Week 14, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

39 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams7303-13
St. Louis Cardinals101330-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 LAS - Toby Fredrick 18 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rickey Jarrell extra point)
1Q: 06:36 STL - John Leypoldt 38 field goal
1Q: 02:55 STL - Terry Metcalf 10 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 14:56 STL - John Leypoldt 31 field goal
2Q: 06:51 LAS - Rickey Jarrell 33 field goal
2Q: 02:38 STL - John Leypoldt 50 field goal
2Q: 00:55 STL - Terry Metcalf 5 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 03:48 STL - John Leypoldt 20 field goal
4Q: 13:47 LAS - Rickey Jarrell 25 field goal

Team StatisticsLASSTL
Record5-89-4
First Downs2118
- by Rushing59
- by Passing116
- by Penalty53
Total Net Yards302313
- Offensive Plays7768
- Yards per Play3.924.60
Net Rushing Yards97146
- Rushing Attempts2033
- Yards per Rush4.854.42
Net Passing Yards205167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt55 - 25 - 234 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards218173
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/131/6
- Yards per Pass Play3.604.77
Fumbles/Lost2/23/2
3rd Down Conversions4/164/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.37.3
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards10/729/65
Punt Returns/Yards4/292/9
Kick Returns/Yards5/1052/35
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/42
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 37
Time of Possession28:2231:38

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:22OWN 241176Touchdown
18:160:12OWN 2910Interception
16:311:03OWN 203-12Punt
12:461:10OWN 22224Fumble
214:513:13OWN 28632Punt
210:574:12OPP 47931Field Goal
22:310:56OWN 28310Interception
20:490:38OWN 373-5Punt
311:421:25OWN 20513Punt
33:404:59OWN 441248Field Goal
411:380:52OPP 343-6Punt
47:204:42OWN 111886Downs
40:190:19OWN 4930Game
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:381:22OWN 2036Punt
18:041:33OPP 36415Field Goal
15:282:42OPP 49749Touchdown
11:361:45OPP 46632Field Goal
211:380:41OWN 20227Fumble
26:454:14OWN 34733Field Goal
21:350:46OPP 16316Touchdown
20:110:11OWN 2522Half
315:003:18OWN 32630Punt
310:176:37OWN 301467Field Goal
413:412:03OWN 223-2Punt
410:462:00OWN 2033Punt
48:461:26OPP 34323Fumble
42:382:19OWN 3614Punt

Game MVP: John Leypoldt, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lawrence McCutcheon12574.751420
Tom Sullivan4225.501710
Ron Jaworski3113.67400
Dexter Bussey177.00700
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terry Metcalf201125.601752
Altie Taylor7152.141110
Charley Johnson3103.33400
Tom Bailey2115.50900
Matt Braxton1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ron Jaworski55252182/13121247.4
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Charley Johnson34211731/6034074.7

Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Holden817678.383160
RB Lawrence McCutcheon56244.801470
WR Toby Fredrick4106416.004211
WR Mike Rengel38206.67070
TE Chuck Naretta233417.0010190
FB Cleo Miller1211.00210
RB Tom Sullivan1111.00310
WR Chester Ferguson1677.00070
RB Dexter Bussey0100.00000
WR Tom Stropka0100.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ray Jarvis495714.252340
RB Altie Taylor3382.67770
WR Bubba O'Neil353110.330210
FB Norm Bulaich2221.00130
TE Rich Caster22105.000100
WR Ken Payne232412.004180
WR Cotton Speyrer24126.00080
TE Larry Brown1200.00000
WR Terry Metcalf132323.0010230
FB Matt Braxton1166.00660

Interception Statistics

Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Dwight Lewis11111.000
CB Roger Wehrli13131.000

Fumble Statistics

Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Tom Sullivan1000
Toby Fredrick1000
Steve Tannen0100
Jim Youngblood0100
Gary Larson0010
Harvey Martin0010
Mark Washington0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Charley Johnson2100
Terry Metcalf1000
Ron Mikolajczyk0100
Hugh Rodgers0100
Dwight Lewis0010
Matt Braxton0010

Punting Statistics

Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rickey Jarrell521042.032.2490
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Al Blake520340.630.8480

Kicking Statistics

Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rickey Jarrell2/20/00/0331/1
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Leypoldt4/41/11/1502/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Toby Fredrick3299.70
Dave Elmendorf100.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf294.50

Kick Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Glenn Buchanan48320.80
Steve Holden12222.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Jim Tolbert11818.00
Roger Wehrli11717.00

Defensive Statistics

Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson1010.03034
CB Steve Tannen710.03335
DE Jack Youngblood630.53131
ILB Jeff Siemon440.03135
DT Gary Larson420.02933
S Glenn Buchanan410.02728
DE Harvey Martin300.52933
CB Mark Washington310.02727
S Jimmy Allen300.02520
CB Broderick Ours300.02228
S Dave Elmendorf200.01323
DT Bob Hoskins100.086
OLB Jim Youngblood100.02623
WR Mike Rengel10---------
WR Toby Fredrick10---------
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Weger1010.01957
CB Hugh Rodgers810.01654
OLB Dwight Lewis540.01955
CB Al Clark510.02050
CB Roger Wehrli410.02057
ILB Will Foster320.01952
S Jim Tolbert300.01853
DE Ron Yankowski231.01955
DT Eric Kasay211.01334
S Dan Myers210.0823
DT John Grant120.02055
DE Sammy Danko100.02056

Pass Rush Statistics

Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jack Youngblood0.510131
DE Harvey Martin0.503033
OLB Jim Youngblood0.021123
ILB Isiah Robertson0.001034
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Yankowski1.023055
DT Eric Kasay1.010034
DT John Grant0.012155
OLB Dwight Lewis0.010055
DE Sammy Danko0.001056

Pass Defense Statistics

Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson61034
CB Steve Tannen41035
CB Broderick Ours30028
S Glenn Buchanan30028
CB Mark Washington21027
DT Bob Hoskins1006
ILB Jeff Siemon10035
DE Jack Youngblood10031
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Hugh Rodgers60054
CB Roger Wehrli44157
CB Al Clark40050
OLB Dwight Lewis31155
S Mike Weger21057
ILB Will Foster20052
S Jim Tolbert12053
S Dan Myers11023
DE Ron Yankowski10055
DE Sammy Danko10056

Blocking Statistics

Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Sexton25015047
Bob Van Duyne23016040
Sam Rohde23017049
Cleo Miller2209016
Billy Lindstrom12017151
Bob McKay02018147
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Len Hauss57131131
Joe Scibelli2401106
Tom Funchess22025024
Glen Holloway16029032
Dan Dierdorf15032035
Norm Bulaich12010010
Sam Davis12022029
Larry Brown0101509
Matt Braxton0101206

Special Teams Tackles

Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Rick Middleton226
Dexter Bussey218
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Mark Cooney316
Roy Winston215
Todd McQuarters120
Dan Myers113
Norm Bulaich111
Matt Braxton19

