2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalDetroit Lions 26 at Minnesota Vikings 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 31–26.
7.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
9/11 for 125 yds, 1 TD
28% of team targets · 4.8 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 31/41 | 345 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +13.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 9 | 11 | 125 | 1 | 28% | +4.8 |
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 15% | +7.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Claiborne | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shaun Rogers | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wyrick |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 20/27 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +3.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper |
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
Vikings closed -10, won by 5 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44; the game landed 57 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Charlie Batch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −4.2 |
| David Sloan | 4 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 15% | +3.8 |
| James Stewart | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 8% | +1.8 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 4 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 13% | +0.5 |
| Larry Foster | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 10% | +0.1 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Pete Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foster | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |
| 83 |
| 11.9 |
| 2 |
| +7.4 |
| Michael Bennett | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Doug Chapman | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Travis Prentice | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | +0.4 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 8 | 9 | 111 | 1 | 33% | +8.6 |
| Randy Moss | 6 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 41% | +1.5 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 7% | +2.0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | +0.9 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Michael Bennett | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | +0.1 |
| Harold Morrow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Jones | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kelly | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemanski Hall | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Hovan | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |