2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalWashington Commanders 17 at Denver Broncos 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 18, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 17–10.
-6.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · WAS
9/12 for 104 yds, 1 TD
39% of team targets · 7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 12/18 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5.6 |
| Tony Banks | 4/13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −6.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 24 | 97 | 4.0 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Tony Banks |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 9 | 12 | 104 | 1 | 39% | +7.5 |
| Rod Gardner | 2 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 29% | −4.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenard Lang | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 11/31 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −11.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson |
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
Broncos closed -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 27 — under by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
| 2 |
| 10 |
| 5.0 |
| 0 |
| −6.9 |
| Kent Graham | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Zeron Flemister | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 10% | +5.0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.0 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Derrius Thompson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Kevin Lockett | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −3.5 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Robert Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 31 |
| 2.4 |
| 0 |
| −6.0 |
| Brian Griese | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Olandis Gary | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cole | 2 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 20% | −2.2 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 20% | +0.7 |
| Keith Poole | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10% | +0.8 |
| Desmond Clark | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 20% | −4.7 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10% | −0.3 |
| Tony Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17% | −3.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Romanowski | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Cole | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |