2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalSt. Louis Rams 26 at New Orleans Saints 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 26–21.
-1.7 expected points added on the ground
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
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 12/17 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5.0 |
| Trent Green | 6/10 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 32 | 220 | 6.9 | 2 | +6.5 |
| Justin Watson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Robert Holcombe |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 5 | 9 | 121 | 0 | 33% | +7.1 |
| Isaac Bruce | 2 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 19% | −7.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Lyght | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| London Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 16/31 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −2.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerald Moore |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Rams closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 56; the game landed 47 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 4 |
| 10 |
| 2.5 |
| 0 |
| −0.9 |
| Kurt Warner | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Torry Holt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Trent Green | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 7 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 30% | +1.2 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 11% | +3.1 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.7 |
| Roland Williams | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Leonard Little | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin Bush | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Carter | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd F. Collins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |
| 45 |
| 11.3 |
| 0 |
| +1.8 |
| Terry Allen | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 4 | 10 | 71 | 1 | 34% | +0.6 |
| Joe Horn | 5 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 31% | +5.5 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 7% | +1.4 |
| Brian Milne | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | +0.2 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Lamont Hall | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Keith Poole | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −4.4 |
| Andrew Glover | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Perry | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norman Hand | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |