2007 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2007 · Edward Jones Dome
Carolina PanthersWinner
27
at
St. Louis Rams
13
STL -1.5 upsetU 43 ✓Dome
Carolina Panthers 27–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
18/27, 201 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
14.4 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 18/27 | 201 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShaun Foster | 17 | 94 | 5.5 | 0 | -3.3 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Brad Hoover | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Jake Delhomme | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Harris | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Marshall | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deke Cooper | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Beason | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -1.5
- Closing total
- 43
- CAR moneyline
- +116
- STL moneyline
- -126
Rams closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 40 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Edward Jones Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Scott Linehan