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St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons

Final · Kickoff

2008 Regular season · Week 17 · Georgia Dome

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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STLSt. Louis Rams27Away
ATLAtlanta Falcons31Home
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Falcons beat Rams 31–27 in 2008 Week 17

The Atlanta Falcons beat the St. Louis Rams 31–27 at home at Georgia Dome in Week 17 of the 2008 regular season on December 28, 2008. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 4 points.

The result moved the Falcons to 11–5 and dropped the Rams to 2–14. It was the Falcons’ third straight win. It was the Rams’ tenth straight loss. The Rams finished 2008 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs. The Falcons finished 2008 at 11–5 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the St. Louis Rams won 28–16 on December 2, 2007. When they met again, the Atlanta Falcons won 34–17 on November 21, 2010.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Rams lead the series 8–3 after meeting No. 11 since 1999 Full series history

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