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2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Kansas City Chiefs 20–17 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 16.6 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
-2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 15/27 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 27 | 145 | 5.4 | 0 | +3.0 |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | +2.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Gaylor | 5 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 35% | +4.2 |
| Curtis Conway | 4 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 31% | +5.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Parrella | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Ruff | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodney Harrison |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 19/28 | 203 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +6.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes |
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_SD_KC
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Chiefs closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 40; the game landed 37 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 16.6 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| Freddie Jones | 3 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 15% | +2.2 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12% | −0.5 |
| Pat Batteaux | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −2.5 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tay Cody | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 |
| 80 |
| 3.5 |
| 0 |
| −2.9 |
| Trent Green | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Tony Richardson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | +1.1 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snoop Minnis | 6 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 26% | +7.2 |
| Eddie Kennison | 3 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 11% | +3.6 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 19% | −0.4 |
| Jason Dunn | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 11% | +2.9 |
| Priest Holmes | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 15% | −1.2 |
| Derrick Alexander | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | −0.9 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11% | −1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Woods | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Warfield | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Cadrez | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Atkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Priest Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
