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2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 38–17 — never really in doubt late.
-3.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
8/11 for 157 yds, 1 TD
32% of team targets · 9.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/20 | 202 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +14.4 |
| David Patten | 1/1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 21 | 71 | 3.4 | 0 | −3.6 |
| David Patten | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Marc Edwards |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 8 | 10 | 120 | 1 | 48% | +10.4 |
| David Patten | 4 | 5 | 117 | 2 | 24% | +9.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Cox | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/34 | 335 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James |
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_06_NE_IND
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Colts closed -10.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 55 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3 |
| 14 |
| 4.7 |
| 0 |
| +0.3 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 14% | −1.1 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10% | −0.2 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5% | +1.6 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riddick Parker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 |
| 143 |
| 4.8 |
| 0 |
| +1.4 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 8 | 11 | 157 | 1 | 32% | +9.7 |
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 15% | +0.5 |
| Edgerrin James | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 18% | +2.1 |
| Reggie Wayne | 3 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 18% | −1.7 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 9% | +2.3 |
| Trevor Insley | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Steve McKinney | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Tony Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Morris | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idrees Bashir | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clifton Crosby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
