2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalNew Orleans Saints 21 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48–21 — never really in doubt late.
-1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 21/38 | 248 | 3 | 4 | 3 | −5.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 6 | 10 | 86 | 0 | 27% | −0.0 |
| Robert Wilson | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 11% | +3.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 16/31 | 207 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +11.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott |
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
Buccaneers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 38; the game landed 69 — over by 31.0.
Conditions and crew
| Joe Horn | 4 | 11 | 55 | 2 | 30% | −5.2 |
| Boo Williams | 3 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 14% | +2.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 16% | −1.2 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gleason | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Chase | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |
| 101 |
| 4.2 |
| 1 |
| +3.7 |
| Warrick Dunn | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Moore | 3 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 16% | +6.7 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 26% | +1.1 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 2 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 26% | −1.0 |
| Jameel Cook | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10% | +1.0 |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 13% | +1.1 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +1.9 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Kelly | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Simeon Rice | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Yoder | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |