2000 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 5, 2000 · TWA Dome
FinalPanthersCarolina27
BY 3final margin
RamsSt. Louis24
Carolina Panthers 27 at St. Louis Rams 24. Final.
Rams -13.5 upsetU 59.5 ✓DomeRams closed -13.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Carolina Panthers 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · STL
8/10 for 147 yds, 1 TD
24% of team targets · 13.9 expected points added
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
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 15/25 | 214 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +3.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 0 | +0.7 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | +1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 6 | 7 | 83 | 0 | 28% | +6.4 |
| Donald Hayes | 3 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 20% | +1.7 |
| Isaac Byrd | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 16% | +0.0 |
| Casey Crawford | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 8% | +1.1 |
| Karl Hankton | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12% | −0.5 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8% | +1.1 |
| Chris Hetherington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Woodall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Gilbert | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Morabito | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannibal Navies | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 29/42 | 431 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +18.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Justin Watson | 12 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | −4.4 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −5.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 8 | 10 | 147 | 1 | 24% | +13.9 |
| Torry Holt | 4 | 5 | 130 | 0 | 12% | +9.0 |
| Isaac Bruce | 7 | 11 | 69 | 1 | 27% | −1.5 |
| Ricky Proehl | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 10% | +1.9 |
| Justin Watson | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 12% | −0.1 |
| Ernie Conwell | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | +1.0 |
| James Hodgins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | −0.4 |
| Roland Williams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Wistrom | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter McCleon | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike A. Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Lyle | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Agnew | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Coady | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Little | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Rams -13.5
- Closing total
- 59.5
- Panthers moneyline
- —
- Rams moneyline
- —
Rams closed -13.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 59.5; the game landed 51 — under by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TWA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Bob McElwee
- Rest
- Panthers 7 days · Rams 7 days
- Coaches
- George Seifert vs Mike Martz
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.