Rams
26–21
STL @ NO
Saints
Final · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · 2000 Week 17 · Louisiana Superdome
Ground Share
Rams controlled more of the field
Teams with this edge win 86% of the time
LA 58%42% NO
50.9%GROUND36.5%
Win Probability
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Expected Points
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QB Matchup
Team Stats
| Metric |  LA |  NO |
|---|---|---|
| EPA / Play | +0.10 | -0.09 |
| EPA / Dropback | -0.01 | -0.06 |
| EPA / Rush | +0.17 | -0.18 |
| Success Rate | 50.0% | 27.1% |
| Pass | 46.7% | 32.4% |
| Rush | 52.5% | 14.3% |
| Explosive Play Rate | 20.0% | 10.4% |
| Pass | 16.7% | 8.8% |
| Rush | 22.5% | 14.3% |
| Yards / Play | 6.61 | 5.60 |
| Early-Down EPA / Play | +0.11 | +0.00 |
| 3rd/4th-Down Conversion | 41.7% | 27.3% |
| Avg 3rd-Down Distance | 7.0 | 8.8 |
| Line Yards / Carry | 4.28 | 2.86 |
| Opportunity Rate (4+) | 55.0% | 28.6% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.0% | 28.6% |
| Havoc Rate Allowed | 10.0% | 25.0% |
| Avg Starting Field Position | 24.3 | 26.3 |
| Plays | 70 | 48 |
| Total Yards | 463 | 269 |
| Total EPA | +6.7 | -4.5 |
| Giveaways | 1 | 1 |
Special Teams
Saints dominated the kicking game
Teams with this edge win 70% of the time
STL 0%100% NO
0.0 pts wonSPECIAL TEAMS7.0 pts won
Biggest swing · J.Wilkins kicks 73 yards from STL 30 to NO -3. F.McAfee to NO 49 for 52 yards — NO +1.4
Kickoffs · NO +3.7Punts · STL +0.8Kicks · STL +0.8
Player Stats
STL
NO
Dropbacks
| Player | DB | C/Att | Yds | Yds/DB | EPA | EPA/Play | CPOE | SR | WPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron BrooksQB | 34 | 16/31 | 208 | 6.0 | -1.9 | -0.06 | — | 32% | -0.16 | 2 | 1 |
Rush attempts
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerald MooreRB | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | +1.8 | +0.45 | 25% | +0.04 | 0 |
| Chad MortonRB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | -0.2 | -0.24 | 0% | -0.01 | 0 |
| Brian MilneRB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.50 | 0% | -0.02 | 0 |
| Aaron BrooksQB | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | -1.4 | -0.46 | 33% | -0.09 | 0 |
| Terry AllenRB | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | -1.8 | -0.29 | 17% | -0.09 | 0 |
Pass targets
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe HornWR | 9 | 5 | 60 | 6.7 | +5.5 | +0.61 | 44% | +0.14 | 1 |
| Jake ReedWR | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | +1.4 | +0.70 | 100% | -0.03 | 0 |
| Robert WilsonWR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | +0.9 | +0.91 | 100% | +0.01 | 0 |
| Willie JacksonWR | 10 | 4 | 71 | 7.1 | +0.6 | +0.06 | 20% | +0.04 | 1 |
| Brian MilneRB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | +0.1 | +0.08 | 50% | -0.02 | 0 |
| Lamont HallTE | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | -0.1 | -0.05 | 0% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Chad MortonRB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | -0.2 | -0.18 | 0% | +0.00 | 0 |
| Andrew GloverTE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1.5 | -1.54 | 0% | -0.03 | 0 |
| Keith PooleWR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -4.4 | -2.20 | 0% | -0.13 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Long | XP | KO | TB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug BrienK | — | — | 3/3 | — | — | 3 |
| Toby GowinP | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Net | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby GowinP | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 36.0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McAfeeRB | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 52 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris CantyCB | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |