2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · 3Com Park
St. Louis RamsWinner
30
at
San Francisco 49ers
26
STL -6 no coverO 50 ✓
St. Louis Rams 30–26.
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 | 24/35 | 321 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Trung Canidate | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Torry Holt | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bruce | 8 | 11 | 144 | 1 | 31% | 1.8 |
| Marshall Faulk | 8 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 23% | 5.1 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 14% | 1.7 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Torry Holt | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 17% | -0.7 |
| Jeff Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Archuleta | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter McCleon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Fields | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leonard Little | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Coady | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerametrius Butler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damione Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 19/34 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevan Barlow | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Garcia | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Garrison Hearst | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 5 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 29% | -0.7 |
| Terry Jackson | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 9% | 4.9 |
| Eric Johnson | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 18% | -2.0 |
| Justin Swift | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -0.2 |
| Garrison Hearst | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 0.1 |
| Tai Streets | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18% | -6.2 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bronson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Killens | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Webster | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Heard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -6
- Closing total
- 50
- STL moneyline
- —
- SF moneyline
- —
Rams closed -6, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 50; the game landed 56 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- 3Com Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 59°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- STL 14 days · SF 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Steve Mariucci
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.