2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalChicago Bears 27 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
-7.8 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 | 14/25 | 228 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +10.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 23 | 58 | 2.5 | 0 | −6.3 |
| James Allen | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Jim Miller | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 7 | 9 | 165 | 3 | 36% | +16.6 |
| Daimon Shelton | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 8% | +0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Azumah |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 40/56 | 399 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4.1 |
| Mark Royals | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.1 |
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 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35; the game landed 51 — over by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| David Terrell | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 20% | −5.3 |
| Fred Baxter | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 16% | −1.6 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8% | +1.1 |
| Dez White | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +1.7 |
| John Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.3 |
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| Michael Green | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Daniels | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Whigham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | −7.8 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | +1.9 |
| Mike Alstott | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 12 | 13 | 138 | 0 | 23% | +7.7 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 12 | 17 | 89 | 0 | 30% | −3.9 |
| Reidel Anthony | 3 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 13% | +1.3 |
| Mike Alstott | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 7% | −1.8 |
| Dave Moore | 5 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 11% | +0.9 |
| Karl Williams | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| Frank Murphy | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7% | −1.6 |
| Aaron Stecker | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | −2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronde Barber | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamie Duncan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derrick Brooks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Sapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |