2001 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 16, 2001 · Soldier Field
FinalTampa Bay Buccaneers 3 at Chicago Bears 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 16, 2001 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 27–3 — never really in doubt late.
-2.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · TB
7/15 for 119 yds, 0 TD
38% of team targets · -3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 18/40 | 191 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −20.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Mike Alstott | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 7 | 15 | 119 | 0 | 38% | −3.8 |
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 25% | −5.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronde Barber | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dexter Jackson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 14/29 | 190 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas |
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
Bears closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 33; the game landed 30 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Karl Williams | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 13% | −4.9 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | +0.1 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 13% | −1.7 |
| Jacquez Green | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −5.0 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Donnie Abraham | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamie Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 |
| 173 |
| 5.6 |
| 1 |
| +4.5 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Leon Johnson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | −2.0 |
| James Allen | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Jim Miller | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Terrell | 3 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 14% | +5.2 |
| Dez White | 3 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 25% | −2.4 |
| Fred Baxter | 2 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 14% | +0.8 |
| Marty Booker | 3 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 32% | −0.4 |
| John Davis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | −0.0 |
| Daimon Shelton | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Brown | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Than Merrill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autry Denson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leon Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |