2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · RCA Dome
FinalDenver Broncos 10 at Indianapolis Colts 29. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 29–10 — never really in doubt late.
1.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
9/15 for 128 yds, 2 TD
50% of team targets · 7.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 16/32 | 151 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −21.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Mike Anderson | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Brian Griese | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 7 | 10 | 92 | 0 | 31% | +4.8 |
| Desmond Clark | 4 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 22% | −2.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mobley | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 16/30 | 191 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Rhodes |
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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
Colts closed -2 and covered, winning by 19.
Total closed 51; the game landed 39 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
| Chris Cole | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 13% | −10.4 |
| KaRon Coleman | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −0.2 |
| Kevin Kasper | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| Terrell Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −4.1 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Bill Romanowski | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Coghill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 |
| 141 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| −2.2 |
| Kevin McDougal | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −3.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 9 | 15 | 128 | 2 | 50% | +7.2 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 2 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 17% | +0.2 |
| Reggie Wayne | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13% | −0.5 |
| Marcus Pollard | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | +0.1 |
| Ken Dilger | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| Trevor Insley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Sword | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idrees Bashir | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Macklin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Burris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Josh Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clifton Crosby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |