Wild Card Round: St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints (Louisiana Superdome), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat December 30, 2000 at 4:05pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints at Louisiana Superdome is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Louisiana Superdome shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
St. Louis Rams versus New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of St. Louis Rams-New Orleans Saints cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 13-3 | W4 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 12-4 | W7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7-9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-12 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-13 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 10-6 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 9-7 | L3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 11-5 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1-15 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 10-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 10-6 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 11-5 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-6 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 9-7 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | W4 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 12-4 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 8-8 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-11 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3-13 | -- |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7772828 |
| New Orleans Saints | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 010173131 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Isaac Bruce 17 yard pass from Kurt Warner ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 7-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Robert Wilson 12 yard pass from Aaron Brooks ( Doug Brien kick) | 7-7 |
| Saints | Doug Brien 33 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Willie Jackson 10 yard pass from Aaron Brooks ( Doug Brien kick) | 7-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Willie Jackson 49 yard pass from Aaron Brooks ( Doug Brien kick) | 7-24 |
| Saints | Willie Jackson 16 yard pass from Aaron Brooks ( Doug Brien kick) | 7-31 |
| Rams | Ricky Proehl 17 yard pass from Kurt Warner | 13-31 |
| Rams | Marshall Faulk 25 yard pass from Kurt Warner ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 20-31 |
| Rams | Kurt Warner 5 yard rush ( Marshall Faulk pass from Kurt Warner ) | 28-31 |
New Orleans Saints defeated St. Louis Rams 31-28 at Louisiana Superdome in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Rams: Kurt Warner 5 yard rush ( Marshall Faulk pass from Kurt Warner ). The result came down to the final possession; New Orleans Saints won by 3. Top line of the day: Kurt Warner: 365 pass yards on 24-of-40, 3 TD, 3 INT. New Orleans Saints advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
New Orleans Saints walked out of Louisiana Superdome as the team that survived a Wild Card Round St. Louis Rams will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 31-28. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Rams: Kurt Warner 5 yard rush ( Marshall Faulk pass from Kurt Warner ). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. New Orleans Saints advance to the divisional round.
New Orleans Saints 31, St. Louis Rams 28. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 64900. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 5 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Kurt Warner: 365 pass yards on 24-of-40, 3 TD, 3 INT
- Willie Jackson: 6 catches for 142 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Louisiana Superdome. Final: St. Louis Rams 28, New Orleans Saints 31, with New Orleans Saints taking the result by 3. **First quarter**
- Rams: Isaac Bruce 17 yard pass from Kurt Warner ( Jeff Wilkins kick)
Second quarter
- Saints: Robert Wilson 12 yard pass from Aaron Brooks ( Doug Brien kick)
- Saints: Doug Brien 33 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Saints: Willie Jackson 10 yard pass from Aaron Brooks ( Doug Brien kick)
Fourth quarter
- Saints: Willie Jackson 49 yard pass from Aaron Brooks ( Doug Brien kick)
- Saints: Willie Jackson 16 yard pass from Aaron Brooks ( Doug Brien kick)
- Rams: Ricky Proehl 17 yard pass from Kurt Warner
- Rams: Marshall Faulk 25 yard pass from Kurt Warner ( Jeff Wilkins kick)
- Rams: Kurt Warner 5 yard rush ( Marshall Faulk pass from Kurt Warner )
Top performers
- Kurt Warner: 365 pass yards on 24-of-40, 3 TD, 3 INT
- Willie Jackson: 6 catches for 142 yards
A 3-point margin in Wild Card Round is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
| Rams | Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 17 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 384 | 301 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 24/40 | 16/29 |
| Pass yards | 365 | 266 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 4 |
| Interceptions | 3 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 15 | 15 |
| Net pass yards | 350 | 251 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 16 | 32 |
| Rush yards | 34 | 50 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties | 9 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 60 | 40 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | |||||
| Kurt Warner | 24/40 | 365 | 3 | 3 | |
| NOR | |||||
| Aaron Brooks | 16/29 | 266 | 4 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | ||||
| Marshall Faulk | 14 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Justin Watson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| NOR | ||||
| Aaron Brooks | 10 | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| Terry Allen | 16 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Chad Morton | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jerald Moore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | ||||
| Isaac Bruce | 7 | 127 | 1 | 29 |
| Marshall Faulk | 7 | 99 | 1 | 35 |
| Ricky Proehl | 3 | 46 | 1 | 21 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 42 | 0 | 38 |
| Torry Holt | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20 |
| Roland Williams | 3 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| NOR | ||||
| Willie Jackson | 6 | 142 | 3 | 50 |
| Robert Wilson | 3 | 41 | 1 | 21 |
| Chad Morton | 2 | 34 | 0 | 23 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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