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polling · 1800s tick · as of 11:25 PM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 23–17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 35/49 | 313 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +0.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Tim Brown | 1 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 9 | 11 | 108 | 0 | 23% | +7.3 |
| Tim Brown | 7 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 21% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Alexander | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 19/26 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Broncos closed -1 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 41; the game landed 40 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 6.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.2 |
| Zack Crockett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| +6.1 |
| Charlie Garner | 9 | 11 | 59 | 1 | 23% | +1.0 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 9% | +1.6 |
| Jerry Porter | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 9% | −2.2 |
| Roland Williams | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6% | −0.1 |
| Jon Ritchie | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Randy Jordan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | −1.0 |
| James Jett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −2.6 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Eric Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grady Jackson | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Biekert | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Russell | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Regan Upshaw | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis |
| 18 |
| 89 |
| 4.9 |
| 0 |
| −3.0 |
| Brian Griese | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | +2.5 |
| Mike Anderson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 46% | +1.6 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 15% | +0.8 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4% | +1.2 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 12% | +0.8 |
| Kevin Kasper | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8% | +1.4 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.0 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Terrell Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Desmond Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Gold | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Mobley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bertrand Berry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
