2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Ericsson Stadium
Arizona CardinalsWinner
30
at
Carolina Panthers
7
CAR -1 upsetU 39.5 ✓
Arizona Cardinals 30–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 12/23 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Frank Sanders | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 12 | 89 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Thomas Jones | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Dennis McKinley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jake Plummer | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 7 | 14 | 127 | 2 | 61% | 8.5 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 17% | 1.4 |
| Tywan Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9% | 2.1 |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -1.2 |
| Frank Sanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Arnold Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Barrett | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Tillman | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Lucas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coby Rhinehart | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Walz | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeVar Woods | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 36/63 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -9.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | -7.7 |
| Chris Weinke | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Byrd | 7 | 16 | 60 | 0 | 26% | -3.8 |
| Chris Hetherington | 7 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 18% | -1.4 |
| Donald Hayes | 6 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 13% | 5.2 |
| Brad Hoover | 5 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 13% | -0.2 |
| Kris Mangum | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 11% | -1.1 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8% | -0.4 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
| Luther Broughton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -4.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Morgan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Minter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -1
- Closing total
- 39.5
- ARI moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 37 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ericsson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 42°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Dave McGinnis vs George Seifert