2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Husky Stadium
FinalKansas City Chiefs 18 at Seattle Seahawks 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Husky Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Seattle Seahawks 21–18 — decided on the final possessions.
0.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · SEA
6/10 for 71 yds, 2 TD
26% of team targets · 4.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 15/33 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −3.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Trent Green | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | +1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kennison | 3 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 19% | +1.2 |
| Priest Holmes | 6 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 22% | +4.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Wesley | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Hicks |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 22/38 | 248 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3.6 |
| Jeff Feagles | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 |
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
Seahawks closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 40; the game landed 39 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Mikhael Ricks | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 13% | +1.5 |
| Snoop Minnis | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 22% | −4.5 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | +1.2 |
| Derrick Alexander | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13% | −2.7 |
| Tony Richardson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.4 |
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| Eric Downing | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Ransom | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerome Woods | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Owens | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Alexander | 20 | 127 | 6.3 | 1 | +1.6 |
| Jay Graham | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Mack Strong | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Trent Dilfer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson | 6 | 10 | 71 | 2 | 26% | +4.1 |
| Koren Robinson | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 10% | +3.7 |
| Shaun Alexander | 6 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 18% | −0.8 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3% | +2.1 |
| James Williams | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 13% | +1.4 |
| Bobby Engram | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 13% | −0.7 |
| Mack Strong | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15% | −4.3 |
| Isaiah Kacyvenski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Kacyvenski | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ike Charlton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Eaton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sinclair | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Fuller | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cochran | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |