2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalTennessee Titans 20 at Cincinnati Bengals 7. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 20–7.
-10.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 16/25 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +6.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | +5.4 |
| Eddie George | 23 | 61 | 2.7 | 0 | −10.9 |
| Skip Hicks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 4 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 32% | +3.5 |
| Kevin Dyson | 4 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 16% | +7.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Godfrey | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bulluck | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Phenix |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 23/41 | 234 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −3.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon |
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
Bengals closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 27 — under by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 16% | +1.5 |
| Brian Natkin | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | +1.1 |
| Drew Bennett | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16% | −0.9 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8% | −4.0 |
| Mike Green | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Skip Hicks | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.1 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Dyson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Donald Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aric Morris | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Favors | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 38 |
| 2.2 |
| 0 |
| −3.4 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dugans | 5 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 18% | +3.3 |
| Danny Farmer | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 5% | +3.4 |
| Darnay Scott | 4 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 18% | −3.1 |
| Tony McGee | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 10% | −0.0 |
| Peter Warrick | 3 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 25% | −4.5 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +2.0 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8% | −0.6 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −3.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Smith | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Bean | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJuan Armour | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Whittington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughn Booker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |