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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Philadelphia Eagles 24–21 — decided on the final possessions.
3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 22/39 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Ron Dayne | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 1 | +3.1 |
| Kerry Collins | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 10 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 33% | +2.9 |
| Amani Toomer | 3 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 18% | +3.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Barrow | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Garnes | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 21/39 | 270 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb |
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_NYG_PHI
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Eagles closed -5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 45 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Dan Campbell | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 10% | +1.2 |
| Ike Hilliard | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 15% | −0.9 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | −0.0 |
| Greg Comella | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13% | −0.3 |
| Marcellus Rivers | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Jonathan Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 3.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kenny Holmes | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Short | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |
| 48 |
| 6.9 |
| 0 |
| −1.6 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Duce Staley | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | −2.5 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Thrash | 7 | 14 | 143 | 1 | 38% | +6.1 |
| Chad Lewis | 7 | 8 | 74 | 2 | 22% | +7.3 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 11% | +2.2 |
| Todd Pinkston | 2 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 16% | −0.5 |
| Cecil Martin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Duce Staley | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 11% | −3.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Dawkins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Moore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Burgess | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hugh Douglas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. D. Kalu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Whiting | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
