2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalCincinnati Bengals 23 at Tennessee Titans 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 23–21 — decided on the final possessions.
-8.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · TEN
9/11 for 186 yds, 2 TD
34% of team targets · 10.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 28/47 | 340 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +11.7 |
| Corey Dillon | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 2 | +0.5 |
| Brandon Bennett | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Jon Kitna |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 9 | 11 | 152 | 0 | 23% | +10.8 |
| Danny Farmer | 3 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 11% | +4.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bean | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Takeo Spikes | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 11/18 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3.2 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 7/14 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2.8 |
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
Titans closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 44 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| −3.1 |
| Chad Johnson | 2 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 15% | −2.9 |
| Peter Warrick | 5 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 19% | −1.5 |
| Corey Dillon | 3 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 15% | +0.6 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| Kirk McMullen | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4% | −3.7 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Ron Dugans | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJuan Armour | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Ross | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 21 | 50 | 2.4 | 0 | −8.3 |
| Steve McNair | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | +1.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 9 | 11 | 186 | 2 | 34% | +10.9 |
| Kevin Dyson | 4 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 31% | −1.6 |
| Drew Bennett | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9% | +2.3 |
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 19% | −0.1 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeRon Jenkins | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perry Phenix | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Evans | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bulluck | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dyson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Chamberlin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Favors | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |