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2005 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · Edward Jones Dome
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San Francisco 49ers 24–20.
Who moved the needle
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|
| Alex Smith | 12/16 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Hicks | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Frank Gore | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Alex Smith | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Arnaz Battle | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawntae Spencer | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Carter | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| B.J. Tucker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Emanuel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marques Douglas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Rams closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 44 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
