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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 16, 2001 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
5.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bouman | 18/38 | 243 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −5.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Todd Bouman | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Doug Chapman | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 7 | 13 | 144 | 2 | 36% | +12.6 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 22% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailee Wong | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemanski Hall | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed McDaniel |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 15/28 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart |
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_14_MIN_DET
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 51 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Travis Prentice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 11% | −12.2 |
| Doug Chapman | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8% | +0.8 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | −0.2 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Michael Bennett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.9 |
| 2 |
| 4 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kelly | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Talance Sawyer | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 91 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| −2.6 |
| Mike McMahon | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 1 | +5.3 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | +0.2 |
| Aveion Cason | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −8.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 25% | +4.0 |
| Scotty Anderson | 1 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 18% | +2.3 |
| David Sloan | 5 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 25% | +5.6 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | −0.8 |
| Larry Foster | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 11% | −0.9 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Claiborne | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barrett Green | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Schulz | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wyrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
