2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Dome at America's Center
FinalIndianapolis Colts 17 at St. Louis Rams 42. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Dome at America's Center
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 42–17 — never really in doubt late.
0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 15/28 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Rhodes | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 1 | +0.4 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +1.1 |
| Kevin McDougal | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 5 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 26% | +2.7 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 3 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 19% | +1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Morris | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chukie Nwokorie | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Washington |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 23/30 | 359 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +21.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
Rams closed -13 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 58.5; the game landed 59 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
| Marcus Pollard | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 11% | +0.5 |
| Ken Dilger | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 22% | +0.5 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 22% | −3.0 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Idrees Bashir | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |
| 118 |
| 4.7 |
| 3 |
| +5.1 |
| Ernie Conwell | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.0 |
| James Hodgins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 7 | 8 | 203 | 2 | 27% | +17.6 |
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 20% | +5.5 |
| Marshall Faulk | 7 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 27% | +4.5 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 17% | −0.5 |
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | +0.7 |
| Ernie Conwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −5.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Polley | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Archuleta | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Pickett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Little | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Conwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |