2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · 3Com Park
FinalSt. Louis Rams 30 at San Francisco 49ers 26. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 23, 2001 · 3Com Park
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 30–26.
-0.3 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 | 24/35 | 321 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +14.1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 19/34 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −6.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevan Barlow |
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 -6, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 50; the game landed 56 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Trung Canidate | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Torry Holt | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |