2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Georgia Dome
St. Louis RamsWinner
35
at
Atlanta Falcons
6
STL -8 ✓U 47 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 35–6 — 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
Receiving · STL
6/7 for 128 yds, 3 TD
30% of team targets · 12.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 17/23 | 342 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27.9 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| 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 |
| Doug Johnson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.9 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -8
- Closing total
- 47
- STL moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -8 and covered, winning by 29.
Total closed 47; the game landed 41 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- STL 6 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Dan Reeves
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.