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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 28–10 — never really in doubt late.
2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 20/30 | 279 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +13.1 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1/1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 1 | +5.6 |
| Ricky Williams | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 1 | −2.9 |
| Aaron Brooks |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 7 | 10 | 138 | 1 | 34% | +13.7 |
| Willie Jackson | 4 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 21% | +4.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 18/32 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −6.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Christian |
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.
/football/games/2001_13_NO_ATL
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -3 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 39; the game landed 38 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 5 |
| 19 |
| 3.8 |
| 0 |
| −2.6 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 7% | +3.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 17% | +0.9 |
| Boo Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +1.7 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −0.1 |
| Lamont Hall | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | −4.1 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | −1.0 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Whitehead | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |
| 40 |
| 6.7 |
| 0 |
| +2.2 |
| Maurice Smith | 12 | 7 | 0.6 | 1 | −3.9 |
| Chris Chandler | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Finneran | 6 | 7 | 92 | 0 | 22% | +5.5 |
| Bob Christian | 5 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 22% | +1.0 |
| Tony Martin | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 16% | −3.1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 13% | +0.7 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 22% | −2.5 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Bradford | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Crockett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Dronett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
