2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalSeahawksSeattle23
BY 3final margin
BillsBuffalo20
Seattle Seahawks 23 at Buffalo Bills 20. Final.
Seahawks -3.5 no coverO 39 ✓Seahawks closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Seattle Seahawks 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · BUF
10/15 for 138 yds, 1 TD
38% of team targets · 7.4 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
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hasselbeck | 16/23 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Alexander | 25 | 93 | 3.7 | 1 | −1.0 |
| Darrell Jackson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Mack Strong | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | −1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 36% | +0.4 |
| Bobby Engram | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 5% | +2.3 |
| Itula Mili | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| Shaun Alexander | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 18% | +0.2 |
| Koren Robinson | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 14% | +3.7 |
| Christian Fauria | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14% | −0.8 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | +0.5 |
| Charlie Rogers | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Simmons | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Fuller | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shawn Springs | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Brown | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Tongue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Bell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Kacyvenski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cochran | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Van Pelt | 28/42 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | −5.4 |
| Sammy Morris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Shawn Bryson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 10 | 15 | 138 | 1 | 38% | +7.4 |
| Larry Centers | 8 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 23% | +2.9 |
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 23% | −1.1 |
| Jay Riemersma | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8% | +2.1 |
| Travis Henry | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Spoon | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Price | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryce Fisher | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Irvin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Seahawks -3.5
- Closing total
- 39
- Seahawks moneyline
- —
- Bills moneyline
- —
Seahawks closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 39; the game landed 43 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 55°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 8 mph out of the south-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- Seahawks 7 days · Bills 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Holmgren vs Gregg Williams