2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalMiami Dolphins 17 at New York Jets 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 300s tick · as of 5:30 PM ET · 16 to play
Game Center
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2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 21–17.
-12.5 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NYJ
5/6 for 77 yds, 2 TD
27% of team targets · 7.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 23/34 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +5.3 |
| Ray Lucas | 1/1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 24 | 54 | 2.3 | 0 | −12.5 |
| Travis Minor | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | +3.7 |
| Jay Fiedler |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oronde Gadsden | 6 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 21% | +1.6 |
| Chris Chambers | 3 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 15% | +0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Taylor | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 15/22 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +4.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin |
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
Dolphins closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2 |
| 27 |
| 13.5 |
| 0 |
| +3.3 |
| James McKnight | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Ray Lucas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Travis Minor | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 9% | +2.9 |
| Lamar Smith | 6 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 21% | +0.9 |
| Dedric Ward | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 15% | −1.1 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 12% | −0.1 |
| James McKnight | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Jed Weaver | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | +2.6 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Brian Walker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arturo Freeman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Minor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 120 |
| 5.5 |
| 1 |
| +2.4 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Jerald Sowell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laveranues Coles | 5 | 6 | 77 | 2 | 27% | +7.1 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 23% | +2.4 |
| Anthony Becht | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 23% | −0.2 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9% | +0.9 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9% | +0.7 |
| Kevin Swayne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| James Dearth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Farrior | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Glenn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Damien Robinson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Burton | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Green | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Martin | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |