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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 20–13.
0.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · MIA
7/11 for 124 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 7.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 21/37 | 320 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +17.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | −5.7 |
| Jay Fiedler | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Travis Minor | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chambers | 7 | 11 | 124 | 0 | 30% | +7.6 |
| James McKnight | 5 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 22% | +5.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 11/19 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −0.1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1/1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 |
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_MIA_NE
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 37; the game landed 33 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Jed Weaver | 3 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 16% | −2.2 |
| Jeff Ogden | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 8% | +4.5 |
| Lamar Smith | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5% | −0.8 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11% | −2.6 |
| Rob Konrad | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | −0.9 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Brian Walker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bowens | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Bromell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 26 | 156 | 6.0 | 1 | +3.2 |
| J.R. Redmond | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 5 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 42% | +2.6 |
| Patrick Pass | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 11% | +3.1 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5% | +1.8 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16% | −0.4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11% | +1.2 |
| Antowain Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.7 |
| J.R. Redmond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Seymour | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
