2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Veterans Stadium
St. Louis RamsWinner
20
at
Philadelphia Eagles
17
STL -3 pushU 46 ✓
St. Louis Rams 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
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 | 28/42 | 308 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6.7 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Trung Canidate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 32/48 | 312 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Duce Staley | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | -4.5 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -3
- Closing total
- 46
- STL moneyline
- —
- PHI moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Veterans Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Al Hynes
- Rest
- STL 7 days · PHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Andy Reid