2001 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 17, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalSt. Louis Rams 34 at New Orleans Saints 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 17, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 34–21.
-5.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NO
8/11 for 156 yds, 1 TD
28% of team targets · 12.1 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 | 23/32 | 338 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +20.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 22 | 54 | 2.5 | 0 | −5.2 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 9 | 86 | 3 | 29% | +11.0 |
| Ernie Conwell | 3 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 10% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Herring | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 23/40 | 269 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −4.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams |
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 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 51; the game landed 55 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Torry Holt | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 16% | +5.1 |
| Marshall Faulk | 8 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 35% | +1.5 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 6% | +3.7 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3% | +1.5 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 2.5 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Tommy Polley | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Holcombe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Little | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Fields | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aeneas Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |
| 57 |
| 4.1 |
| 0 |
| +0.7 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| John Carney | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 8 | 11 | 156 | 1 | 28% | +12.1 |
| Deuce McAllister | 5 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 13% | −0.9 |
| Joe Horn | 3 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 15% | +3.6 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 13% | −3.3 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 18% | −7.8 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Robert Wilson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Clemons | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Knight | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Weary | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |