2001 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 12, 2002 · Veterans Stadium
FinalTampa Bay Buccaneers 9 at Philadelphia Eagles 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 12, 2002 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Philadelphia Eagles 31–9 — never really in doubt late.
-3.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 22/36 | 202 | 0 | 4 | 1 | −12.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Warrick Dunn | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | −3.8 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 3 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 14% | +2.9 |
| Warrick Dunn | 8 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 33% | −5.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Duncan |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 16/25 | 194 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb |
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
Eagles closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 33; the game landed 40 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
| Mike Alstott | 5 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 17% | +3.3 |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 11% | −1.8 |
| Jacquez Green | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 17% | −11.2 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | +0.9 |
| Todd Yoder | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve White | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 |
| 57 |
| 14.3 |
| 0 |
| +5.2 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 1 | +1.8 |
| Duce Staley | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 0 | −3.9 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Pinkston | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 29% | +1.1 |
| Chad Lewis | 4 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 25% | +1.4 |
| James Thrash | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 21% | +0.8 |
| Duce Staley | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 13% | +3.9 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8% | +0.5 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Caldwell | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Vincent | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Emmons | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Simon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Grasmanis | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Hauck | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Thomason | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |