2015 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · Levi's Stadium
St. Louis Rams
16
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San Francisco 49ersWinner
19
STL -3 upsetU 39 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 19–16 — 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
28/44, 354 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.1 expected points added · -1.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Gabbert | 28/44 | 354 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuJuan Harris | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Mike Davis | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuJuan Harris | 8 | 12 | 86 | 0 | 27% | 4.1 |
| Anquan Boldin | 5 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 18% | 2.3 |
| Torrey Smith | 5 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 18% | -1.1 |
| Bruce Ellington | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 2% | 3.2 |
| Vance McDonald | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 11% | 1.6 |
| Quinton Patton | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Mike Davis | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7% | -7.5 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -1.1 |
| Bruce Miller | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Hodges | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Ward | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| NaVorro Bowman | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dontae Johnson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Reaser | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Carradine | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Harold | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Reid | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Lynch | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -3
- Closing total
- 39
- STL moneyline
- -162
- SF moneyline
- +146
Rams closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 35 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Levi's Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- STL 7 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Jim Tomsula
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.