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2005 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2005 · Monster Park
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San Francisco 49ers 28–25 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 17 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked |
|---|
| EPA |
|---|
| Tim Rattay | 11/16 | 165 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Arnaz Battle | 2/2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevan Barlow | 14 | 22 | 1.6 | 1 | -6.9 |
| Frank Gore | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tim Rattay | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Arnaz Battle | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Plummer | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Peterson | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek M. Smith | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Winborn | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryant Young | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Rams closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46; the game landed 53 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
