1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · TWA Dome
New Orleans Saints
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St. Louis RamsWinner
43
STL -14 ✓O 47 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 43–12 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Hobert | 23/41 | 254 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Danny Wuerffel | 2/6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Wilmont Perry | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Troy Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hastings | 9 | 12 | 113 | 0 | 26% | 5.0 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 15% | 4.8 |
| Lamar Smith | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 11% | 0.3 |
| Eddie Kennison | 5 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 22% | -7.4 |
| Keith Poole | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 11% | 0.1 |
| Wilmont Perry | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Troy Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Scott Slutzker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Clay | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Weary | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Bordano | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 15/27 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 18 | 102 | 5.7 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Robert Holcombe | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| James Hodgins | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Kurt Warner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 5 | 6 | 87 | 2 | 22% | 8.9 |
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 48% | 0.0 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11% | 0.1 |
| Marshall Faulk | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | 1.9 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Jenkins | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taje Allen | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin Bush | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| London Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Agnew | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike A. Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -14
- Closing total
- 47
- NO moneyline
- —
- STL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -14 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 47; the game landed 55 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TWA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- NO 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Ditka vs Dick Vermeil
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.