2007 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2007 · Edward Jones Dome
San Francisco 49ersWinner
17
at
St. Louis Rams
16
STL -3 upsetU 44 ✓Dome
San Francisco 49ers 17–16 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SF
11/17, 126 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-8.8 expected points added · +4.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 11/17 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 20 | 81 | 4.0 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Maurice Hicks | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Moran Norris | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Jacobs | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Willis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Clements | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lewis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lawson | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marques Douglas | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shawntae Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek M. Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -3
- Closing total
- 44
- SF moneyline
- +140
- STL moneyline
- -150
Rams closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 33 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Edward Jones Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- SF 6 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Nolan vs Scott Linehan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.