2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Soldier Field
FinalDetroit Lions 10 at Chicago Bears 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 13–10 — decided on the final possessions.
-3.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 18/28 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8.2 |
| Mike McMahon | 4/9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −4.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | +0.5 |
| James Stewart | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 1 | −3.3 |
| Charlie Batch |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 5 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 14% | +8.0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 6 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 19% | +1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Claiborne | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Green | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Kriewaldt |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 17/34 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −10.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen |
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
Bears closed -7, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38; the game landed 23 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3 |
| 12 |
| 4.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.2 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Lamont Warren | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 16% | +2.4 |
| Stephen Trejo | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 14% | +0.6 |
| Larry Foster | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5% | +0.9 |
| Scotty Anderson | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16% | −0.9 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14% | −0.9 |
| John Waerig | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Porcher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Bennett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |
| 93 |
| 3.7 |
| 0 |
| −1.7 |
| Leon Johnson | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 1 | +0.7 |
| Autry Denson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Jim Miller | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 9 | 19 | 74 | 0 | 56% | −4.5 |
| Dez White | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 12% | −0.4 |
| David Terrell | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 15% | −3.2 |
| James Allen | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | −1.7 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Daimon Shelton | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Green | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Brown | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Powell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |