2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalChicago Bears 24 at Cincinnati Bengals 0. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 24–0 — never really in doubt late.
-5.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 23/30 | 232 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +11.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 22 | 188 | 8.5 | 1 | +11.2 |
| James Allen | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Jim Miller | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Terrell | 7 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 27% | +6.8 |
| Marty Booker | 6 | 7 | 76 | 1 | 23% | +1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parrish | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Brown | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Green |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 19/46 | 244 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −4.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon |
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
Bengals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 24 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
| Marcus Robinson | 5 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 30% | −1.3 |
| James Allen | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | −0.2 |
| Dez White | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | −0.1 |
| John Davis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +0.9 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jerry Azumah | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Newkirk | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 |
| 30 |
| 1.9 |
| 0 |
| −5.4 |
| Curtis Keaton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Peter Warrick | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 8 | 15 | 84 | 0 | 33% | −2.6 |
| Marco Battaglia | 4 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 13% | +3.8 |
| Ron Dugans | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 7% | +4.9 |
| Darnay Scott | 2 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 22% | −2.4 |
| Brandon Bennett | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | +1.9 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Corey Dillon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −3.5 |
| Tony McGee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.3 |
| Danny Farmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.4 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Roman | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJuan Armour | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Hall | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Steele | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |