2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Georgia Dome
FinalSt. Louis Rams 35 at Atlanta Falcons 6. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
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2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 35–6 — never really in doubt late.
4.8 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · STL
6/7 for 128 yds, 3 TD
30% of team targets · 12.0 expected points added
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 | 17/23 | 342 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +27.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Trung Canidate | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | −3.4 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 6 | 7 | 128 | 3 | 30% | +12.0 |
| Torry Holt | 2 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 26% | +5.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Polley | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Coady | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 14/18 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7.8 |
| Mike Vick | 7/18 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −5.6 |
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 -8 and covered, winning by 29.
Total closed 47; the game landed 41 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 4 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 17% | +4.0 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 9% | +4.4 |
| Isaac Bruce | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 13% | +4.6 |
| Ernie Conwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
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| Dexter McCleon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Wistrom | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pickett | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| O.J. Brigance | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Johnson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −3.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | +4.8 |
| Rodney Thomas | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Maurice Smith | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 0 | −3.8 |
| Chris Chandler | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Martin | 6 | 10 | 97 | 0 | 28% | +2.5 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 25% | −3.7 |
| Reggie Kelly | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 6% | +1.1 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | +2.2 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Bob Christian | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 17% | −1.9 |
| Alge Crumpler | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | +0.3 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | −1.9 |
| Brian Finneran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrick Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Crockett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Swayda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |