2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Veterans Stadium
New York Giants
21
at
Philadelphia EaglesWinner
24
PHI -5 no coverO 34.5 ✓31°F · 16 mph
Philadelphia Eagles 24–21 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
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
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 22/39 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 21/39 | 270 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -5
- Closing total
- 34.5
- NYG moneyline
- —
- PHI moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Veterans Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 31°F, wind 16 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · PHI 8 days
- Coaches
- Jim Fassel vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.