2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalTennessee Titans 31 at Cleveland Browns 15. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 31–15.
-4.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 11/17 | 244 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +19.0 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 2/2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Hicks | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Eddie George | 23 | 51 | 2.2 | 1 | −4.8 |
| Steve McNair |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 6 | 122 | 2 | 32% | +11.3 |
| Kevin Dyson | 6 | 8 | 110 | 0 | 42% | +7.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dyson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Phenix | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Samari Rolle | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Robinson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 7/12 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7.5 |
| Tim Couch | 17/26 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7.5 |
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
Browns closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 46 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2 |
| 10 |
| 5.0 |
| 0 |
| −1.4 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16% | −0.5 |
| Drew Bennett | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11% | +2.6 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Fisk | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Booker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Evans | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Favors | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Gay | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Jamel White | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Scott Frost | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Northcutt | 6 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 22% | +0.1 |
| Quincy Morgan | 3 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 19% | −1.6 |
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 19% | +4.3 |
| Aaron Shea | 6 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 19% | −1.4 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11% | +2.8 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | +0.1 |
| Scott Frost | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamir Miller | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Fuller | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |