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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 29–26 — decided on the final possessions.
-0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 20/32 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 1 | −3.0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 4 | 7 | 117 | 0 | 22% | +7.0 |
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 19% | +1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Molden | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogers Beckett | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 33/54 | 364 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +9.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith |
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.
/football/games/2001_05_SD_NE
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Chargers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 55 — over by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
| Doug Flutie | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Jeff Graham | 4 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 28% | −1.1 |
| Freddie Jones | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | +1.1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +0.4 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | −4.5 |
| Reggie Jones | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | +1.8 |
| Fred McCrary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| 1 |
| 5 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay Cody | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |
| 36 |
| 2.4 |
| 1 |
| −0.5 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Marc Edwards | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Lee Johnson | 1 | -19 | -19.0 | 0 | −5.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 11 | 15 | 117 | 0 | 28% | +3.4 |
| Terry Glenn | 7 | 14 | 110 | 1 | 26% | +2.5 |
| David Patten | 7 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 20% | +2.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 6% | +2.7 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6% | +0.6 |
| Antowain Smith | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7% | −0.9 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Bryan Cox | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | +0.8 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2% | +1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Law | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrance Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
