2001 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 19, 2002 · Soldier Field
FinalPhiladelphia Eagles 33 at Chicago Bears 19. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 19, 2002 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Philadelphia Eagles 33–19.
4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 26/40 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Donovan McNabb | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 1 | +4.2 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Thrash | 5 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 18% | −2.3 |
| Duce Staley | 7 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 21% | +2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Dawkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Caldwell |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 8/17 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −9.7 |
| Jim Miller | 3/5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6.0 |
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
Bears closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 32.5; the game landed 52 — over by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
| Jamie Reader | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Sean Landeta | 1 | -20 | -20.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Jeff Thomason | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 8% | +4.9 |
| Chad Lewis | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 10% | +2.2 |
| Todd Pinkston | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | −0.3 |
| Cecil Martin | 3 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 21% | +0.5 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | −0.1 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Barry Gardner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Whiting | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Cook | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dameane Douglas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Douglas | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hauck | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Merritt | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 1 | +4.7 |
| Anthony Thomas | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Dez White | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| James Allen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Leon Johnson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez White | 4 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 32% | −3.8 |
| Marty Booker | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 18% | −2.4 |
| David Terrell | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14% | +1.0 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5% | +0.2 |
| James Allen | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14% | −4.3 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18% | −3.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |