2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · Ericsson Stadium
FinalSt. Louis Rams 38 at Carolina Panthers 32. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · Ericsson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 38–32.
3.2 expected points added on the ground
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 | 18/23 | 217 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +3.5 |
| Marshall Faulk | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 30 | 202 | 6.7 | 2 | +10.0 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 5 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 25% | +1.4 |
| Marshall Faulk | 3 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 13% | +2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Archuleta | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerametrius Butler |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Weinke | 24/51 | 312 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley |
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 -12.5, won by 6 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 70 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Ricky Proehl | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 21% | +1.5 |
| Ernie Conwell | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 13% | +4.3 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13% | −0.1 |
| Isaac Bruce | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8% | −0.3 |
| Jeff Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| James Hodgins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| Tommy Polley | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Pickett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |
| 74 |
| 3.9 |
| 1 |
| +3.2 |
| Chris Weinke | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Todd Sauerbrun | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −8.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Hayes | 4 | 12 | 77 | 0 | 24% | −1.9 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 7 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 22% | +4.6 |
| Brad Hoover | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 12% | −0.5 |
| Isaac Byrd | 2 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 10% | +0.9 |
| Wesley Walls | 4 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 14% | −0.3 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2% | +1.8 |
| Casey Crawford | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4% | +0.3 |
| Kris Mangum | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10% | −2.2 |
| Richard Huntley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deon Grant | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Hambrick | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Lucas | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |