2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalTennessee Titans 24 at Minnesota Vikings 42. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 42–24 — never really in doubt late.
-2.9 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 | 25/33 | 302 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +16.6 |
| Billy Volek | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 21 | 96 | 4.6 | 1 | −2.9 |
| Skip Hicks | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | +2.7 |
| Steve McNair |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bennett | 4 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 14% | +10.3 |
| Derrick Mason | 8 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 26% | +6.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Phenix | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aric Morris | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dyson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bouman | 21/31 | 348 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +19.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett |
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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
Titans closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 66 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
| 4 |
| 22 |
| 5.5 |
| 0 |
| −3.5 |
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 17% | +6.9 |
| Kevin Dyson | 4 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 17% | +2.9 |
| Skip Hicks | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9% | −1.0 |
| Erron Kinney | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.4 |
| Chris Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Shad Meier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −2.5 |
| Eddie Berlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Randall Godfrey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bulluck | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Walker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |
| 113 |
| 7.1 |
| 2 |
| +5.8 |
| Todd Bouman | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Doug Chapman | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Travis Prentice | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 7 | 13 | 158 | 1 | 43% | +8.4 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 13% | +3.4 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 13% | +4.0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 4 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 13% | +3.8 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3% | +3.5 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | +1.3 |
| Andrew Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Michael Bennett | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Carter | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kelly | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Carter | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Johnstone | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Howard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |