2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · RCA Dome
FinalNew York Jets 29 at Indianapolis Colts 28. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 29–28 — decided on the final possessions.
1.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
12/15 for 127 yds, 1 TD
43% of team targets · 5.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 28/47 | 285 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3.2 |
| LaMont Jordan | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 0 | +1.8 |
| LaMont Jordan | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Vinny Testaverde |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Chrebet | 8 | 15 | 118 | 0 | 32% | +2.6 |
| Laveranues Coles | 4 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 21% | +0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Lewis | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvin Jones |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 25/35 | 228 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.8 |
| Ken Dilger | 1/1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5.5 |
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
Colts closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 57 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3 |
| 11 |
| 3.7 |
| 0 |
| −0.0 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Curtis Martin | 6 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 15% | +1.7 |
| LaMont Jordan | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2% | +3.0 |
| Anthony Becht | 4 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 9% | +3.2 |
| Richie Anderson | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 13% | −1.3 |
| Santana Moss | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −3.1 |
| Kevin Swayne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −4.1 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jamie Henderson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lyle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Rhodes | 17 | 126 | 7.4 | 1 | −4.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 12 | 15 | 127 | 1 | 43% | +5.7 |
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 11% | +4.8 |
| Ken Dilger | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 17% | +0.0 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11% | +0.2 |
| Trevor Insley | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9% | −1.7 |
| Kevin McDougal | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Reggie Wayne | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Harper | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Idrees Bashir | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Macklin | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Cota | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rob Morris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Sword | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |