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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Atlanta Falcons 33–30 — decided on the final possessions.
-1.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Van Pelt | 17/31 | 208 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 16 | 130 | 8.1 | 2 | +6.1 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 0 | +3.8 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 5 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 23% | +4.9 |
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 27% | +3.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Clements | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 28/40 | 431 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +14.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney 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.
/football/games/2001_15_BUF_ATL
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Falcons closed -4, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 63 — over by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
| Alex Van Pelt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Sammy Morris | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Reggie Germany | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 7% | +3.5 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 13% | +1.0 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10% | −0.1 |
| Sheldon Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Jay Riemersma | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17% | −4.5 |
| 6 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Keith Newman | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaShon Polk | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Larsen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spoon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 41 |
| 3.2 |
| 0 |
| −1.4 |
| Maurice Smith | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 1 | −5.2 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Finneran | 5 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 18% | +6.8 |
| Tony Martin | 3 | 7 | 92 | 1 | 18% | +0.7 |
| Terance Mathis | 6 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 21% | +3.7 |
| Alge Crumpler | 2 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 5% | +5.0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 3% | +2.9 |
| Reggie Kelly | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 8% | +3.8 |
| Bob Christian | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 13% | +1.4 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8% | +0.6 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Quentin McCord | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrick Vaughn | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Dronett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrien Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
