2001 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 11, 2001 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalTampa Bay Buccaneers 20 at Detroit Lions 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 11, 2001 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
0.9 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · TB
7/13 for 72 yds, 0 TD
35% of team targets · 2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 20/36 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −3.5 |
| Martin Gramatica | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | −5.1 |
| Mike Alstott | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 7 | 13 | 72 | 0 | 35% | +2.0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 8 | 60 | 1 | 22% | +2.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Duncan | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Ivy |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 21/39 | 239 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −8.2 |
| Mike McMahon | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 |
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
Buccaneers closed -5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 40; the game landed 37 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 22% | −4.7 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 11% | −0.5 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | −1.7 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
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| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| James Cannida | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Sapp | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Howell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Charlie Batch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Mike McMahon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont Warren | 4 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 14% | +3.7 |
| Johnnie Morton | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 14% | +4.6 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 5 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 16% | +1.6 |
| Bert Emanuel | 4 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 24% | −3.6 |
| Reuben Droughns | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 8% | +3.0 |
| Scotty Anderson | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Larry Foster | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −6.0 |
| Stephen Trejo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −2.1 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 8% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Green | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Claiborne | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rice | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shaun Rogers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kirschke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Olivo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |