Week 1, 1975

played in Portland (OR), OR

67 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	0	0	0	-	0
Portland (OR) Shockers	3	10	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:40 POR - Willie Baxter 27 field goal
2Q: 05:08 POR - Duane Thomas 2 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:17 POR - Willie Baxter 56 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:40 POR - Willie Baxter 27 field goal
2Q: 05:08 POR - Duane Thomas 2 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:17 POR - Willie Baxter 56 field goal

Team Statistics LAS POR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 204 217
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 3.34 3.10
Net Rushing Yards 59 135
- Rushing Attempts 17 45
- Yards per Rush 3.47 3.00
Net Passing Yards 145 82
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 18 - 5 21 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 151 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 4/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.30 3.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/60 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/49 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 5/58
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:35 36:25

Team Statistics	LAS	POR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	204	217
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	3.34	3.10
Net Rushing Yards	59	135
- Rushing Attempts	17	45
- Yards per Rush	3.47	3.00
Net Passing Yards	145	82
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 18 - 5	21 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	151	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	4/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.30	3.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/60	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/49	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	5/58
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:35	36:25

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 22	4	18	Interception
1	11:00	0:12	OWN 24	2	0	Interception
1	6:34	3:43	OWN 12	7	26	Punt
2	14:43	2:59	OWN 24	7	31	Punt
2	10:29	0:44	OWN 34	6	20	Punt
2	5:02	2:39	OWN 20	9	30	Interception
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:45	1:24	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
3	9:07	4:44	OWN 39	9	53	Interception
3	1:43	1:52	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
4	10:33	1:38	OPP 48	3	4	Punt
4	6:36	0:55	OPP 40	4	11	Downs
4	1:50	0:20	OWN 14	2	0	Interception

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	1:16	OPP 33	3	-3	Interception
1	10:48	4:14	OPP 43	7	33	Field Goal
1	2:51	3:08	OWN 29	6	14	Punt
2	11:44	1:15	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	9:45	4:43	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	2:23	2:14	OWN 25	6	36	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	11:21	2:14	OWN 37	3	-9	Punt
3	4:23	2:40	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	14:51	4:18	OWN 29	8	19	Fumble
4	8:55	2:19	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
4	5:41	3:51	OWN 29	8	30	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 17	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Dick Anderson, Portland (OR) Shockers

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lawrence McCutcheon	8	33	4.13	12	1
Dexter Bussey	6	17	2.83	8	0
Ron Jaworski	3	9	3.00	8	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ron Johnson	24	58	2.42	13	3	0
Duane Thomas	19	70	3.68	8	0	1
Mike Phipps	2	7	3.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	42	18	151	2/6	0	19	5	13.2

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	21	12	100	4/18	0	21	1	49.7

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Speedy Thomas	6	10	44	7.33	9	13
WR Freddie Solomon	5	9	38	7.60	1	14
WR Mike Rengel	3	7	43	14.33	1	19
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	2	7	20	10.00	3	11
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Roland Harper	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Reggie Craig	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE John Sawyer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Gilliam	2	3	24	12.00	1	21
RB Ron Johnson	2	2	13	6.50	1	9
WR Jon Staggers	2	3	11	5.50	0	10
TE Bob Tucker	2	2	22	11.00	0	17
WR Gary Garrison	1	4	14	14.00	0	14
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	8	8.00	6	8
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Mike Goff	1	5	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Delles Howell	1	0	0.00	0

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Dick Anderson	2	45	22.50
CB Larry Marshall	1	1	1.00
CB Ken Reaves	1	12	12.00
S William Semple	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Recov	Force
Jack Youngblood	1	1
Jeff Siemon	0	1
Art Thoms	0	1

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov
Mike Phipps	2	0
Ron Johnson	1	0
Fran Lynch	0	1
Bob Tucker	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	6	265	44.2	31.3	51	3

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Garrison	7	290	41.4	34.4	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	2/2	1/1	1/1	56	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Solomon	3	29	9.7	0
Dave Elmendorf	1	20	20.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glenn Buchanan	1	21	21.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeff Siemon	13	2	0.0	45	25
DE Jack Youngblood	7	2	1.0	45	25
S Dave Elmendorf	7	4	0.0	45	25
CB Delles Howell	5	1	0.0	32	17
OLB Jim Youngblood	4	1	1.0	40	20
OLB Rick Middleton	4	3	0.0	40	20
CB Mike Bass	4	0	0.0	41	24
DE Harvey Martin	3	1	1.0	42	23
CB Steve Tannen	3	0	0.0	40	24
DT Art Thoms	2	4	1.0	41	23
S Glenn Buchanan	2	1	0.0	36	21
WR Speedy Thomas	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Ray White	2	0	0.0	15	9
OLB Jeff Staggs	1	1	0.0	8	5
S Jimmy Allen	1	0	0.0	7	4
RB Dexter Bussey	1	0	---	---	---
QB Ron Jaworski	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Rengel	1	0	---	---	---
DT Anttaj Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	6

