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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
-2.6 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 | 28/42 | 308 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +6.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 1 | −0.9 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bruce | 4 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 12% | +6.3 |
| Torry Holt | 7 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 26% | +6.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCleon | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Davis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 32/48 | 312 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +4.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb |
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.
/football/games/2001_01_STL_PHI
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 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 46; the game landed 37 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
| Trung Canidate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Ernie Conwell | 5 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 14% | +5.0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 8 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 26% | −0.9 |
| Jeff Robinson | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 5% | +1.7 |
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +0.7 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10% | −2.9 |
| James Hodgins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −4.1 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Kim Herring | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Little | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Archuleta | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyoka Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kole Ayi | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 |
| 48 |
| 5.3 |
| 0 |
| −2.6 |
| Duce Staley | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Pinkston | 7 | 11 | 99 | 0 | 23% | +2.5 |
| Duce Staley | 11 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 32% | −1.8 |
| Chad Lewis | 5 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 17% | −4.8 |
| Cecil Martin | 6 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 15% | +6.5 |
| Na Brown | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 4% | +4.3 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Jeff Thomason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Caldwell | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Moore | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Dawkins | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlos Emmons | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Douglas | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy Vincent | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Corey Simon | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Grasmanis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Cook | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
