2001 Super Bowl · Sun, Feb 3, 2002 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalSt. Louis Rams 17 at New England Patriots 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Super Bowl · Sun, Feb 3, 2002 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 28/44 | 365 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | +1.5 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 5 | 8 | 90 | 0 | 19% | +5.4 |
| Ricky Proehl | 3 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 12% | +0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Archuleta | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Polley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/27 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith |
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
Rams closed -14 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 37 — under by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
| James Hodgins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 16% | −5.0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 4 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 9% | +2.2 |
| Torry Holt | 5 | 12 | 49 | 0 | 28% | −5.4 |
| Jeff Robinson | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | +1.5 |
| Yo Murphy | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | +0.4 |
| James Hodgins | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | +0.7 |
| Ernie Conwell | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −0.9 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Brian Young | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Little | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |
| 92 |
| 5.1 |
| 0 |
| +0.4 |
| David Patten | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 6 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 26% | +3.3 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13% | +0.3 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 17% | −0.3 |
| David Patten | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17% | +0.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9% | −0.3 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| Patrick Pass | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9% | −2.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Law | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tebucky Jones | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |