2000 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 10, 2000 · TWA Dome
Minnesota Vikings
29
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St. Louis RamsWinner
40
STL -3.5 ✓O 56.5 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 40–29.
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
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 21/33 | 221 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | 4.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 7 | 13 | 66 | 1 | 39% | 3.1 |
| Randy Moss | 4 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 21% | 4.3 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 5 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 15% | 4.1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailee Wong | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 27/32 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 25 | 135 | 5.4 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Robert Holcombe | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Justin Watson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Kurt Warner | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | -4.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 9 | 10 | 172 | 0 | 31% | 8.0 |
| Isaac Bruce | 7 | 11 | 74 | 0 | 34% | 2.7 |
| Marshall Faulk | 6 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 19% | 4.5 |
| Jeff Robinson | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 6% | 2.7 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 3.1 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Lyle | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -3.5
- Closing total
- 56.5
- MIN moneyline
- —
- STL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 56.5; the game landed 69 — over by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TWA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- MIN 10 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Green vs Mike Martz