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2005 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2005 · Sun Devil Stadium

St. Louis RamsWinner

17

Arizona Cardinals

12

STL -1 ✓U 44 ✓94°F

St. Louis Rams 17–12.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · ARI

Kurt WarnerQB

29/42, 327 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-5.3 expected points added

Rushing · ARI

Marcel ShippRB

12 att, 54 yds, 0 TD

0.5 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

St. Louis Rams

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Kurt Warner29/42327015-5.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Marcel Shipp12544.500.5
Larry Fitzgerald22512.502.5
James Jackson133.00-0.3
Kurt Warner100.00-1.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Bertrand Berry521.000
Robert Griffith420.002
Karlos Dansby501.000
Antrel Rolle500.000
Darnell Dockett311.011
Chike Okeafor221.000
Adrian Wilson300.000
David Macklin200.001
Lester Towns110.000
Kurt Warner100.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
STL -1
Closing total
44
STL moneyline
ARI moneyline

Rams closed -1 and covered, winning by 5.

Total closed 44; the game landed 29 — under by 15.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Sun Devil Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
94°F, wind 0 mph
Referee
Jeff Triplette
Rest
STL 7 days · ARI 7 days
Coaches
Mike Martz vs Dennis Green

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.