2000 · Week 1

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Brian Griese

36·41

Rams

St. Louis

QB Kurt Warner

TWA Dome · dome · astroturf

Closing spread

STL -6.5

Total

48.5

Model margin

+0.7est.

STL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsBroncos wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

STL lead 6–1 since 1999

RAMS have won 5 straight. Meetings average 50 points. STL are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W16DEN @ LA1451RAMS
2018 · W6LA @ DEN2320RAMS
2014 · W11DEN @ STL722RAMS
2010 · W12STL @ DEN3633RAMS
2006 · W1DEN @ STL1018RAMS
2002 · W1STL @ DEN1623DEN

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brian Griese19/2930720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Olandis Gary13806.20
Terrell Davis9343.80
Brian Griese4287.01
Rod Smith188.00
Howard Griffith100.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Ed McCaffrey781150
Rod Smith39881
Byron Chamberlain12380
Howard Griffith22220
Olandis Gary34100
Desmond Clark1171

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +6.54.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

4.51%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.0%

Expected total

45.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.85
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.71

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.