2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · TWA Dome

San Francisco 49ers

St. Louis RamsWinner

STL -17 pushO 55.5 ✓DomeRams closed -17 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.

St. Louis Rams 41–24 — 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

Passing · STL

Kurt WarnerQB

23/34, 394 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

9.5 expected points added

Passing · SF

Jeff GarciaQB

21/34, 290 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

10.7 expected points added

Rushing · STL

Marshall FaulkRB

25 att, 134 yds, 3 TD

7.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SF

Charlie GarnerRB

15 att, 87 yds, 0 TD

1.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · STL

Isaac BruceWR

8/8 for 188 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 13.4 expected points added

Receiving · SF

Terrell OwensWR

6/11 for 108 yds, 1 TD

33% of team targets · 6.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

San Francisco 49ers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jeff Garcia	21/34	290	3	2	0	10.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Charlie Garner	15	87	5.8	1.8
Jeff Garcia	2	12	6.0	1.7
Fred Beasley	3	10	3.3	-1.4
Terry Jackson	1	2	2.0	-0.5

Receiving

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
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

Defense (top contributors)

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	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

St. Louis Rams

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kurt Warner	23/34	394	2	2	1	9.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Marshall Faulk	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

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
London Fletcher	9	2	0	0
Todd Lyght	3	2	0	0
Devin Bush	4	1	0	0
Mike A. Jones	4	0	0	0
Dexter McCleon	3	0	1	2
Grant Wistrom	1	2	0	0
Keith Lyle	1	1	0	0
Lorenzo Styles	2	0	0	0
Chris Thomas	2	0	0	0
Ray Agnew	1	1	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: STL -17
Closing total: 55.5
SF moneyline: —
STL moneyline: —

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

Game environment

Venue: TWA Dome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Bernie Kukar
Rest: SF 7 days · STL 7 days
Coaches: Steve Mariucci vs Mike Martz

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.