2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · FedExField
FinalArizona Cardinals 17 at Washington Commanders 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · FedExField
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
1.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · WAS
5/8 for 62 yds, 0 TD
33% of team targets · -7.1 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 11/25 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −7.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | +1.0 |
| Michael Pittman | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 2 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 32% | −1.9 |
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 18% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald McKinnon | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 13/25 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −5.7 |
| Kent Graham | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.6 |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Commanders closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 37 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Steve Bush | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 14% | +2.1 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9% | +0.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5% | +0.7 |
| Tywan Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5% | −0.3 |
| Arnold Jackson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −0.2 |
| Michael Pittman | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14% | −3.3 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Raynoch Thompson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mao Tosi | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| LeVar Woods | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Bell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 38 | 148 | 3.9 | 1 | +0.8 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Tony Banks | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Kent Graham | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 5 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 33% | −7.1 |
| Walter Rasby | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 13% | +4.8 |
| Donnell Bennett | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8% | +0.1 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8% | +0.1 |
| Rod Gardner | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 17% | −1.1 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +1.3 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13% | +0.2 |
| Zeron Flemister | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Mason | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bates | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kato Serwanga | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |