1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · TWA Dome
Chicago Bears
12
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St. Louis RamsWinner
34
STL -10 ✓U 46.5 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 34–12 — 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
Receiving · STL
12/13 for 204 yds, 1 TD
32% of team targets · 12.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 23/39 | 266 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Cade McNown | 9/16 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -7.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Curtis Enis | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Cade McNown | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Engram | 13 | 17 | 143 | 2 | 31% | 6.0 |
| Marcus Robinson | 6 | 12 | 93 | 0 | 22% | 0.7 |
| James Allen | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 9% | 5.6 |
| John Allred | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 4% | -2.6 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 7% | 1.3 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2% | 2.0 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -5.1 |
| Curtis Enis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -8.5 |
| Glyn Milburn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.5 |
| Edgar Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parrish | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Azumah | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Minter | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hudson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Engram | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 24/35 | 334 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Paul Justin | 3/7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Robert Holcombe | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Justin Watson | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Isaac Bruce | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Paul Justin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 12 | 13 | 204 | 1 | 32% | 12.4 |
| Isaac Bruce | 4 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 12% | 5.1 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 5% | 3.8 |
| Torry Holt | 3 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 22% | -3.7 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 0.3 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 0.5 |
| Jeff Robinson | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -4.9 |
| Roland Williams | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5% | 1.0 |
| Justin Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Tony Horne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Ernie Conwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCleon | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Jenkins | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Devin Bush | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Marco Farr | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taje Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leonard Little | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Williams | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -10
- Closing total
- 46.5
- CHI moneyline
- —
- STL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -10 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 46 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TWA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Dick Vermeil