2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Dome at America's Center
FinalAtlanta Falcons 13 at St. Louis Rams 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Dome at America's Center
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 31–13 — never really in doubt late.
6.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 12/30 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −20.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 25/30 | 280 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +0.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk |
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 -14.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 48; the game landed 44 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Quentin McCord | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | −0.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |