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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Buffalo Bills 14–9.
-5.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NYJ
7/11 for 99 yds, 0 TD
31% of team targets · 0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Van Pelt | 16/27 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 28 | 107 | 3.8 | 0 | −5.6 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Riemersma | 8 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 31% | +7.0 |
| Peerless Price | 3 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 23% | +4.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierson Prioleau | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 19/37 | 227 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −7.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin |
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_16_BUF_NYJ
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Jets closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 23 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Alex Van Pelt | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | +1.9 |
| Brian Moorman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 23% | −0.8 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12% | +1.7 |
| Phillip Crosby | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.2 |
| Shawn Bryson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Reggie Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Tyrone Robertson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Spoon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Crosby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 123 |
| 6.2 |
| 0 |
| +1.4 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| LaMont Jordan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +2.1 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laveranues Coles | 7 | 11 | 99 | 0 | 31% | +0.6 |
| Curtis Martin | 5 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 14% | −0.0 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 4 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 23% | +3.5 |
| Kevin Swayne | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 14% | −4.6 |
| Anthony Becht | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | −0.1 |
| Santana Moss | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −2.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Ferguson | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Green | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Mickens | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Burton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Ogbogu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Reed | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Darling | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
