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2013 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 8, 2013 · Edward Jones Dome
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St. Louis Rams 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Who moved the needle
Passing · ARI
26/40, 327 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
7.3 expected points added · +3.5% completion over expected
23% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 26/40 | 327 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Alfonso Smith | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Roberts | 8 | 9 | 97 | 0 | 23% | 6.9 |
| Michael Floyd | 4 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 15% | 6.8 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 8 | 14 | 80 | 2 | 35% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Brinkley | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Karlos Dansby | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerraud Powers |
Closing number vs result
Rams closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 51 — over by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2.1 |
| Jim Dray | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5% | 1.7 |
| Kory Sperry | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Jaron Brown | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Andre Ellington | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | -0.9 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Alfonso Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| Patrick Peterson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Rashad Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Calais Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Acho | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
