2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Husky Stadium
FinalDenver Broncos 21 at Seattle Seahawks 34. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Husky Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Seattle Seahawks 34–21.
-0.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 24/36 | 209 | 2 | 3 | 3 | −5.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Brian Griese | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | +2.9 |
| Olandis Gary | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kennison | 6 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 19% | +7.2 |
| Rod Smith | 6 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 28% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wilson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 12/18 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Alexander |
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
Broncos closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 55 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Dwayne Carswell | 4 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 19% | −8.3 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8% | +2.1 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +1.8 |
| Mike Anderson | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | −1.0 |
| Matt Dominguez | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.6 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Keith Washington | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 |
| 142 |
| 4.3 |
| 2 |
| +0.2 |
| Jay Graham | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Trent Dilfer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 35% | +0.8 |
| Shaun Alexander | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 18% | +1.1 |
| Koren Robinson | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12% | +1.2 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12% | +1.3 |
| Bobby Engram | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6% | +1.0 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| Alex Bannister | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Tongue | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chad Brown | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Simmons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maurice Kelly | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Randle | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |