2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalDetroit Lions 12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15–12 — decided on the final possessions.
1.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · TB
10/16 for 101 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 6.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 11/25 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −1.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 50% | +2.0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 13% | +0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Schulz | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| James Hall | 6 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Bennett |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 31/54 | 305 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott |
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
Buccaneers closed -8, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 27 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Mike McMahon | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Aveion Cason | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Scotty Anderson | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 13% | +2.7 |
| Larry Foster | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 13% | −0.1 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8% | −0.1 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Lamar Campbell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Lyght | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Green | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
| 66 |
| 5.5 |
| 1 |
| +1.8 |
| Brad Johnson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 10 | 16 | 101 | 1 | 31% | +6.7 |
| Warrick Dunn | 9 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 21% | −2.0 |
| Karl Williams | 3 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 10% | +0.9 |
| Mike Alstott | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 12% | +4.7 |
| Jacquez Green | 2 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 15% | −2.8 |
| Todd Yoder | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2% | +1.9 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4% | +0.7 |
| Jameel Cook | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6% | −1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony McFarland | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shelton Quarles | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve White | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |