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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 40–10 — never really in doubt late.
-5.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 9/15 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −0.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 21 | 111 | 5.3 | 1 | +4.3 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 2 | +4.1 |
| Tony Banks | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | +2.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeron Flemister | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 20% | +4.9 |
| Kevin Lockett | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 20% | −2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Pierce | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Shade | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mason | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 14/28 | 127 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −12.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams |
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_WAS_NO
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 50 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
| Donnell Bennett | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Rod Gardner | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 20% | −1.0 |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 7% | +1.0 |
| Stephen Davis | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13% | +0.2 |
| Donnell Bennett | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13% | −0.6 |
| Matt Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −0.5 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| David Terrell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrius Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 74 |
| 4.4 |
| 0 |
| −5.0 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 4 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 19% | +4.3 |
| Willie Jackson | 4 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 26% | −3.9 |
| Boo Williams | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 19% | −2.0 |
| Joe Horn | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 22% | +0.2 |
| Lamont Hall | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +1.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.3 |
| Robert Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −3.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Mathis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Chase | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Horn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
