2015 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2015 · Edward Jones Dome
Seattle Seahawks
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St. Louis RamsWinner
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SEA -3.5 upsetO 41.5 ✓Dome
St. Louis Rams 34–31 — 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 · SEA
32/41, 251 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-7.5 expected points added · +8.5% completion over expected
Receiving · SEA
8/10 for 76 yds, 0 TD
24% of team targets · 0.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 32/41 | 251 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Russell Wilson | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Fred Jackson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Thomas Rawls | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Derrick Coleman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Kearse | 8 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 24% | 0.9 |
| Jimmy Graham | 6 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 20% | 3.6 |
| Doug Baldwin | 7 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 22% | -3.4 |
| Tyler Lockett | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 10% | 2.3 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 5 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 17% | -5.4 |
| Fred Jackson | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2% | 1.5 |
| Chris Matthews | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Luke Willson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Thomas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Wagner | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Irvin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion Bailey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.J. Wright | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassius Marsh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cary Williams | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sherman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Rams
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SEA -3.5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- SEA moneyline
- -177
- STL moneyline
- +159
Seahawks closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 65 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Edward Jones Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- SEA 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Pete Carroll vs Jeff Fisher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.