2001 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 16, 2001 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalDenver Broncos 23 at Kansas City Chiefs 26. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
2001 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 16, 2001 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Kansas City Chiefs 26–23 — decided on the final possessions.
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 16/22 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +11.3 |
| Jarious Jackson | 7/12 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Gus Frerotte | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | −0.4 |
| Mike Anderson |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 15 | 100 | 1 | 45% | +6.5 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 6 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 18% | +5.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenoy Kennedy | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 17/21 | 292 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +10.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes |
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
Broncos closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 49 — over by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 8 |
| 8.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.4 |
| Jarious Jackson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Kevin Kasper | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Patrick Hape | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 6% | +2.6 |
| Kevin Kasper | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 6% | +3.4 |
| Chris Cole | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | +1.7 |
| Terrell Davis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −1.2 |
| Tony Carter | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9% | −6.0 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Reggie Hayward | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Coghill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 |
| 121 |
| 4.2 |
| 1 |
| −6.2 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Trent Green | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snoop Minnis | 5 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 30% | +3.9 |
| Derrick Alexander | 4 | 5 | 72 | 1 | 25% | +5.4 |
| Eddie Kennison | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 20% | +3.2 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 3 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 15% | +4.3 |
| Priest Holmes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | +0.5 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Clemons | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerome Woods | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Cadrez | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Edwards | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Wesley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Stills | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Downing | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |