2017 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2017 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Indianapolis Colts
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Los Angeles RamsWinner
46
LA -3.5 ✓O 41.5 ✓90°F
Los Angeles Rams 46–9 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · LA
21/29, 306 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
10.7 expected points added · +7.9% completion over expected
Passing · IND
9/18, 128 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-22.6 expected points added · -10.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Tolzien | 9/18 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -22.6 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 2/3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Marlon Mack | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 1 | -2.5 |
| Robert Turbin | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Scott Tolzien | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Y. Hilton | 3 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 33% | -17.9 |
| Donte Moncrief | 1 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 19% | -1.2 |
| Jack Doyle | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 14% | 1.2 |
| Marlon Mack | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 5% | 2.3 |
| Frank Gore | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
| Kamar Aiken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10% | -1.6 |
| Matt Hazel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
| Quan Bray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
| Robert Turbin | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Farley | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Bostic | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashaan Melvin | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Morrison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hankins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margus Hunt | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 21/29 | 306 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.7 |
| Sean Mannion | 1/1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Gurley | 19 | 40 | 2.1 | 1 | -5.1 |
| Malcolm Brown | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Tavon Austin | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Jared Goff | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Justin Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Sean Mannion | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Kupp | 4 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 20% | 5.2 |
| Sammy Watkins | 5 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 17% | 4.5 |
| Todd Gurley | 5 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 20% | -0.2 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 17% | 2.1 |
| Gerald Everett | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3% | 2.9 |
| Tyler Higbee | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10% | 1.2 |
| Derek Carrier | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| Tavon Austin | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Pharoh Cooper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brockers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Ogletree | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamarcus Joyner | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cory Littleton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Countess | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Westbrooks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Fox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samson Ebukam | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanzel Smart | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Quinn | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- LA -3.5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- IND moneyline
- +166
- LA moneyline
- -185
Rams closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 37.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 55 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 90°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Ron Torbert
- Rest
- IND 7 days · LA 7 days
- Coaches
- Chuck Pagano vs Sean McVay