2000 Week 12 · Mon, Nov 20, 2000 · TWA Dome
Washington CommandersWinner
33
at
St. Louis Rams
20
STL -5.5 upsetU 56 ✓Dome
Washington Commanders 33–20.
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
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 24/34 | 269 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Skip Hicks | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jeff George | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Connell | 5 | 6 | 96 | 0 | 18% | 5.6 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 18% | 2.7 |
| James Thrash | 5 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 21% | 2.8 |
| Stephen Davis | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 12% | 0.2 |
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9% | -3.1 |
| Mike Sellers | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | 2.1 |
| James Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
| Skip Hicks | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Shade | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Green | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Terrell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 23/38 | 366 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Robert Holcombe | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Trent Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 4 | 9 | 125 | 0 | 24% | -1.9 |
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 21% | -2.8 |
| Marshall Faulk | 9 | 12 | 88 | 1 | 32% | 4.2 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 11% | 2.7 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | -0.3 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Roland Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Lyle | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Coady | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd F. Collins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony Horne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -5.5
- Closing total
- 56
- WAS moneyline
- —
- STL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 56; the game landed 53 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TWA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- WAS 15 days · STL 8 days
- Coaches
- Terry Robiskie vs Mike Martz