2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 24 at St. Louis Rams 41. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:19 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 41–24 — never really in doubt late.
1.8 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 Garcia | 21/34 | 290 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +10.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Jeff Garcia | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Fred Beasley | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 11 | 108 | 1 | 33% | +6.1 |
| Fred Beasley | 4 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 15% | +0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Schulters | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Posey | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Keith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 23/34 | 394 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +9.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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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 -17 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 55.5; the game landed 65 — over by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 18% | −2.6 |
| Charlie Garner | 5 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 21% | +6.0 |
| Tai Streets | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 6% | +1.0 |
| Greg Clark | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | −0.2 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Engelberger | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |
| 134 |
| 5.4 |
| 3 |
| +7.4 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bruce | 8 | 8 | 188 | 1 | 24% | +13.4 |
| Torry Holt | 4 | 6 | 94 | 0 | 18% | −3.6 |
| Marshall Faulk | 7 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 33% | −0.6 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12% | −1.6 |
| Tony Horne | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 6% | +3.2 |
| Roland Williams | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grant Wistrom | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Styles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Agnew | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |