Week 17, 1975

played in Los Angeles, CA

53 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	14	7	3	3	-	27
Los Angeles Rams	3	3	0	11	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 STL - Al Clark 53 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 08:05 LAS - Toni Linhart 30 field goal
1Q: 00:05 STL - Norm Bulaich 2 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 10:15 LAS - Toni Linhart 43 field goal
2Q: 09:31 STL - Cotton Speyrer 67 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 00:26 STL - John Leypoldt 19 field goal
4Q: 13:20 LAS - Roland Harper 4 pass from Ron Jaworski (Ron Jaworski pass to Chuck Naretta for conversion)
4Q: 07:14 LAS - Toni Linhart 33 field goal
4Q: 00:16 STL - John Leypoldt 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 STL - Al Clark 53 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 08:05 LAS - Toni Linhart 30 field goal
1Q: 00:05 STL - Norm Bulaich 2 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 10:15 LAS - Toni Linhart 43 field goal
2Q: 09:31 STL - Cotton Speyrer 67 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 00:26 STL - John Leypoldt 19 field goal
4Q: 13:20 LAS - Roland Harper 4 pass from Ron Jaworski (Ron Jaworski pass to Chuck Naretta for conversion)
4Q: 07:14 LAS - Toni Linhart 33 field goal
4Q: 00:16 STL - John Leypoldt 33 field goal

Team Statistics STL LAS
Record 10-6 8-8
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 280 372
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 5.19 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 77 109
- Rushing Attempts 26 19
- Yards per Rush 2.96 5.74
Net Passing Yards 203 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 1 53 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 227 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.25 4.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 6/46
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 3/53 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:52 32:08

Team Statistics	STL	LAS
Record	10-6	8-8
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	280	372
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	5.19	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	77	109
- Rushing Attempts	26	19
- Yards per Rush	2.96	5.74
Net Passing Yards	203	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 1	53 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	227	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.25	4.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	6/46
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	3/53	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:52	32:08

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 26	4	15	Interception
1	7:58	2:53	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	3:42	3:42	50	7	50	Touchdown
2	10:08	0:56	OWN 33	1	67	Touchdown
2	6:27	1:32	OWN 16	5	12	Punt
2	3:35	1:01	OPP 40	4	4	Punt
3	12:17	2:39	OWN 2	5	48	Punt
3	6:10	1:54	OWN 21	3	-10	Punt
3	4:06	3:48	OPP 42	7	40	Field Goal
4	13:15	2:28	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	7:09	2:24	OWN 27	3	-8	Punt
4	3:19	3:11	OWN 43	7	41	Field Goal

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	1:07	OWN 48	3	-3	Interception
1	11:46	3:48	OWN 20	10	67	Field Goal
1	5:05	1:23	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
2	15:00	4:52	OWN 32	8	42	Field Goal
2	9:12	2:45	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
2	4:55	1:20	OWN 25	6	6	Interception
2	2:34	2:34	OWN 9	6	71	Interception
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
3	9:38	3:28	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
3	4:16	0:10	OWN 45	1	11	Fumble
3	0:18	2:03	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
4	10:47	3:38	OWN 32	11	52	Field Goal
4	4:45	1:26	OPP 40	3	4	Missed FG

Game MVP: Al Clark, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Metcalf	15	57	3.80	15	4
Charlie Smith	7	11	1.57	4	0
Warren Bankston	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Norm Bulaich	1	3	3.00	3	0
Jim Hart	1	2	2.00	2	0
Matt Braxton	1	5	5.00	5	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence McCutcheon	12	76	6.33	21	3	0
Tom Sullivan	7	33	4.71	21	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	24	14	227	4/24	2	67	1	100.5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	53	27	269	1/6	1	32	3	48.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Jarvis	5	6	105	21.00	12	50	0
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	4	2.00	0	2	1
WR Terry Metcalf	2	3	20	10.00	2	14	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	4	87	43.50	44	67	1
RB Warren Bankston	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Larry Brown	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Rich Caster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Solomon	10	13	76	7.60	2	16	0
WR Speedy Thomas	6	12	68	11.33	14	16	0
WR Mike Rengel	4	10	32	8.00	0	10	0
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	3	3	35	11.67	5	19	0
WR Reggie Craig	3	8	54	18.00	0	32	0
FB Roland Harper	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
WR Steve Holden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tom Sullivan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Chuck Naretta	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE John Sawyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Al Clark	1	53	53.00	1
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Dwight Lewis	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glenn Buchanan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roger Wehrli	0	1	1	0
Mike Weger	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Freddie Solomon	1	1	0	0
Reggie Craig	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	7	287	41.0	34.4	48	3

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	4	177	44.3	39.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	3/4	1/2	0/1	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	21	7.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Solomon	6	46	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	4	102	25.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	2	49	24.5	0
Glenn Buchanan	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Weger	7	2	0.0	19	54
CB Al Clark	7	1	0.0	15	46
ILB Will Foster	6	4	1.0	19	53
OLB Dwight Lewis	6	2	0.0	19	52
S Jim Tolbert	5	1	0.0	16	48
DE Ron Yankowski	3	0	0.0	19	54
DT Eric Kasay	3	0	0.0	14	40
CB Ray Easterling	2	1	0.0	15	44
CB Roger Wehrli	2	1	0.0	18	54
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	0	0.0	4	8
DT Dale Norman	1	1	0.0	3	9
DT John Grant	1	0	0.0	19	52
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0.0	18	51
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson	8	1	1.0	25	27
DT Art Thoms	6	2	0.0	24	24
ILB Jeff Siemon	4	3	0.0	26	28
CB Broderick Ours	4	2	0.0	23	26
CB Mike Bass	4	0	0.0	16	22
DE Jack Youngblood	3	1	2.0	26	27
ILB Ray White	3	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Jim Youngblood	2	3	1.0	23	20
S Bernie Sims	2	0	0.0	25	28
S Glenn Buchanan	2	0	0.0	17	23
WR Freddie Solomon	2	0	---	---	---
S Jimmy Allen	1	0	0.0	3	8
QB Ron Jaworski	1	0	---	---	---
DE Harvey Martin	1	0	0.0	26	24
OLB Jeff Staggs	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Mark Washington	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Will Foster	1.0	0	0	0	53
DT John Grant	0.0	1	3	1	52
DE Billy Howard	0.0	1	0	0	51
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	0	3	0	54
S Jim Tolbert	0.0	0	1	0	48

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jack Youngblood	2.0	1	0	27
OLB Jim Youngblood	1.0	2	0	20
ILB Isiah Robertson	1.0	1	1	27
DE Harvey Martin	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Al Clark	5	2	1	46
CB Roger Wehrli	4	1	0	54
OLB Dwight Lewis	4	0	1	52
S Jim Tolbert	4	0	0	48
ILB Will Foster	3	0	0	53
CB Ray Easterling	2	1	1	44
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	0	0	8
S Mike Weger	1	2	0	54
DT Eric Kasay	1	0	0	40
DT Dale Norman	1	0	0	9

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Bass	3	0	0	22
ILB Isiah Robertson	2	1	0	27
S Glenn Buchanan	2	0	1	23
CB Broderick Ours	2	0	0	26
S Jimmy Allen	1	0	0	8
ILB Jeff Siemon	1	0	0	28
ILB Ray White	1	0	0	8
DT Anttaj Johnson	1	0	0	7
S Bernie Sims	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	2	3	25	0	27
Len Hauss	1	9	26	0	25
Tom Funchess	1	3	6	2	11
Sam Davis	1	3	20	0	23
Glen Holloway	1	2	25	0	26
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	2	21	2	18
Norm Bulaich	0	2	10	0	14
Matt Braxton	0	1	7	0	3

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Rohde	3	5	17	0	35
Bob Van Duyne	1	4	16	0	48
Jim Sexton	1	2	17	0	47
Hardy Dillon	1	2	12	0	46
Gerry Sullivan	1	1	7	0	10
Daryl White	1	1	4	0	23
Cleo Miller	0	2	5	0	19
Bob McKay	0	1	19	1	54
Roland Harper	0	1	9	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Cooney	3	18
Hugh Rodgers	3	17
Warren Bankston	1	24
Larry Brown	1	19
Cotton Speyrer	1	14
Len Hauss	1	9

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Middleton	4	29
Dexter Bussey	1	26
John Sawyer	1	16
Cleo Miller	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Weger	---	---	19	54	5	78
Ron Yankowski	---	---	19	54	4	77
Will Foster	---	---	19	53	4	76
Roger Wehrli	---	---	18	54	4	76
John Grant	---	---	19	52	4	75
Dwight Lewis	---	---	19	52	4	75
Billy Howard	---	---	18	51	4	73
Jim Tolbert	---	---	16	48	9	73
Ray Easterling	---	---	15	44	8	67
Al Clark	---	---	15	46	5	66
Len Hauss	26	25	---	---	9	60
Eric Kasay	---	---	14	40	4	58
Jim Hart	26	28	---	---	---	54
Dan Dierdorf	25	27	---	---	---	52
Glen Holloway	25	26	---	---	---	51
Sam Davis	20	23	---	---	6	49
Cotton Speyrer	13	20	---	---	14	47
Alfred Jenkins	18	21	---	---	6	45
Norm Bulaich	10	14	---	---	18	42
Rich Caster	19	16	---	---	5	40
Ron Mikolajczyk	21	18	---	---	---	39
Ray Jarvis	18	20	---	---	---	38
Terry Metcalf	16	16	---	---	4	36
Bubba O'Neil	10	12	---	---	13	35
Warren Bankston	3	6	---	---	24	33
Larry Brown	7	5	---	---	19	31
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	4	8	17	29
Fred Hill	---	---	5	12	11	28
Tom Funchess	6	11	---	---	9	26
Willie Harper	---	---	0	2	19	21
Mark Cooney	---	---	0	1	18	19
Jim Merlo	---	---	4	8	4	16
Charlie Smith	9	7	---	---	---	16
Revie Sorey	6	5	---	---	5	16
Ernie Janet	1	2	---	---	9	12
Matt Braxton	7	3	---	---	2	12
Dale Norman	---	---	3	9	---	12
Jim Arneson	0	3	---	---	7	10
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Stan Hindman	---	---	1	3	3	7
Bob Breunig	---	---	1	2	4	7
Tony Peters	---	---	0	0	6	6
Sammy Danko	---	---	0	1	4	5
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob McKay	19	54	---	---	8	81
Ron Jaworski	19	54	---	---	---	73
Bob Van Duyne	16	48	---	---	3	67
Jim Sexton	17	47	---	---	---	64
Mike Rengel	10	35	---	---	17	62
Freddie Solomon	13	42	---	---	7	62
Speedy Thomas	12	47	---	---	1	60
Delles Howell	---	---	25	23	11	59
Hardy Dillon	12	46	---	---	---	58
Sam Rohde	17	35	---	---	5	57
Jeff Siemon	---	---	26	28	2	56
Isiah Robertson	---	---	25	27	3	55
Jack Youngblood	---	---	26	27	2	55
Bernie Sims	---	---	25	28	2	55
Harvey Martin	---	---	26	24	2	52
Broderick Ours	---	---	23	26	2	51
Art Thoms	---	---	24	24	1	49
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	17	23	8	48
Lawrence McCutcheon	12	32	---	---	1	45
Jim Youngblood	---	---	23	20	2	45
Mike Bass	---	---	16	22	2	40
John Sawyer	7	16	---	---	16	39
Tom Sullivan	7	22	---	---	8	37
Cleo Miller	5	19	---	---	12	36
Reggie Craig	6	24	---	---	6	36
Rick Middleton	---	---	2	4	29	35
Daryl White	4	23	---	---	8	35
Chuck Naretta	11	12	---	---	10	33
Roland Harper	9	17	---	---	7	33
Dexter Bussey	0	0	---	---	26	26
Gerry Sullivan	7	10	---	---	8	25
Anttaj Johnson	---	---	10	7	8	25
Jimmy Allen	---	---	3	8	11	22
Steve Holden	3	4	---	---	15	22
Ray White	---	---	10	8	3	21
Mark Washington	---	---	3	2	14	19
Harris Richardson	3	7	---	---	8	18
Jeff Staggs	---	---	2	2	10	14
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chad Brownback	---	---	0	0	7	7
Tyrone Anthony	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bob Hoskins	---	---	0	4	---	4
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vern Den Herder	---	---	0	1	---	1
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	16	32	2.0
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	10	58	5.8
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	24	14	3	0	3	1	5	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	53	27	1	3	5	6	7	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	19	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	117	39.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	100	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	29	11	137	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	6	5	0	105	1	20
WR Cotton Speyrer	4	2	0	87	2	20
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	1	1	5	0	21
WR Terry Metcalf	3	2	1	20	0	16
RB Warren Bankston	2	1	1	1	0	6
TE Larry Brown	2	1	0	5	0	5
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	0	4	0	14
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0	0	0	16

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Solomon	13	10	2	76	0	42
WR Speedy Thomas	12	6	2	68	0	47
WR Mike Rengel	10	4	0	32	0	35
WR Reggie Craig	8	3	0	54	1	24
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	3	3	0	35	0	32
TE Chuck Naretta	3	0	0	0	0	12
WR Steve Holden	1	0	1	0	0	4
RB Tom Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	22
FB Roland Harper	1	1	0	4	0	17
TE John Sawyer	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Smith	4	5	1.25	1.57
Terry Metcalf	2	0	0.00	3.80

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon	1	10	10.00	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	5	4	24	4.80	9.46

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	6	1	4	0.67	5.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	6	3.00	6.67
TE Larry Brown	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	11	11.00	17.50

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Rengel	2	0	0	0.00	3.20
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Reggie Craig	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
FB Roland Harper	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0	0.00	5.85

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	2	1
Charlie Smith	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	5	2	1

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	16	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Warren Bankston	2	1	0
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	1
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Rengel	4	2	2
WR Freddie Solomon	4	3	2
WR Speedy Thomas	3	3	1
WR Reggie Craig	3	0	0
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	1	1	1
TE John Sawyer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)