2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · PSINet Stadium
FinalCincinnati Bengals 0 at Baltimore Ravens 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · PSINet Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Baltimore Ravens 16–0.
-1.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CIN
5/7 for 63 yds, 0 TD
19% of team targets · 5.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 16/39 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −23.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 24 | 127 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Brandon Bennett | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 5 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 19% | +5.6 |
| Chad Johnson | 3 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 19% | −4.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Spikes | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Williams | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJuan Armour |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 16/30 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −10.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen |
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
Ravens closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 33.5; the game landed 16 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Darnay Scott | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | +1.3 |
| Danny Farmer | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | +1.2 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 14% | −3.0 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8% | −2.1 |
| Ron Dugans | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11% | −0.3 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Kirk McMullen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −8.8 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chris Carter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Simmons | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canute Curtis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |
| 91 |
| 4.1 |
| 1 |
| −1.8 |
| Moe Williams | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | +2.1 |
| Travis Taylor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Sam Gash | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Elvis Grbac | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Taylor | 4 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 17% | +3.7 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10% | +1.8 |
| Qadry Ismail | 3 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 34% | −3.4 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 7% | +0.8 |
| Todd Heap | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7% | +0.3 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14% | −2.4 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Sam Gash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McAlister | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lewis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Corey Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adalius Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Baxter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Boulware | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Burnett | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |