2000 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 15, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalFalconsAtlanta29
BY 16final margin
RamsSt. Louis45
Atlanta Falcons 29 at St. Louis Rams 45. Final.
Rams -18 no coverO 58.5 ✓DomeRams closed -18, won by 16 — but didn't cover.
St. Louis Rams 45–29.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 18/30 | 220 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 1 | +2.7 |
| Maurice Smith | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | −1.9 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 24/40 | 313 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +12.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Rams -18
- Closing total
- 58.5
- Falcons moneyline
- —
- Rams moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- TWA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- Falcons 7 days · Rams 14 days
- Coaches
- Dan Reeves vs Mike Martz
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.