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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 38–0 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 14/21 | 263 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +13.2 |
| Tim Rattay | 2/2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevan Barlow | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Garrison Hearst | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Terry Jackson |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 2 | 4 | 116 | 2 | 17% | +9.7 |
| J.J. Stokes | 6 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 26% | +8.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Holman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George McCullough | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ulbrich |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 21/33 | 119 | 0 | 4 | 3 | −17.4 |
| Jeff Blake | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 |
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_SF_NO
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
49ers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 38.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 38 — under by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 4 |
| 18 |
| 4.5 |
| 1 |
| +1.9 |
| Jeff Garcia | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Tim Rattay | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Eric Johnson | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13% | −0.3 |
| Kevan Barlow | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 9% | +1.6 |
| Garrison Hearst | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9% | +1.0 |
| Terry Jackson | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 13% | +1.9 |
| Tai Streets | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13% | −0.2 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Julian Peterson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Cortez | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | −16.5 |
| Aaron Brooks | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Jeff Blake | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 10 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 35% | +4.3 |
| Joe Horn | 3 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 21% | −4.4 |
| Boo Williams | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 15% | −2.3 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 12% | −6.4 |
| Wane McGarity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 5 | -8 | 0 | 15% | −3.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Clemons | 9 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Chase | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Israel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Horn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
