 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11% | −1.8 |
| Tywan Mitchell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.2 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Raynoch Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wakefield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coby Rhinehart | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Tanner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Barrett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 |
| 75 |
| 4.2 |
| 1 |
| +3.1 |
| Anthony Thomas | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Jim Miller | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 5 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 33% | +0.1 |
| John Davis | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 19% | +2.3 |
| Dez White | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10% | +1.1 |
| James Allen | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10% | +0.3 |
| David Terrell | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10% | −0.3 |
| Marcus Robinson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19% | −4.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parrish | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Daniels | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |