2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Texas Stadium
FinalNew York Giants 13 at Dallas Cowboys 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Dallas Cowboys 20–13.
-6.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DAL
10/13 for 118 yds, 0 TD
52% of team targets · 2.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 13/26 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −5.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 0 | +3.2 |
| Ron Dayne | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Rodney Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 4 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 40% | −3.6 |
| Tiki Barber | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 16% | +0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Garnes | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sehorn | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Holmes |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Carter | 17/26 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith |
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
Giants closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 33 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Ike Hilliard | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12% | +1.7 |
| Dan Campbell | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 20% | −3.9 |
| Marcellus Rivers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4% | +1.1 |
| Thabiti Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Ron Dixon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 62 |
| 2.8 |
| 1 |
| −6.8 |
| Troy Hambrick | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Michael Wiley | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Quincy Carter | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | −3.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 10 | 13 | 118 | 0 | 52% | +2.8 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 16% | +1.8 |
| Michael Wiley | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4% | +1.5 |
| Joey Galloway | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 16% | −0.3 |
| Ken-Yon Rambo | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | −1.0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | +0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Hawthorne | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Woodson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Ellis | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peppi Zellner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Dennis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |