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Game Center
2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 27–23.
-4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 11/19 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −6.9 |
| Richard Huntley | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Matt Lytle | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Chris Weinke | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | +3.9 |
| Nick Goings |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 24% | +0.9 |
| Donald Hayes | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 10% | +2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Evans | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Minter | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 26/40 | 330 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +13.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams |
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.
/football/games/2001_12_CAR_NO
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -10, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 50 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.5 |
| 0 |
| −1.6 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 24% | +1.1 |
| Isaac Byrd | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 10% | +2.3 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 24% | −3.3 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rashard Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 |
| 102 |
| 3.8 |
| 0 |
| −2.8 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | −5.4 |
| Deuce McAllister | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 13 | 18 | 150 | 1 | 45% | +12.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 15% | +2.8 |
| Boo Williams | 4 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 18% | +1.2 |
| Willie Jackson | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 18% | −2.7 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3% | +2.1 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3% | +2.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bellamy | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Weary | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
