Rams
27–31
STL @ ATL
Falcons
Final · Sun, Dec 28, 2008 · 2008 Week 17 · Georgia Dome
Ground Share
Neither team controlled the field
ATL 52%48% LA
50.2%GROUND45.8%
Win Probability
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Expected Points
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QB Matchup
Team Stats
| Metric | ATL | LA |
|---|---|---|
| EPA / Play | +0.03 | +0.06 |
| EPA / Dropback | -0.36 | -0.08 |
| EPA / Rush | +0.28 | +0.19 |
| Success Rate | 44.2% | 48.6% |
| Explosive Play Rate | 28.8% | 30.6% |
| Yards / Play | 8.06 | 5.67 |
| Early-Down EPA / Play | +0.35 | +0.23 |
| 3rd/4th-Down Conversion | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| Avg 3rd-Down Distance | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| Line Yards / Carry | 6.17 | 4.02 |
| Opportunity Rate (4+) | 62.1% | 56.8% |
| Stuff Rate | 3.5% | 8.1% |
| Havoc Rate Allowed | 9.6% | 12.5% |
| Avg Starting Field Position | 30.4 | 31.5 |
| Plays | 52 | 72 |
| Total Yards | 419 | 408 |
| Total EPA | +1.4 | +4.3 |
| Giveaways | 3 | 0 |
Special Teams
Falcons dominated the kicking game
Teams with this edge win 70% of the time
STL 0%100% ATL
0.0 pts wonSPECIAL TEAMS7.7 pts won
Biggest swing · J.Brown kicks 70 yards from LA 30 to ATL 0. J.Norwood to LA 8 for 92 yards — ATL +4.1
Kickoffs · ATL +5.4Punts · STL +2.5Kicks · even
Player Stats
STL
ATL
Dropbacks
| Player | DB | C/Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | CPOE | SR | WPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt RyanQB | 22 | 10/21 | 154 | 7.0 | -7.9 | -0.36 | -16.0 | 36% | -0.13 | 1 | 2 |
Rush attempts
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious NorwoodRB | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | +6.9 | +2.29 | 67% | +0.38 | 2 |
| Michael TurnerRB | 25 | 208 | 8.3 | +0.9 | +0.04 | 44% | +0.03 | 1 |
| Matt RyanQB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | +0.4 | +0.40 | 100% | +0.02 | 0 |
Pass targets
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael JenkinsWR | 4 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | +4.0 | +1.00 | 75% | +0.25 | 0 |
| Roddy WhiteWR | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | +3.7 | +1.24 | 100% | +0.07 | 1 |
| Jerious NorwoodRB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | +1.7 | +1.72 | 100% | +0.05 | 0 |
| Brian FinneranWR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | +1.3 | +1.32 | 100% | +0.02 | 0 |
| Harry DouglasWR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | -0.9 | -0.88 | 0% | +0.00 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Long | XP | KO | TB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason ElamK | 1/1(39) | 39 | 4/4 | — | — | 7 |
| Michael KoenenP | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Net | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael KoenenP | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious NorwoodRB | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 92 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry DouglasWR | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian FinneranWR | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |