2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalIndianapolis Colts 20 at New Orleans Saints 34. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 34–20.
-2.2 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 | 18/28 | 262 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +7.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Rhodes | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 1 | −2.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Marvin Harrison | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 3 | 126 | 1 | 11% | +8.9 |
| Marvin Harrison | 6 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 37% | +0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Washington | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idrees Bashir | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Scioli | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 19/22 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +7.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams |
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Closing number vs result
Saints closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 54 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
| Reggie Wayne | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 19% | +2.1 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15% | −4.6 |
| Trevor Insley | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | +1.3 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | +1.9 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −2.1 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Rob Morris | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Doering | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukie Nwokorie | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 |
| 120 |
| 4.3 |
| 1 |
| −1.7 |
| Aaron Brooks | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | +4.4 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Deuce McAllister | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 8 | 9 | 148 | 0 | 41% | +8.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 18% | +4.5 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 14% | −0.7 |
| Deuce McAllister | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9% | +0.2 |
| Boo Williams | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18% | +1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mathis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Clemons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |