1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · TWA Dome
FinalFalconsAtlanta7
BY 28final margin
RamsSt. Louis35
Atlanta Falcons 7 at St. Louis Rams 35. Final.
Falcons -1.5 upsetO 40.5 ✓DomeFalcons closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
St. Louis Rams 35–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Graziani | 14/22 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4.4 |
| Chris Chandler |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Falcons -1.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- Falcons moneyline
- —
- Rams moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 42 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TWA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- Falcons 6 days · Rams 14 days
- Coaches
- Dan Reeves vs Dick Vermeil
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
