2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Dome at America's Center
Atlanta Falcons
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St. Louis RamsWinner
31
STL -14.5 ✓U 48 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 31–13 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 12/30 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -20.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Maurice Smith | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Quentin McCord | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 13% | -1.5 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 3 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 27% | -5.6 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 17% | 2.0 |
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 23% | -2.5 |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Alge Crumpler | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Bob Christian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McBurrows | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Crockett | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Draft | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Travis Hall | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrien Gordon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 25/30 | 280 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 20 | 168 | 8.4 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Kurt Warner | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Trung Canidate | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Torry Holt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Holt | 8 | 10 | 97 | 0 | 33% | 2.1 |
| Ernie Conwell | 5 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 20% | 3.4 |
| Marshall Faulk | 5 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 20% | -0.6 |
| Ricky Proehl | 4 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 17% | -1.5 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 |
| Isaac Bruce | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Polley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Archuleta | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Little | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wistrom | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -14.5
- Closing total
- 48
- ATL moneyline
- —
- STL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -14.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 48; the game landed 44 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dome at America's Center
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Dan Reeves vs Mike Martz
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.