2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Louisiana Superdome
St. Louis RamsWinner
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New Orleans Saints
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STL -3.5 ✓U 56 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 26–21.
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
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| 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 |
Rushing
| 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 | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 16/31 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerald Moore | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -3.5
- Closing total
- 56
- STL moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Rams closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 56; the game landed 47 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Phil Luckett
- Rest
- STL 6 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.