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Game Center
2001 Week 8 · Sun, Nov 4, 2001 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 30–14.
-2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 17/27 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +3.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Rhodes | 34 | 100 | 2.9 | 1 | −3.5 |
| Peyton Manning | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | +5.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Wayne | 2 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 15% | +3.1 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 4 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 23% | +1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Bird | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Morris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Thomas |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 17/33 | 172 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −17.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry |
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
Colts closed -3 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 44 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Marcus Pollard | 4 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 15% | +3.8 |
| Marvin Harrison | 5 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 27% | +1.3 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12% | +2.7 |
| Ken Dilger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.5 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| David Macklin | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idrees Bashir | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Cota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Morton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 61 |
| 4.7 |
| 0 |
| −2.1 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Rob Johnson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Riemersma | 5 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 24% | +2.3 |
| Larry Centers | 5 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 28% | −2.2 |
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 17% | +2.6 |
| Reggie Germany | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7% | +0.3 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17% | −2.5 |
| Avion Black | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Travis Henry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travares Tillman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Fisher | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spoon | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raion Hill | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenyatta Wright | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Robertson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
