2001 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · 3Com Park
FinalPhiladelphia Eagles 3 at San Francisco 49ers 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · 3Com Park
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 13–3.
-4.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 23/34 | 232 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −4.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Donovan McNabb | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 9 | 11 | 103 | 0 | 32% | +5.5 |
| Todd Pinkston | 3 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 12% | +2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hollis Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 14/24 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Hearst |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
49ers closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 40; the game landed 16 — under by 24.0.
Conditions and crew
| Freddie Mitchell | 2 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 18% | −2.1 |
| James Thrash | 5 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 18% | −0.1 |
| Cecil Martin | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | −0.6 |
| Chad Lewis | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | −5.8 |
| Jamie Reader | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Jeff Thomason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Whiting | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. D. Kalu | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Reese | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Simon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Burgess | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 72 |
| 4.2 |
| 0 |
| +0.5 |
| Kevan Barlow | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Jeff Garcia | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 4 | 8 | 64 | 1 | 35% | +3.8 |
| Eric Johnson | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 9% | +1.9 |
| Kevan Barlow | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 13% | −0.1 |
| Justin Swift | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17% | −3.3 |
| Garrison Hearst | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9% | −0.9 |
| Tai Streets | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | +0.2 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Terry Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Winborn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Heard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |