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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2001 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 17, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 34–21.
Rushing · STL
22 att, 54 yds, 0 TD
-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% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Herring |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 23/40 | 269 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −4.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 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 |
| Ricky Williams |
| 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 |