2006 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2006 · Monster Park
St. Louis Rams
13
at
San Francisco 49ersWinner
20
STL -3 upsetU 44.5 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 20–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SF
11/22, 233 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.4 expected points added · -15.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 11/22 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 29 | 127 | 4.4 | 1 | -7.6 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Harris | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryant Young | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek M. Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Williams | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawntae Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -3
- Closing total
- 44.5
- STL moneyline
- —
- SF moneyline
- —
Rams closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 33 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Monster Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- STL 7 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- Scott Linehan vs Mike Nolan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.