Week 15, 1979

played in St. Louis, MO

45 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	6	3	3	-	12
St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:56 STL - Toni Linhart 29 field goal
2Q: 14:18 LAS - Rich Szaro 20 field goal
2Q: 03:32 LAS - Rich Szaro 18 field goal
2Q: 01:02 STL - Toni Linhart 56 field goal
3Q: 06:02 LAS - Rich Szaro 49 field goal
4Q: 08:59 STL - Toni Linhart 21 field goal
4Q: 03:20 LAS - Rich Szaro 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:56 STL - Toni Linhart 29 field goal
2Q: 14:18 LAS - Rich Szaro 20 field goal
2Q: 03:32 LAS - Rich Szaro 18 field goal
2Q: 01:02 STL - Toni Linhart 56 field goal
3Q: 06:02 LAS - Rich Szaro 49 field goal
4Q: 08:59 STL - Toni Linhart 21 field goal
4Q: 03:20 LAS - Rich Szaro 33 field goal

Team Statistics LAS STL
Record 8-6 3-10-1
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 259 248
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 4.11 3.76
Net Rushing Yards 72 105
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 2.77 4.04
Net Passing Yards 187 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 0 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 3.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 3/20 10/78
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:29 31:31

Team Statistics	LAS	STL
Record	8-6	3-10-1
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	259	248
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	4.11	3.76
Net Rushing Yards	72	105
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	2.77	4.04
Net Passing Yards	187	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 0	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	3.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	3/20	10/78
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:29	31:31

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	1:38	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
1	4:51	5:39	OWN 30	10	67	Field Goal
2	8:42	5:17	OWN 29	13	70	Field Goal
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	2	12	Half
3	15:00	1:01	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	10:40	1:19	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	7:56	2:02	OWN 44	7	24	Field Goal
3	4:07	0:45	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
3	1:19	2:24	OWN 10	6	12	Punt
4	8:54	5:42	OWN 18	10	66	Field Goal
4	1:34	0:32	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 28	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
1	10:50	5:59	OWN 45	11	43	Field Goal
2	14:12	5:30	OWN 34	9	44	Missed FG
2	3:25	2:30	OWN 35	6	26	Field Goal
3	13:59	3:19	OWN 42	6	16	Downs
3	9:21	1:25	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
3	5:54	1:47	OWN 17	3	-2	Punt
3	3:22	2:03	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	13:55	5:01	OWN 49	10	47	Field Goal
4	3:12	1:38	OWN 36	6	12	Downs
4	1:02	0:40	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lawrence McCutcheon	14	39	2.79	12	1
Tom Bailey	8	26	3.25	8	0
Ron Jaworski	2	1	0.50	3	0
Roland Harper	1	0	0.00	0	0
Tony Galbreath	1	6	6.00	6	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ed Jenkins	16	58	3.63	12	1
Billy Taylor	8	42	5.25	11	1
Roosevelt Leaks	1	5	5.00	5	0
Joe Montana	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	36	18	194	1/7	0	40	0	66.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	36	21	164	4/21	0	23	0	69.6

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	6	8	48	8.00	16	13
WR Freddie Solomon	3	9	81	27.00	11	40
FB Roland Harper	2	2	16	8.00	3	13
WR Billy Brooks	2	2	12	6.00	3	8
WR John Kimbrough	2	5	12	6.00	0	11
RB Tom Bailey	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
RB Secdrick McIntyre	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Charlie Sanders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Tony Galbreath	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Green	7	8	51	7.29	10	15
WR Freddie Scott	5	6	49	9.80	19	15
WR Benny Malone	2	3	43	21.50	11	23
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	8	9	4.50	1	10
TE Al Chandler	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Ed Jenkins	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Melvin Wilber	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
RB Billy Taylor	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tom Bailey	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roland Hooks	1	0	0	0
Freddie Scott	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	6	229	38.2	32.0	43	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	4	204	51.0	49.5	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Szaro	4/4	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	3/4	1/1	1/1	56	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	2	6	3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benny Malone	1	8	8.0	0
Roland Hooks	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	2	43	21.5	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	25	25.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Lusk	4	95	23.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jack Youngblood	7	0	2.0	26	39
S Dave Elmendorf	7	4	0.0	19	38
CB Charles Williams	6	0	0.0	17	34
CB Dwight Hicks	5	1	0.0	22	35
OLB Jim Youngblood	4	2	0.0	24	34
ILB Tom Hicks	4	2	0.0	21	31
DE Elvin Bethea	3	0	1.0	20	29
CB Mark Burke	3	2	0.0	21	39
DE Bill Belk	2	0	1.0	12	18
S Ike Thomas	2	2	0.0	21	30
S Jerry Anderson	2	1	0.0	5	12
OLB Charlie Hall	1	1	0.0	7	4
CB Delles Howell	1	0	0.0	7	6
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Randy Wheaton	1	0	0.0	5	9
S Larry Brune	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Dave Morton	1	0	0.0	2	6

