1999 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 16, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalMinnesota Vikings 37 at St. Louis Rams 49. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 16, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 49–37.
4.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 29/50 | 423 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +17.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Leroy Hoard | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 1 | +4.3 |
| Jeff George | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 9 | 14 | 188 | 2 | 29% | +11.4 |
| Cris Carter | 7 | 15 | 106 | 1 | 31% | +8.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 27/33 | 391 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +23.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk |
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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 -7 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 52; the game landed 86 — over by 34.0.
Conditions and crew
| Jake Reed | 5 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 14% | +7.6 |
| Robert Smith | 7 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 16% | −0.7 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4% | +0.2 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.8 |
| Andrew Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.7 |
| Carlester Crumpler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.9 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Bass | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burrough | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |
| 21 |
| 1.9 |
| 1 |
| −4.0 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −5.1 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bruce | 4 | 7 | 133 | 1 | 21% | +6.9 |
| Marshall Faulk | 5 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 15% | +2.8 |
| Torry Holt | 6 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 18% | +4.0 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 5 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 18% | +4.8 |
| Roland Williams | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 6% | +2.7 |
| Jeff Robinson | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3% | +2.0 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | −0.7 |
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | +1.3 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Ryan Tucker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Jenkins | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Morton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Agnew | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |