2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalCleveland Browns 16 at New England Patriots 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 27–16.
-1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 20/39 | 244 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −9.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson | 16 | 34 | 2.1 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 8 | 12 | 95 | 0 | 32% | +0.3 |
| Jamel White | 3 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 8% | +3.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wali Rainer | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Anthony Henry |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/28 | 218 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −9.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith |
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Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 43 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
| Dennis Northcutt | 2 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 30% | −12.2 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8% | +0.5 |
| James Jackson | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | +0.8 |
| O.J. Santiago | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11% | −0.5 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Quincy Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Little | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenoy Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |
| 76 |
| 3.6 |
| 2 |
| +4.8 |
| David Patten | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 7 | 8 | 89 | 0 | 30% | +6.9 |
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 15% | +4.0 |
| David Patten | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 19% | −6.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11% | −1.7 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −1.2 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Antowain Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Charles Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −0.7 |
| Patrick Pass | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Seymour | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |