2001 Week 11 · Thu, Nov 22, 2001 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalGreen Bay Packers 29 at Detroit Lions 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 11 · Thu, Nov 22, 2001 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Green Bay Packers 29–27 — decided on the final possessions.
0.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
4/10 for 67 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · -8.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 18/26 | 252 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 22 | 102 | 4.6 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Dorsey Levens | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Freeman | 6 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 27% | +7.6 |
| Ahman Green | 2 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 12% | +4.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Wayne | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bhawoh Jue | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tod McBride | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 8/19 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −9.1 |
| Mike McMahon | 9/20 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3.2 |
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
Packers closed -7, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 47; the game landed 56 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Bubba Franks | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 12% | +2.1 |
| Bill Schroeder | 2 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 19% | +0.3 |
| Dorsey Levens | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12% | +1.5 |
| Corey Bradford | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12% | −0.7 |
| David Martin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8% | −0.3 |
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| Vonnie Holliday | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Na'il Diggs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Thierry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 14 | 102 | 7.3 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | +3.2 |
| Mike McMahon | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | +3.5 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | +1.2 |
| Larry Foster | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 26% | −8.1 |
| Scotty Anderson | 3 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 26% | +5.9 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 6 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 21% | −3.3 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 16% | −1.4 |
| Stephen Trejo | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | +1.6 |
| Larry Foster | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| David Sloan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Green | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Rogers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bennett | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |