2003 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2003 · Ford Field
St. Louis Rams
20
at
Detroit LionsWinner
30
STL -12 upsetO 45 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 30–20.
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
St. Louis Rams
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 26/36 | 238 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artose Pinner | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Joey Harrington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Reggie Swinton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dre' Bly | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boss Bailey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barrett Green | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrence Holt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Evans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DeVries | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -12
- Closing total
- 45
- STL moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Rams closed -12 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 50 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- STL 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Steve Mariucci