2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Husky Stadium
FinalSan Diego Chargers 10 at Seattle Seahawks 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Husky Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Seattle Seahawks 13–10 — decided on the final possessions.
-4.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · SEA
6/11 for 76 yds, 0 TD
31% of team targets · 1.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 19/33 | 195 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −3.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 24 | 87 | 3.6 | 1 | −1.9 |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | +2.6 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 5 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 15% | +4.2 |
| Jeff Graham | 2 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 21% | −2.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Beckett | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Parrella |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hasselbeck | 19/35 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −5.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Alexander |
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
Seahawks closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 43; the game landed 23 — under by 20.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 21% | −1.8 |
| Freddie Jones | 4 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 21% | −4.8 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 12% | +0.1 |
| Derrick Harris | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −0.0 |
| Fred McCrary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Junior Seau | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonardo Carson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Raylee Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 |
| 87 |
| 3.0 |
| 1 |
| −4.8 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Mack Strong | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Koren Robinson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson | 6 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 31% | +1.5 |
| Bobby Engram | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 9% | +2.5 |
| Koren Robinson | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 17% | −3.2 |
| Mack Strong | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9% | +1.0 |
| Alex Bannister | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | −0.2 |
| Shaun Alexander | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 17% | −2.5 |
| Christian Fauria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Simmons | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Brown | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Levon Kirkland | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Bell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Kacyvenski | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Joseph | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |