2001 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 28, 2001 · Dome at America's Center
New Orleans SaintsWinner
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St. Louis Rams
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STL -12 upsetO 48.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 34–31 — 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
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 20/31 | 254 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Terrelle Smith | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Aaron Brooks | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -4.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 8 | 12 | 121 | 2 | 39% | 10.2 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 6% | 3.8 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 4 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 13% | -2.9 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19% | -5.2 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | -0.0 |
| Boo Williams | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13% | -2.5 |
| Albert Connell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bellamy | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Mathis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Newsome | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 29/47 | 385 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -5.9 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1/1 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Trung Canidate | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 1 | -3.7 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bruce | 7 | 10 | 179 | 1 | 21% | 11.9 |
| Trung Canidate | 10 | 14 | 107 | 0 | 29% | -10.2 |
| Torry Holt | 5 | 11 | 72 | 1 | 23% | -4.4 |
| Ernie Conwell | 6 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 13% | 3.1 |
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 10% | -3.4 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Wistrom | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerametrius Butler | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Archuleta | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -12
- Closing total
- 48.5
- NO moneyline
- —
- STL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -12 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 65 — over by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dome at America's Center
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- NO 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Mike Martz
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.