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ray Brown	4	3	0.0	16	21
DT John Grant	4	1	0.0	15	18
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	4	0	0.0	16	18
ILB Richard Wood	4	0	0.0	18	30
CB Roger Wehrli	3	1	0.0	23	30
DT Gary Johnson	3	1	0.0	17	25
CB Rufus Bess	3	0	0.0	11	24
DE Ron Rydalich	2	3	0.0	19	29
CB Terry Schmidt	2	3	0.0	19	34
OLB Dave Lewis	2	1	0.0	9	15
ILB Mark Cooney	2	0	0.0	8	7
DE Ed McAleney	2	0	0.0	18	21
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	1.0	18	25
S John Sanders	1	1	0.0	19	23
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0.0	6	2
DE Kenyon Hill	1	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	0.0	5	11
S Marvin Switzer	0	2	0.0	16	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jack Youngblood	2.0	1	1	39
DE Elvin Bethea	1.0	2	2	29
DE Bill Belk	1.0	0	0	18

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kent Kremer	1.0	0	25
DE Kenyon Hill	0.0	3	24
DE Ron Rydalich	0.0	2	29
DE Ed McAleney	0.0	2	21
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charles Williams	4	1	34
S Dave Elmendorf	4	0	38
CB Mark Burke	3	0	39
CB Dwight Hicks	2	2	35
S Jerry Anderson	2	1	12
OLB Jim Youngblood	1	1	34
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	4
CB Delles Howell	1	0	6
S Ike Thomas	1	0	30
DE Jack Youngblood	1	0	39
ILB Tom Hicks	1	0	31

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	2	25
CB Roger Wehrli	2	0	30
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	2	0	18
OLB Dave Lewis	2	0	15
CB Rufus Bess	2	0	24
S Ray Brown	1	2	21
CB Terry Schmidt	1	1	34
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	7
DE Ron Rydalich	1	0	29
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	11
DE Ed McAleney	1	0	21
S John Sanders	0	2	23

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Sexton	3	6	22	0	29
Dan Medlin	2	3	22	0	33
Bob Van Duyne	1	6	26	0	29
Andy Frederick	1	5	25	1	36
Charlie Sanders	1	1	19	0	17
Bob Rush	1	1	4	0	8
Roland Harper	0	1	6	0	13
Tony Galbreath	0	1	4	0	6

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Kunz	4	7	22	0	29
Ron Coder	2	4	13	1	23
David Carter	2	4	12	0	24
Dan Dierdorf	1	4	23	1	31
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	2	14	0	24
Al Chandler	1	1	14	0	15
Dennis Lick	0	2	19	1	21
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	13	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Bailey	2	19
Tony Galbreath	2	14
Freddie Solomon	1	13
Larry Brune	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Hooks	1	22
Benny Malone	1	15
Freddie Scott	1	15
Brooks Williams	1	13
Marvin Switzer	1	12

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Youngblood	---	---	26	39	4	69
Bob Van Duyne	26	29	---	---	10	65
Freddie Solomon	20	32	---	---	13	65
Mark Burke	---	---	21	39	5	65
Andy Frederick	25	36	---	---	3	64
Ron Jaworski	26	37	---	---	---	63
Dan Medlin	22	33	---	---	7	62
Jim Youngblood	---	---	24	34	4	62
Daryl Bernstein	18	27	---	---	17	62
Dwight Hicks	---	---	22	35	4	61
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	19	38	3	60
Charles Williams	---	---	17	34	9	60
Ted Vincent	---	---	23	28	8	59
Ike Thomas	---	---	21	30	5	56
John Kimbrough	18	30	---	---	8	56
Tom Hicks	---	---	21	31	3	55
Bob McKay	23	30	---	---	1	54
Jim Sexton	22	29	---	---	3	54
Elvin Bethea	---	---	20	29	1	50
Charlie Sanders	19	17	---	---	10	46
Troy Archer	---	---	16	21	2	39
Roland Harper	6	13	---	---	19	38
Bill Belk	---	---	12	18	7	37
Lawrence McCutcheon	15	22	---	---	---	37
Tom Bailey	10	7	---	---	19	36
Larry Brune	---	---	9	14	13	36
Rick Walker	6	9	---	---	19	34
Secdrick McIntyre	10	17	---	---	---	27
Max Montoya	4	12	---	---	10	26
Jerry Anderson	---	---	5	12	8	25
Tony Galbreath	4	6	---	---	14	24
Dave Morton	---	---	2	6	15	23
Bob Rush	4	8	---	---	9	21
Charlie Hall	---	---	7	4	9	20
Manny Fernandez	---	---	6	11	2	19
Randy Wheaton	---	---	5	9	4	18
Delles Howell	---	---	7	6	1	14
Billy Brooks	4	5	---	---	5	14
Hardy Dillon	4	8	---	---	1	13
Rich Szaro	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dave Washington	---	---	3	2	3	8
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Golic	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	26	40	---	---	---	66
Terry Schmidt	---	---	19	34	12	65
Dan Dierdorf	23	31	---	---	3	57
Ron Rydalich	---	---	19	29	8	56
Roger Wehrli	---	---	23	30	3	56
Freddie Scott	17	23	---	---	15	55
Benny Malone	15	24	---	---	15	54
Marvin Switzer	---	---	16	25	12	53
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	16	18	18	52
Kent Kremer	---	---	18	25	9	52
George Kunz	22	29	---	---	---	51
Richard Wood	---	---	18	30	3	51
Rufus Bess	---	---	11	24	15	50
Roy Green	15	33	---	---	1	49
Aaron Meyer	14	24	---	---	8	46
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	18	25	3	46
Jim Pietrzak	13	24	---	---	7	44
Ron Coder	13	23	---	---	8	44
Ray Brown	---	---	16	21	6	43
Ron Mikolajczyk	14	24	---	---	5	43
John Sanders	---	---	19	23	1	43
Gary Johnson	---	---	17	25	1	43
Ed McAleney	---	---	18	21	4	43
Kenyon Hill	---	---	15	24	3	42
Al Chandler	14	15	---	---	12	41
Dennis Lick	19	21	---	---	1	41
David Carter	12	24	---	---	5	41
Billy Taylor	9	20	---	---	10	39
Brooks Williams	10	16	---	---	13	39
John Grant	---	---	15	18	3	36
Alfred Jenkins	14	21	---	---	---	35
Roland Hooks	1	6	---	---	22	29
Dave Lewis	---	---	9	15	4	28
Ed Jenkins	16	10	---	---	1	27
Roosevelt Leaks	8	11	---	---	7	26
Randy Love	6	9	---	---	11	26
Mark Cooney	---	---	8	7	5	20
Marv Kellum	---	---	6	2	9	17
Melvin Wilber	5	12	---	---	---	17
Bob Breunig	---	---	5	11	1	17
Herb Lusk	0	0	---	---	17	17
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	15	29	1.9
Right	3	13	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	19	74	3.9
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	36	18	2	0	3	7	8	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	36	21	2	2	4	5	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	12	84	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	27	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	72	14.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	65	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Solomon	9	3	1	81	2	32
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	8	6	0	48	0	22
WR John Kimbrough	5	2	0	12	0	30
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	1	1	14	0	27
RB Secdrick McIntyre	3	1	0	3	0	17
RB Tom Bailey	2	1	0	8	0	7
FB Roland Harper	2	2	0	16	0	13
WR Billy Brooks	2	2	0	12	0	5
TE Charlie Sanders	1	0	1	0	0	17
FB Tony Galbreath	1	0	0	0	0	6

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins	8	2	3	9	0	21
WR Roy Green	8	7	0	51	0	33
WR Freddie Scott	6	5	0	49	0	23
RB Ed Jenkins	3	1	1	-1	0	10
WR Benny Malone	3	2	0	43	2	24
WR Melvin Wilber	3	1	0	9	0	12
TE Brooks Williams	2	1	0	5	0	16
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0	-1	0	15
RB Billy Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon	2	-2	-1.00	2.79
Tom Bailey	1	-1	-1.00	3.25

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Jenkins	4	9	2.25	3.63
Billy Taylor	1	2	2.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	8	4	30	3.75	5.39

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	1	11	3.67	4.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	3	3	22	7.33	6.00
RB Tom Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Charlie Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Billy Brooks	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
WR John Kimbrough	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ed Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	1.13
WR Roy Green	1	1	11	11.00	6.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Bailey	2	0
Ron Jaworski	1	0
Lawrence McCutcheon	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Taylor	2	1
Joe Montana	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	10	4	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	4	3	3
WR Freddie Solomon	4	1	1
TE Charlie Sanders	1	0	0
FB Tony Galbreath	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	3	3	2
WR Freddie Scott	2	2	2
WR Melvin Wilber	2	0	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	0	0
RB Ed Jenkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)