2000 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 4, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalDenver Broncos 36 at St. Louis Rams 41. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 4, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 41–36.
1.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 19/29 | 307 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +8.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 13 | 80 | 6.2 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Terrell Davis | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Brian Griese | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | +3.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 7 | 8 | 115 | 0 | 28% | +7.2 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 9 | 88 | 1 | 31% | +3.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Jenkins |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 25/35 | 441 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +15.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
Rams closed -6.5, won by 5 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 77 — over by 28.5.
Conditions and crew
| Rod Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 7% | −1.8 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 10% | +0.9 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 7% | +2.9 |
| Olandis Gary | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14% | −1.1 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3% | +1.7 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
| 78 |
| 5.6 |
| 1 |
| +1.5 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 5 | 6 | 116 | 1 | 17% | +7.1 |
| Torry Holt | 6 | 8 | 103 | 0 | 23% | +1.7 |
| Marshall Faulk | 4 | 7 | 100 | 1 | 20% | +3.0 |
| Isaac Bruce | 4 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 14% | +4.4 |
| Ricky Proehl | 3 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 11% | +4.6 |
| Robert Holcombe | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | +0.7 |
| Jeff Robinson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Roland Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −4.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin Bush | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Lyle | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter McCleon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Carter | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Marco Farr | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |