2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Georgia Dome
St. Louis RamsWinner
41
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Atlanta Falcons
20
STL -6.5 ✓O 55 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 41–20 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 12/19 | 336 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Justin Watson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Kurt Warner | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Tony Horne | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 3 | 3 | 189 | 2 | 17% | 18.2 |
| Isaac Bruce | 3 | 6 | 92 | 2 | 33% | 7.2 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 17% | 1.6 |
| Marshall Faulk | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 22% | -1.4 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
| Jeff Robinson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Styles | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike A. Jones | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Bowen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grant Wistrom | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 21/35 | 255 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -6.0 |
| Danny Kanell | 1/3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 1 | -13.7 |
| Ron Rivers | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Kelly | 4 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 13% | 5.6 |
| Terance Mathis | 8 | 12 | 82 | 0 | 32% | -2.0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 5 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 29% | -3.2 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11% | -0.8 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Carter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Buchanan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Crockett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Hall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -6.5
- Closing total
- 55
- STL moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 55; the game landed 61 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- STL 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Dan Reeves
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.