2001 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · Network Associates Coliseum
FinalTennessee Titans 13 at Oakland Raiders 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · Network Associates Coliseum
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 13–10 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 15.3 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 15/27 | 178 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Hicks | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Eddie George | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Steve McNair | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 5 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 33% | +2.1 |
| Kevin Dyson | 1 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 15% | +2.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Robinson | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perry Phenix | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bulluck | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dyson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 29/50 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner |
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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
Raiders closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 23 — under by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Wind at 15.3 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11% | −2.8 |
| Erron Kinney | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 15% | −1.6 |
| Eddie George | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11% | −0.1 |
| Mike Green | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11% | +0.5 |
| Drew Bennett | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | +1.2 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juqua Parker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Evans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Favors | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 |
| 54 |
| 5.4 |
| 0 |
| +1.6 |
| Rich Gannon | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Zack Crockett | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 6 | 13 | 84 | 0 | 28% | +2.5 |
| Charlie Garner | 9 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 22% | +2.3 |
| Roland Williams | 5 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 11% | +2.8 |
| Tim Brown | 5 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 22% | −1.9 |
| Jerry Porter | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 9% | +0.4 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| Jon Ritchie | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −3.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Biekert | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Russell | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cooper | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnnie Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Alexander | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |