2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Georgia Dome
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 37 at Atlanta Falcons 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 37–31.
-1.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · ATL
6/12 for 74 yds, 0 TD
33% of team targets · 3.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 27/41 | 332 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +21.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hearst | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 0 | +2.9 |
| Jeff Garcia | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 1 | −1.1 |
| Kevan Barlow | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | +1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 9 | 14 | 183 | 3 | 35% | +20.2 |
| Tai Streets | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 13% | +2.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Webster | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 19/36 | 268 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +11.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice 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.

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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
49ers closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 68 — over by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Garrison Hearst | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13% | −2.4 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | +1.0 |
| J.J. Stokes | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 10% | −0.5 |
| Eric Johnson | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15% | −2.2 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Kevan Barlow | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | −0.3 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Andre Carter | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George McCullough | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Heard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 50 |
| 2.5 |
| 1 |
| −5.2 |
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 6 | 12 | 74 | 0 | 33% | +3.9 |
| Alge Crumpler | 2 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 8% | +3.8 |
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 25% | +2.1 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 6% | +3.9 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 11% | +1.1 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Bradford | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Simoneau | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrick Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |