2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
St. Louis RamsWinner
41
at
Minnesota Vikings
21
STL -1 ✓O 43 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 41–21 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
20/34, 213 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-14.1 expected points added · -8.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 20/34 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -14.1 |
| Brad Johnson | 1/1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Chester Taylor | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 1 | -4.0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Artose Pinner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Gordon | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Napoleon Harris | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Farwell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -1
- Closing total
- 43
- STL moneyline
- -118
- MIN moneyline
- +108
Rams closed -1 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 43; the game landed 62 — over by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- STL 7 days · MIN 10 days
- Coaches
- Scott Linehan vs Brad Childress