2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalMiami Dolphins 34 at Buffalo Bills 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Miami Dolphins 34–27.
0.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · MIA
8/10 for 116 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · -0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 17/30 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +8.9 |
| Ray Lucas | 1/1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Minor | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Lamar Smith | 17 | 37 | 2.2 | 1 | −3.4 |
| Jay Fiedler |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oronde Gadsden | 8 | 10 | 116 | 0 | 32% | −0.8 |
| Chris Chambers | 5 | 10 | 101 | 2 | 32% | +8.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Mixon |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Van Pelt | 21/34 | 309 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +9.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry |
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
Dolphins closed -5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 36; the game landed 61 — over by 25.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 4 |
| 28 |
| 7.0 |
| 0 |
| +4.1 |
| Ray Lucas | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Jed Weaver | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 6% | +3.5 |
| Travis Minor | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | +3.3 |
| James McKnight | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13% | −3.4 |
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 0.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arturo Freeman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Bowens | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |
| 97 |
| 5.1 |
| 1 |
| +2.7 |
| Shawn Bryson | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 6 | 8 | 196 | 2 | 25% | +8.9 |
| Larry Centers | 5 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 28% | −1.8 |
| Jay Riemersma | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | −0.1 |
| Reggie Germany | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6% | +1.2 |
| Peerless Price | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19% | −5.1 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +1.7 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Sheldon Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +2.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Williams | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Fisher | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaShon Polk | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raion Hill | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenyatta Wright | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |