Week 3, 1974

played in Portland (OR), OR

47 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	0	3	0	-	6
Portland (OR) Shockers	0	13	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 LAS - Toni Linhart 22 field goal
2Q: 10:13 POR - Willie Baxter 18 field goal
2Q: 04:09 POR - Jon Staggers 13 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:22 POR - Willie Baxter 22 field goal
3Q: 06:53 LAS - Toni Linhart 22 field goal
3Q: 00:30 POR - Willie Baxter 27 field goal
4Q: 12:07 POR - Willie Baxter 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 LAS - Toni Linhart 22 field goal
2Q: 10:13 POR - Willie Baxter 18 field goal
2Q: 04:09 POR - Jon Staggers 13 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:22 POR - Willie Baxter 22 field goal
3Q: 06:53 LAS - Toni Linhart 22 field goal
3Q: 00:30 POR - Willie Baxter 27 field goal
4Q: 12:07 POR - Willie Baxter 18 field goal

Team Statistics LAS POR
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 5 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 214 296
- Offensive Plays 51 76
- Yards per Play 4.20 3.89
Net Rushing Yards 130 106
- Rushing Attempts 24 45
- Yards per Rush 5.42 2.36
Net Passing Yards 84 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 10 - 0 28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 88 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.11 6.13
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/45 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 6/134 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 42
Time of Possession 22:37 37:23

Team Statistics	LAS	POR
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	5	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	214	296
- Offensive Plays	51	76
- Yards per Play	4.20	3.89
Net Rushing Yards	130	106
- Rushing Attempts	24	45
- Yards per Rush	5.42	2.36
Net Passing Yards	84	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 10 - 0	28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	88	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.11	6.13
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/45	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	6/134	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 42
Time of Possession	22:37	37:23

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
1	9:46	4:06	OPP 43	9	38	Field Goal
1	3:21	1:25	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	10:05	1:49	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
2	4:01	1:39	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 45	2	7	Half
3	13:21	6:33	OWN 37	13	58	Field Goal
4	11:59	1:42	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	8:00	3:25	OWN 12	9	77	Downs
4	1:47	0:29	OWN 23	4	0	Downs

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	3:19	OWN 26	9	17	Fumble
1	5:40	2:19	OWN 37	4	11	Punt
1	1:56	6:51	OWN 44	12	55	Field Goal
2	8:16	4:15	50	8	50	Touchdown
2	2:22	2:06	OWN 43	9	52	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	6:48	6:25	OWN 33	11	57	Field Goal
3	0:14	3:15	OPP 24	6	23	Field Goal
4	10:17	2:17	OWN 39	6	16	Punt
4	4:35	2:48	OWN 11	6	20	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 23	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Mike Phipps, Portland (OR) Shockers

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence McCutcheon	13	74	5.69	14	2	0
Tom Sullivan	11	56	5.09	10	1	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duane Thomas	26	69	2.65	11	1
Ron Johnson	14	26	1.86	5	0
Mike Phipps	5	11	2.20	6	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	26	10	88	1/4	0	18	0	48.2

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	28	23	208	3/18	1	17	0	109.5

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Holden	2	5	5	2.50	0	3
WR Tom Stropka	2	4	29	14.50	1	18
WR Toby Fredrick	2	4	31	15.50	1	16
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	1	3	7	7.00	1	7
RB Tom Sullivan	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Chuck Naretta	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Chester Ferguson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Cleo Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Rengel	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Cornell Corbett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Gilliam	6	7	63	10.50	2	17	0
WR Jon Staggers	4	4	30	7.50	2	14	1
WR Mike Goff	4	4	38	9.50	0	16	0
RB Duane Thomas	3	3	27	9.00	20	12	0
FB Fran Lynch	2	3	19	9.50	8	16	0
TE John Andrews	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Gary Garrison	1	3	16	16.00	5	16	0
TE John McMakin	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Robert Foug	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Jeff Kinney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tom Sullivan	1	0	0
Glenn Buchanan	1	0	0
Harvey Martin	0	1	0
Bob McKay	0	1	0
Dave Elmendorf	0	0	1

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Phipps	1	0	0
Gary Garrison	0	1	0
Pete Duranko	0	0	1
Robert Foug	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	5	183	36.6	32.2	45	0

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Bruce	4	166	41.5	35.0	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	2/2	0/0	0/0	22	0/0

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	4/4	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Elmendorf	2	26	13.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glenn Buchanan	5	104	20.8	0
Steve Holden	1	30	30.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	2	46	23.0	0
John Gilliam	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Elmendorf	13	6	1.0	45	31
ILB Jeff Siemon	10	5	0.0	44	31
ILB Isiah Robertson	6	4	0.0	44	31
DE Jack Youngblood	5	2	1.5	41	30
CB Steve Tannen	5	2	0.0	42	29
S Glenn Buchanan	5	1	0.0	23	23
OLB Jim Youngblood	4	3	0.5	43	25
DT Gary Larson	4	3	0.0	42	28
DE Harvey Martin	4	0	0.0	41	28
CB Mark Washington	3	2	0.0	26	22
DT Bob Hoskins	3	1	0.0	17	8
CB Broderick Ours	2	3	0.0	35	29
ILB Tyrone Anthony	2	1	0.0	20	8
S Bernie Sims	1	1	0.0	10	7
OLB Chase Chandler	1	0	0.0	3	2

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bill Brundige	6	3	1.0	24	26
ILB Bob Matheson	6	2	0.0	22	27
S John Charles	6	0	0.0	20	24
S William Semple	4	0	0.0	17	23
DE Pete Duranko	3	1	0.0	24	27
CB Larry Marshall	2	1	0.0	16	23
CB Walt Sumner	2	0	0.0	24	27
DE Pat Toomay	2	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Ted Choma	1	2	0.0	7	4
DT Diron Talbert	1	1	0.0	17	16
DT Ron East	1	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Doug Swift	1	0	0.0	24	27
CB Ken Reaves	0	1	0.0	24	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jack Youngblood	1.5	0	1	2	30
S Dave Elmendorf	1.0	0	0	0	31
OLB Jim Youngblood	0.5	0	1	0	25
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	1	0	0	31
DT Gary Larson	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Harvey Martin	0.0	0	1	0	28

Portland (OR)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Brundige	1.0	1	1	26
DE Pat Toomay	0.0	3	1	26
DE Pete Duranko	0.0	2	0	27
DT Diron Talbert	0.0	1	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	PPlay
ILB Jeff Siemon	5	31
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	31
CB Steve Tannen	3	29
S Glenn Buchanan	3	23
S Dave Elmendorf	2	31
CB Mark Washington	2	22
OLB Chase Chandler	2	2
CB Broderick Ours	2	29
DE Jack Youngblood	1	30

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S John Charles	4	0	24
CB Walt Sumner	2	0	27
S William Semple	2	0	23
DT Bill Brundige	1	0	26
ILB Bob Matheson	1	0	27
CB Ken Reaves	0	4	26

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl White	3	5	18	0	18
Harris Richardson	3	4	20	0	21
Bob McKay	2	4	20	1	24
Bob Van Duyne	2	3	16	0	15
Sam Rohde	1	3	15	0	22
Gerry Sullivan	1	2	18	0	25
Cleo Miller	1	1	12	0	10
Billy Lindstrom	0	2	4	0	3

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burgess Robinson	2	10	0	36	1	27
Wayne Moore	1	8	0	37	0	23
George Buehler	1	7	0	41	1	25
Tom Mack	1	5	0	38	0	28
Fran Lynch	1	3	1	26	0	12
Bob Asher	0	4	0	34	0	22
John McMakin	0	1	0	37	0	20
Ken Mendenhall	0	1	0	9	0	4
Doug Wilkerson	0	1	0	15	0	11
Francis Hartings	0	1	0	17	0	11
Royce Smith	0	0	0	4	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Middleton	2	23
Emmanuel Bumgarner	1	16
Ed Williams	1	10
Tom Sullivan	1	8

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Johnson	4	23
Mike Goff	2	9
Robert Foug	1	14
John Folkins	1	8

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	45	31	9	85
Isiah Robertson	---	---	44	31	5	80
Jeff Siemon	---	---	44	31	4	79
Jack Youngblood	---	---	41	30	8	79
Steve Tannen	---	---	42	29	5	76
Gary Larson	---	---	42	28	3	73
Harvey Martin	---	---	41	28	3	72
Jim Youngblood	---	---	43	25	4	72
Broderick Ours	---	---	35	29	4	68
Mark Washington	---	---	26	22	18	66
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	23	23	12	58
Ron Jaworski	24	27	---	---	---	51
Steve Holden	16	19	---	---	13	48
Harris Richardson	20	21	---	---	7	48
Bob McKay	20	24	---	---	---	44
Gerry Sullivan	18	25	---	---	---	43
Sam Rohde	15	22	---	---	6	43
Mike Rengel	17	16	---	---	6	39
Rick Middleton	---	---	11	3	23	37
Bob Van Duyne	16	15	---	---	6	37
Daryl White	18	18	---	---	---	36
Lawrence McCutcheon	13	19	---	---	---	32
Bob Hoskins	---	---	17	8	6	31
Chuck Naretta	15	12	---	---	4	31
Dexter Bussey	1	8	---	---	20	29
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	20	8	1	29
Cleo Miller	12	10	---	---	6	28
Tom Sullivan	11	8	---	---	8	27
Toby Fredrick	11	16	---	---	---	27
Bernie Sims	---	---	10	7	9	26
Tom Stropka	11	13	---	---	---	24
Ed Williams	4	4	---	---	10	18
Cornell Corbett	9	9	---	---	---	18
Emmanuel Bumgarner	0	0	---	---	16	16
Hardy Dillon	9	6	---	---	1	16
Billy Lindstrom	4	3	---	---	6	13
Chase Chandler	---	---	3	2	8	13
Vern Den Herder	---	---	7	4	1	12
Chester Ferguson	0	1	---	---	11	12
Jim Sexton	0	1	---	---	7	8
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chester Dawkins	---	---	1	2	---	3
Gerald Rasberry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Al Speer	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Phipps	45	31	---	---	---	76
George Buehler	41	25	---	---	5	71
Burgess Robinson	36	27	---	---	8	71
Tom Mack	38	28	---	---	---	66
Bob Matheson	---	---	22	27	13	62
John McMakin	37	20	---	---	5	62
Wayne Moore	37	23	---	---	---	60
Bob Asher	34	22	---	---	---	56
John Gilliam	32	21	---	---	3	56
Pete Duranko	---	---	24	27	2	53
Walt Sumner	---	---	24	27	2	53
Doug Swift	---	---	24	27	2	53
Bill Brundige	---	---	24	26	2	52
Larry Marshall	---	---	16	23	13	52
Ken Reaves	---	---	24	26	2	52
Pat Toomay	---	---	24	26	2	52
Duane Thomas	29	22	---	---	---	51
John Charles	---	---	20	24	3	47
Fran Lynch	26	12	---	---	9	47
Jon Staggers	23	21	---	---	3	47
Ron Johnson	16	7	---	---	21	44
Mike Goff	17	17	---	---	9	43
William Semple	---	---	17	23	2	42
Gary Garrison	16	11	---	---	14	41
Francis Hartings	17	11	---	---	9	37
Diron Talbert	---	---	17	16	2	35
Doug Wilkerson	15	11	---	---	8	34
Montique Anderson	11	9	---	---	6	26
John Folkins	---	---	7	10	8	25
Curtis Johnson	---	---	0	0	23	23
Robert Foug	3	5	---	---	14	22
John Andrews	0	1	---	---	17	18
Ken Mendenhall	9	4	---	---	5	18
Royce Smith	4	6	---	---	8	18
Jeff Kinney	9	7	---	---	---	16
Ted Choma	---	---	7	4	5	16
Ron East	---	---	6	4	5	15
Harold McLinton	---	---	2	0	8	10
Maurice Tyler	---	---	5	5	---	10
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Lomas	---	---	0	1	5	6
Jeff Staggs	---	---	1	1	3	5
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	25	2.1
Middle	28	73	2.6
Right	4	9	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	26	10	0	1	4	4	7	3	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	28	23	0	0	0	0	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	60	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	48	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	12	141	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Steve Holden	5	2	0	5	19
WR Tom Stropka	4	2	0	29	13
WR Toby Fredrick	4	2	1	31	16
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	3	1	0	7	19
WR Mike Rengel	3	0	2	0	16
TE Chuck Naretta	2	1	0	6	12
TE Cornell Corbett	2	0	1	0	9
FB Cleo Miller	1	0	0	0	10
RB Tom Sullivan	1	1	0	7	8
WR Chester Ferguson	1	1	0	3	1

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR John Gilliam	7	6	63	21
WR Jon Staggers	4	4	30	21
WR Mike Goff	4	4	38	17
WR Gary Garrison	3	1	16	11
FB Fran Lynch	3	2	19	12
RB Duane Thomas	3	3	27	22
TE John Andrews	1	1	2	1
RB Jeff Kinney	1	0	0	7
TE John McMakin	1	1	6	20
WR Robert Foug	1	1	7	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon	6	41	6.83	5.69
Tom Sullivan	2	2	1.00	5.09

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Johnson	7	2	0.29	1.86
Duane Thomas	5	8	1.60	2.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	6	3	11	1.83	3.38

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	5	4	45	9.00	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Holden	3	2	5	1.67	1.00
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Mike Rengel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Garrison	1	1	16	16.00	5.33
RB Jeff Kinney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jon Staggers	1	1	13	13.00	7.50
WR Mike Goff	1	1	9	9.00	9.50
WR Robert Foug	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence McCutcheon	2	0
Tom Sullivan	1	0

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	5	1
Mike Phipps	1	0
Duane Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	9	3	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Holden	2	1	0
WR Tom Stropka	2	1	1
WR Toby Fredrick	2	0	0
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	1	1	1
WR Mike Rengel	1	0	0
TE Cornell Corbett	1	0	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Garrison	2	0	0
RB Duane Thomas	2	2	2
TE John Andrews	1	1	0
WR John Gilliam	1	1	1
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	1
WR Mike Goff	1	1	1
WR Robert Foug	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)