2001 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 17, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
St. Louis RamsWinner
34
at
New Orleans Saints
21
STL -6 ✓O 51 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 34–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · NO
8/11 for 156 yds, 1 TD
28% of team targets · 12.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 23/32 | 338 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 22 | 54 | 2.5 | 0 | -5.2 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 23/40 | 269 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -6
- Closing total
- 51
- STL moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Rams closed -6 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 51; the game landed 55 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- STL 8 days · NO 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.