Participation

Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Tannen------33351583
Steve Holden1249------1677
Ron Jaworski2057---------77
Sam Rohde1749------773
Isiah Robertson------3034670
Jeff Siemon------3135470
Billy Lindstrom1751---------68
Gary Larson------2933466
Harvey Martin------2933466
Jack Youngblood------3131466
Glenn Buchanan------27281166
Bob McKay1847---------65
Jim Sexton1547------264
Broderick Ours------22281464
Jimmy Allen------25201863
Jim Youngblood------26231261
Toby Fredrick1540------459
Mark Washington------2727458
Bob Van Duyne1640---------56
Chester Ferguson1335---------48
Mike Rengel1227------746
Cleo Miller916------1843
Lawrence McCutcheon1527---------42
Chuck Naretta1225------542
Rick Middleton------872641
Dave Elmendorf------1323440
Tom Sullivan424------937
Al Speer818------733
Daryl White417------728
Tom Stropka114------1328
Dexter Bussey16------1825
Tyrone Anthony------1411---25
Cornell Corbett413------522
Bob Hoskins------86519
Emmanuel Bumgarner01------1819
Gerry Sullivan36------716
Ed Williams28------515
Hardy Dillon210---------12
Chad Brownback------42511
Rickey Jarrell00------1111
Chase Chandler------25---7
Vern Den Herder------24---6
Gerald Rasberry00------22
Chester Dawkins------20---2
John Hufnagel00---------0
Toni Linhart00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Roger Wehrli------2057683
Sammy Danko------2056783
Hugh Rodgers------16541282
Jim Tolbert------1853778
Mike Weger------1957278
John Grant------2055277
Dwight Lewis------1955276
Ron Yankowski------1955276
Will Foster------1952374
Al Clark------2050373
Len Hauss3131------971
Charley Johnson3335---------68
Dan Dierdorf3235---------67
Glen Holloway2932---------61
Sam Davis2229------859
Rich Caster2229---------51
Eric Kasay------1334350
Tom Funchess2524---------49
Ray Jarvis2126------249
Terry Metcalf2220------547
Dan Myers------8231344
Cotton Speyrer2320---------43
Bubba O'Neil1824---------42
Ken Payne1017------1441
Tom Bailey36------2534
Norm Bulaich1010------1131
Larry Brown159------529
Ron Mikolajczyk811------928
Matt Braxton126------927
Joe Scibelli116------926
Willie Harper------122023
Todd McQuarters11------2022
Mark Cooney------141621
Roy Winston------221519
Jim Arneson34------815
Altie Taylor87---------15
Jerald Whiting00------1515
Ray Easterling------011011
John Leypoldt00------1111
Jim Merlo------28---10
Geoff Carr------25310
Vincent Forbes43------29
Al Blake00------99
Billy Howard------14---5
Gary Huff00---------0
Jeff Gainey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11313.0
Middle13372.8
Right6477.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11717.0
Middle23994.3
Right9303.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ron Jaworski55251449612
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Charley Johnson34213203520

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65162.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1710694.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)2591124.5
Long (19+ Yds)71213.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65142.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1510402.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)73466.6
Long (19+ Yds)637312.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Holden178267049
WR Toby Fredrick104064140
WR Mike Rengel83020027
RB Lawrence McCutcheon65024027
WR Chester Ferguson6107035
TE Chuck Naretta32134025
FB Cleo Miller2101016
RB Dexter Bussey100006
RB Tom Sullivan1101024
WR Tom Stropka1010014
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis94057126
WR Bubba O'Neil53031124
WR Cotton Speyrer42012020
WR Terry Metcalf31023120
WR Ken Payne32024017
RB Altie Taylor330807
TE Larry Brown210009
FB Norm Bulaich2202010
TE Rich Caster22010029
FB Matt Braxton110606

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon231.504.75
Ron Jaworski144.003.67
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terry Metcalf6284.675.60
Altie Taylor410.252.14
Charley Johnson133.003.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ron Jaworski85374.633.96
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Charley Johnson74121.715.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Steve Holden32124.003.94
FB Cleo Miller2110.500.50
WR Toby Fredrick21189.006.40
RB Lawrence McCutcheon1166.004.00
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Norm Bulaich11-1-1.001.00
TE Rich Caster1100.005.00
WR Ray Jarvis1000.006.33
WR Terry Metcalf1000.007.67
RB Altie Taylor1177.002.67
FB Matt Braxton1166.006.00
WR Bubba O'Neil1000.006.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesRushesConversions
Ron Jaworski10
St. LouisRushesConversions
Terry Metcalf42
Tom Bailey11
Matt Braxton10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Ron Jaworski1464
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Charley Johnson951

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Holden411
WR Toby Fredrick310
WR Mike Rengel211
TE Chuck Naretta211
RB Lawrence McCutcheon100
FB Cleo Miller110
WR Chester Ferguson111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Ray Jarvis210
TE Rich Caster110
WR Terry Metcalf100
WR Ken Payne100
WR Cotton Speyrer100
RB Altie Taylor110
FB Matt Braxton110
WR Bubba O'Neil111

SectionAttendance
Stadium59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,600 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)