2000 Week 13 · Sun, Nov 26, 2000 · TWA Dome

New Orleans SaintsWinner

St. Louis Rams

STL -13.5 upsetO 53.5 ✓DomeRams closed -13.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New Orleans Saints 31–24.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · STL

Trent GreenQB

20/41, 289 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-6.2 expected points added

Passing · NO

Aaron BrooksQB

17/29, 190 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

3.4 expected points added

Rushing · NO

Jerald MooreRB

18 att, 61 yds, 1 TD

2.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Chad MortonRB

12 att, 35 yds, 0 TD

-1.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · STL

Torry HoltWR

6/9 for 89 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 6.6 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Joe HornWR

7/10 for 77 yds, 0 TD

36% of team targets · 3.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Aaron Brooks	17/29	190	1	2	1	3.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jerald Moore	18	61	3.4	1	2.2
Chad Morton	12	35	2.9	0	-1.1
Aaron Brooks	7	34	4.9	2	5.7
Terrelle Smith	6	20	3.3	0	-1.7
Fred McAfee	1	-3	-3.0	0	-2.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Joe Horn	7	10	77	0	36%	3.4
Willie Jackson	4	6	64	0	21%	-1.7
Keith Poole	1	2	18	0	7%	2.4
Chad Morton	2	4	12	0	14%	-0.6
Robert Wilson	1	1	9	0	4%	1.6
Andrew Glover	1	2	6	0	7%	-1.6
Brian Milne	1	1	4	1	4%	1.7
Terrelle Smith	0	2	0	0	7%	-2.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Sacks	PD
Alex Molden	7	0.0	1
La'Roi Glover	4	3.0	0
Sammy Knight	4	0.0	0
Darren Perry	3	0.0	0
Darrin Smith	3	1.0	0
Michael Hawthorne	3	0.0	0
Darren Howard	3	1.0	1
Toby Gowin	3	0.0	0
Keith Mitchell	2	0.0	2
Fred Thomas	2	0.0	1

St. Louis Rams

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Trent Green	20/41	289	2	1	6	-6.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Marshall Faulk	8	27	3.4	0	-1.5
Robert Holcombe	1	1	1.0	1	0.7
Trent Green	1	0	0.0	0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Torry Holt	6	9	89	0	23%	6.6
Ricky Proehl	3	4	66	1	10%	4.3
Isaac Bruce	4	10	59	0	25%	-0.9
Az-Zahir Hakim	4	8	54	1	20%	-1.2
Marshall Faulk	2	5	16	0	13%	-0.7
Roland Williams	1	3	5	0	8%	-1.2
Robert Holcombe	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
London Fletcher	5	4	0.5	2	2
Grant Wistrom	4	2	0.5	0	0
Ray Agnew	5	1	0.0	0	0
Rich Coady	6	0	0.0	0	0
Todd Lyght	4	1	0.0	0	2
Mike A. Jones	3	1	0.0	0	2
Keith Lyle	3	1	0.0	0	0
Dexter McCleon	4	0	0.0	0	1
Lorenzo Styles	2	1	0.0	0	0
Jeff Zgonina	2	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: STL -13.5
Closing total: 53.5
NO moneyline: —
STL moneyline: —

Rams closed -13.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 53.5; the game landed 55 — over by 1.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: TWA Dome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Gerry Austin
Rest: NO 7 days · STL 6 days
Coaches: Jim Haslett vs Mike Martz

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.