2001 Week 8 · Mon, Nov 5, 2001 · Network Associates Coliseum
FinalDenver Broncos 28 at Oakland Raiders 38. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 8 · Mon, Nov 5, 2001 · Network Associates Coliseum
FinalWho moved the needle
Oakland Raiders 38–28.
2.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 22/32 | 221 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5.1 |
| Gus Frerotte | 4/6 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Mike Anderson | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Eddie Kennison |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 10 | 15 | 91 | 2 | 41% | +5.0 |
| Desmond Clark | 7 | 8 | 74 | 1 | 22% | +6.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deltha O'Neal | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 25/34 | 242 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +19.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner |
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
Raiders closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 66 — over by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 5 |
| 5.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 8% | +2.5 |
| Patrick Hape | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | +1.8 |
| Terrell Davis | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | +1.7 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.9 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |
| 44 |
| 4.4 |
| 0 |
| −4.9 |
| Rich Gannon | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Tim Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Zack Crockett | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 2 | +3.3 |
| Randy Jordan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 9 | 14 | 95 | 2 | 42% | +10.3 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 12% | +2.6 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 12% | +3.3 |
| Jerry Porter | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | +2.0 |
| Jon Ritchie | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +1.9 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | −0.7 |
| Roland Williams | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | +1.3 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travian Smith | 8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Biekert | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| William Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grady Jackson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Coleman | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |