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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Ericsson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 38–6 — never really in doubt late.
-1.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 17/29 | 198 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 1 | −1.8 |
| J.R. Redmond | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Patten | 4 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 21% | +1.5 |
| Troy Brown | 6 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 41% | −2.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tebucky Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Vrabel |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 15/36 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −32.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley |
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_17_NE_CAR
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 32.
Total closed 36; the game landed 44 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | −2.4 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 14% | +0.8 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 10% | +4.2 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | +1.6 |
| Fred Coleman | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10% | −1.6 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ty Law | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie McGinest | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |
| 168 |
| 8.0 |
| 0 |
| +3.3 |
| Nick Goings | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Chris Weinke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Hoover | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 17% | +0.5 |
| Steve Smith | 3 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 20% | −7.7 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | +1.8 |
| Kris Mangum | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 14% | −1.4 |
| Donald Hayes | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20% | −7.1 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14% | −12.5 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −1.4 |
| Chris Hetherington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Morgan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deon Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rashard Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
