2008 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2008 · Edward Jones Dome
San Francisco 49ersWinner
17
at
St. Louis Rams
16
SF -3.5 no coverU 42 ✓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
18/34, 216 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-9.1 expected points added · -4.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Hill | 18/34 | 216 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -9.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Hill | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 7.2 |
| DeShaun Foster | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lewis | 12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Willis | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lawson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Roman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vernon Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -3.5
- Closing total
- 42
- SF moneyline
- -183
- STL moneyline
- +173
49ers closed -3.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42; the game landed 33 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Edward Jones Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- SF 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Singletary vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.