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2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
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27
New Orleans Saints 27–23.
Who moved the needle
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 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
| 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 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 24% |
| 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 | 27 | 102 | 3.8 | 0 |
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.
| 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 |
| -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 |
