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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
FinalWho moved the needle
Denver Broncos 23–17.
-2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 9 | 11 | 108 | 0 | 23% | +7.3 |
| Tim Brown | 7 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 21% | +6.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Alexander | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 19/26 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis |
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_OAK_DEN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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.
| Zack Crockett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
