2001 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 11, 2001 · Dome at America's Center

Carolina Panthers

St. Louis RamsWinner

STL -18 ✓O 47 ✓DomeRams closed -18 and covered, winning by 34.

St. Louis Rams 48–14 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · STL

Kurt WarnerQB

14/20, 144 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

0.2 expected points added

Passing · CAR

Matt LytleQB

15/25, 126 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-16.7 expected points added

Rushing · STL

Marshall FaulkRB

15 att, 183 yds, 2 TD

12.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · STL

Trung CanidateRB

16 att, 145 yds, 1 TD

6.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · STL

Torry HoltWR

4/6 for 77 yds, 0 TD

27% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added

Receiving · CAR

Muhsin MuhammadWR

6/9 for 75 yds, 0 TD

36% of team targets · -1.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Lytle	15/25	126	1	2	1	-16.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Nick Goings	9	13	1.4	-3.8
Matt Lytle	2	8	4.0	-0.2
Richard Huntley	6	7	1.2	-2.7
Steve Smith	1	2	2.0	0.7
Brad Hoover	1	1	1.0	-4.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Muhsin Muhammad	6	9	75	0	36%	-1.0
Nick Goings	2	2	18	0	8%	0.6
Donald Hayes	2	4	11	0	16%	-7.3
Wesley Walls	2	5	11	0	20%	-5.8
Richard Huntley	2	2	7	0	8%	-0.9
Kris Mangum	1	1	4	1	4%	1.7
Isaac Byrd	0	2	0	0	8%	-1.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Mike Minter	7	0	1	1
Darren Hambrick	3	3	0	0
Lester Towns	4	1	0	1
Mike Rucker	1	3	0	0
Jay Williams	3	1	0	0
Deon Grant	4	0	1	1
Rashard Anderson	4	0	0	0
Doug Evans	4	0	1	1
Reggie Howard	3	0	0	0
John Milem	2	1	0	0

St. Louis Rams

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kurt Warner	14/20	144	1	3	0	0.2
Jamie Martin	2/2	12	0	0	0	1.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Marshall Faulk	15	183	12.2	2	12.2
Trung Canidate	16	145	9.1	1	6.5
Ernie Conwell	1	13	13.0	0	1.1
Justin Watson	1	0	0.0	0	-0.5
Robert Holcombe	5	0	0.0	1	-2.3
Az-Zahir Hakim	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1.2
Jamie Martin	2	-3	-1.5	0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Torry Holt	4	6	77	0	27%	2.1
Isaac Bruce	2	3	39	1	14%	3.5
Marshall Faulk	4	5	14	0	23%	-2.4
Ricky Proehl	2	3	10	0	14%	0.4
Jeff Robinson	1	1	6	0	5%	0.2
Ernie Conwell	1	1	5	0	5%	0.9
Az-Zahir Hakim	1	1	4	0	5%	0.2
Trung Canidate	1	2	1	0	9%	-3.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Dexter McCleon	4	2	0.0	1
London Fletcher	4	0	0.0	1
Leonard Little	4	0	1.0	0
Dre' Bly	3	0	0.0	0
Rich Coady	2	1	0.0	0
Mark Fields	1	2	0.0	1
Chidi Ahanotu	1	2	0.0	0
Trung Canidate	2	0	0.0	0
Sean Moran	1	1	0.0	0
Grant Wistrom	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: STL -18
Closing total: 47
CAR moneyline: —
STL moneyline: —

Rams closed -18 and covered, winning by 34.

Total closed 47; the game landed 62 — over by 15.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Dome at America's Center
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Johnny Grier
Rest: CAR 7 days · STL 14 days
Coaches: George Seifert vs Mike Martz

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.