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St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2001 Regular season · Week 4 · Pontiac Silverdome

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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 Rams35Away
DETDetroit Lions0Home
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Rams beat Lions 35–0 in 2001 Week 4

The St. Louis Rams beat the Detroit Lions 35–0 on the road at Pontiac Silverdome in Week 4 of the 2001 regular season on October 8, 2001. The Rams shut out the Lions.

No other game of Week 4 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the Rams to 4–0 and dropped the Lions to 0–3. It was the Rams’ fourth straight win. It was the Lions’ third straight loss. The Rams finished 2001 at 14–2 and lost Super Bowl XXXVI. The Lions finished 2001 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 31–27 on November 7, 1999. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 30–20 on December 28, 2003.

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 Series tied 1–1 after meeting No. 2 since 1999 Full series history

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