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ken Reaves	7	0	0.0	17	42
DT Bill Brundige	4	1	1.0	17	41
ILB Bob Matheson	3	0	0.0	16	38
OLB Doug Swift	3	0	0.0	16	39
DE Pat Toomay	2	1	1.0	17	43
S John Charles	2	2	0.0	13	40
OLB Ted Choma	2	1	0.0	7	7
DE Pete Duranko	2	0	0.0	16	42
CB Larry Marshall	2	0	0.0	11	35
CB Walt Sumner	2	0	0.0	15	38
S Dick Anderson	1	2	0.0	13	38
S William Semple	1	1	0.0	7	18
DT Ron East	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Mark Lomas	1	0	0.0	5	9
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	0.0	1	6
DT Diron Talbert	1	0	0.0	11	23
S John Folkins	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Mike Goff	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jim Youngblood	1.0	1	0	20
DE Harvey Martin	1.0	0	1	23
DT Art Thoms	1.0	0	1	23
DE Jack Youngblood	1.0	0	1	25
DT Bob Hoskins	0.0	1	0	2
OLB Jeff Staggs	0.0	1	0	5

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pat Toomay	1.0	1	1	1	43
DT Bill Brundige	1.0	0	2	0	41
DE Pete Duranko	0.0	2	1	0	42
ILB Bob Matheson	0.0	0	2	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jeff Siemon	3	1	0	25
CB Mike Bass	3	0	0	24
CB Delles Howell	2	0	1	17
S Jimmy Allen	1	0	0	4
S Dave Elmendorf	1	0	0	25
CB Steve Tannen	1	0	0	24
ILB Ray White	1	0	0	9

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Reaves	5	0	1	42
CB Walt Sumner	2	1	0	38
OLB Doug Swift	2	1	0	39
S Dick Anderson	1	3	2	38
CB Larry Marshall	1	2	1	35
S John Charles	1	0	0	40
DT Ron East	1	0	0	7
DE Mark Lomas	1	0	0	9
ILB Bob Matheson	1	0	0	38
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	0	6
DT Diron Talbert	1	0	0	23
DE Pat Toomay	1	0	0	43
S William Semple	0	2	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Dillon	2	3	16	0	34
Jim Sexton	1	4	14	1	35
Sam Rohde	1	3	15	0	28
Harris Richardson	1	1	3	0	9
Bob McKay	0	1	14	1	37
Bob Van Duyne	0	1	16	0	37
Billy Lindstrom	0	1	4	0	14

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burgess Robinson	6	11	31	0	17
Wayne Moore	3	7	45	0	25
George Buehler	3	5	26	1	9
Tom Mack	1	7	34	1	20
Ken Mendenhall	1	6	19	0	9
Bob Asher	1	2	29	1	17
Doug Wilkerson	0	3	25	0	19
Montique Anderson	0	1	16	1	9
Fran Lynch	0	1	16	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Naretta	1	15
Roland Harper	1	12
John Sawyer	1	10
Cleo Miller	1	6

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
William Semple	3	11
George Buehler	1	9
Dick Anderson	1	2

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Middleton	---	---	40	20	27	87
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	45	25	3	73
Jeff Siemon	---	---	45	25	2	72
Jack Youngblood	---	---	45	25	2	72
Mike Bass	---	---	41	24	3	68
Harvey Martin	---	---	42	23	2	67
Steve Tannen	---	---	40	24	2	66
Art Thoms	---	---	41	23	2	66
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	36	21	6	63
Jim Youngblood	---	---	40	20	2	62
Ron Jaworski	17	44	---	---	---	61
Delles Howell	---	---	32	17	6	55
Bob Van Duyne	16	37	---	---	---	53
Bob McKay	14	37	---	---	---	51
Mike Rengel	12	34	---	---	4	50
Hardy Dillon	16	34	---	---	---	50
Sam Rohde	15	28	---	---	6	49
Jim Sexton	14	35	---	---	---	49
Chuck Naretta	7	27	---	---	15	49
Speedy Thomas	10	26	---	---	12	48
Lawrence McCutcheon	9	34	---	---	---	43
Reggie Craig	9	29	---	---	5	43
Freddie Solomon	11	24	---	---	6	41
Roland Harper	10	13	---	---	12	35
John Sawyer	8	14	---	---	10	32
Ray White	---	---	15	9	7	31
Dexter Bussey	8	10	---	---	11	29
Daryl White	2	16	---	---	6	24
Billy Lindstrom	4	14	---	---	6	24
Anttaj Johnson	---	---	11	6	7	24
Broderick Ours	---	---	4	1	14	19
Harris Richardson	3	9	---	---	6	18
Jeff Staggs	---	---	8	5	4	17
Gerry Sullivan	1	10	---	---	6	17
Jimmy Allen	---	---	7	4	5	16
Cleo Miller	1	9	---	---	6	16
Bob Hoskins	---	---	3	2	7	12
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Isiah Robertson	---	---	0	1	1	2
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	1	1
Vern Den Herder	---	---	0	0	---	0
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernie Sims	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	0	0	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Moore	45	25	---	---	---	70
Mike Phipps	45	25	---	---	---	70
Ron Johnson	25	16	---	---	20	61
Pat Toomay	---	---	17	43	---	60
Ken Reaves	---	---	17	42	---	59
Bill Brundige	---	---	17	41	---	58
Pete Duranko	---	---	16	42	---	58
John Charles	---	---	13	40	4	57
Larry Marshall	---	---	11	35	11	57
Burgess Robinson	31	17	---	---	9	57
Tom Mack	34	20	---	---	2	56
Bob Matheson	---	---	16	38	1	55
Doug Swift	---	---	16	39	---	55
Bob Tucker	31	18	---	---	6	55
Dick Anderson	---	---	13	38	2	53
Walt Sumner	---	---	15	38	---	53
Bob Asher	29	17	---	---	6	52
John Gilliam	34	17	---	---	1	52
Doug Wilkerson	25	19	---	---	3	47
Mike Goff	22	15	---	---	8	45
George Buehler	26	9	---	---	9	44
Gary Garrison	22	9	---	---	11	42
Jon Staggers	21	17	---	---	1	39
Diron Talbert	---	---	11	23	2	36
William Semple	---	---	7	18	11	36
Ken Mendenhall	19	9	---	---	7	35
John McMakin	17	3	---	---	14	34
Montique Anderson	16	9	---	---	9	34
Francis Hartings	15	8	---	---	11	34
Fran Lynch	16	11	---	---	3	30
Duane Thomas	19	8	---	---	---	27
Richard Wood	---	---	1	5	17	23
Mark Lomas	---	---	5	9	6	20
Ted Choma	---	---	7	7	4	18
John Folkins	---	---	2	6	8	16
Morris Owens	3	3	---	---	10	16
Ron East	---	---	1	7	4	12
Harold McLinton	---	---	1	6	4	11
Corey Mamula	---	---	1	7	1	9
Lincoln Garrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Kinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Brown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	7	17	2.4
Right	6	39	6.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	27	86	3.2
Right	7	15	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	42	18	0	0	1	9	6	1	5

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	21	12	1	3	1	1	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	59	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	73	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	19	1.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	27	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Speedy Thomas	10	6	0	44	26
WR Freddie Solomon	9	5	0	38	24
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	7	2	0	20	34
WR Mike Rengel	7	3	0	43	34
WR Reggie Craig	4	0	0	0	29
FB Roland Harper	2	1	0	3	13
TE John Sawyer	2	0	1	0	14
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	0	3	27

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Goff	5	1	0	5	0	15
WR Gary Garrison	4	1	1	14	0	9
WR John Gilliam	3	2	0	24	1	17
WR Jon Staggers	3	2	0	11	0	17
RB Ron Johnson	2	2	0	13	0	16
TE Bob Tucker	2	2	0	22	0	18
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	0	8	0	11
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	0	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	4	16	4.00	3.68
Ron Johnson	3	-3	-1.00	2.42
Mike Phipps	1	-1	-1.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	2	1	10	5.00	3.60

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	2	1	9	4.50	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Speedy Thomas	1	1	10	10.00	4.40
TE John Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ron Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	6.50
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Bussey	1	1
Ron Jaworski	1	0

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	7	3
Mike Phipps	1	1
Duane Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	10	4	3

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	4	1	1
WR Speedy Thomas	2	1	0
WR Mike Rengel	1	0	0
WR Reggie Craig	1	0	0
FB Roland Harper	1	1	1
WR Freddie Solomon	1	1	1

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Garrison	2	1	1
WR John Gilliam	2	1	0
RB Ron Johnson	2	2	2
WR Mike Goff	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)