2000 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalAtlanta Falcons 29 at St. Louis Rams 45. 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 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 45–29.
2.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 18/30 | 220 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +0.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 1 | +2.7 |
| Maurice Smith | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 4 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 17% | +4.1 |
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 20% | +2.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Bradford | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 24/40 | 313 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +12.7 |
| 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 -18, won by 16 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 58.5; the game landed 74 — over by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 30% | −0.9 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 13% | +0.9 |
| Brian Finneran | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7% | −1.7 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | +1.2 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | +1.3 |
| Jammi German | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| 6 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Swayda | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elijah Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |
| 208 |
| 8.3 |
| 1 |
| +11.5 |
| Robert Holcombe | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Justin Watson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | +1.1 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bruce | 3 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 20% | +5.2 |
| Marshall Faulk | 7 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 25% | +4.8 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 7 | 8 | 73 | 1 | 20% | +7.5 |
| Torry Holt | 3 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 23% | −4.2 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3% | +2.0 |
| Tony Horne | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5% | +2.4 |
| Justin Watson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Roland Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Styles | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| London Fletcher | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Watson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| S.Fernando | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |