2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalNew Orleans Saints 17 at New England Patriots 34. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 34–17 — never really in doubt late.
3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 16/39 | 307 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +8.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 0 | +3.7 |
| Ricky Williams | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 1 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 4 | 10 | 97 | 0 | 26% | +3.1 |
| Willie Jackson | 5 | 10 | 78 | 1 | 26% | +4.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Mitchell | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/26 | 258 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +14.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith |
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
Pick'em at close — Patriots won by 17.
Total closed 42; the game landed 51 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
| Albert Connell | 2 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 11% | +2.3 |
| Boo Williams | 2 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 18% | +1.3 |
| Ricky Williams | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 13% | +1.4 |
| Terrelle Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Deuce McAllister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| 2 |
| 4 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |
| 111 |
| 4.6 |
| 1 |
| +1.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | +3.4 |
| J.R. Redmond | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 7 | 8 | 91 | 1 | 31% | +7.2 |
| David Patten | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 15% | +2.1 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 8% | +7.0 |
| Antowain Smith | 3 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 19% | +1.8 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 15% | +2.5 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | +1.0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Patrick Pass | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ty Law | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antwan Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Izzo | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrance Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |