2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · RCA Dome
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 40 at Indianapolis Colts 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 40–21 — never really in doubt late.
-5.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
8/13 for 128 yds, 1 TD
27% of team targets · 5.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 14/22 | 179 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hearst | 12 | 106 | 8.8 | 2 | +8.6 |
| Kevan Barlow | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 9 | 103 | 1 | 41% | +5.2 |
| J.J. Stokes | 4 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 23% | +2.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 31/51 | 370 | 1 | 4 | 1 | −3.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Rhodes |
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
Colts closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 61 — over by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
| Eric Johnson | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 18% | −3.3 |
| Garrison Hearst | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14% | −0.9 |
| Tai Streets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.8 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| Jason Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zack Bronson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 |
| 104 |
| 3.9 |
| 2 |
| −5.6 |
| Kevin McDougal | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 8 | 13 | 128 | 1 | 27% | +5.3 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 8 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 27% | +2.5 |
| Trevor Insley | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 14% | −6.0 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 6 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 18% | −1.6 |
| Ken Dilger | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 8% | +1.7 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| Jim Finn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Doering | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Morris | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harper | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Insley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |