Week 8, 1980

played in St. Louis, MO

60 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams0700-7
St. Louis Cardinals30315-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 STL - Toni Linhart 49 field goal
2Q: 05:29 LAS - Freddie Solomon 23 pass from Ron Jaworski (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 06:30 STL - Toni Linhart 50 field goal
4Q: 13:26 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 01:35 STL - Frank Pollard 5 run (Joe Montana pass to Roy Green for conversion)

Team StatisticsLASSTL
Record5-33-4
First Downs1818
- by Rushing310
- by Passing137
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards304312
- Offensive Plays6272
- Yards per Play4.904.33
Net Rushing Yards45171
- Rushing Attempts1236
- Yards per Rush3.754.75
Net Passing Yards259141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt49 - 30 - 133 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards264156
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/15
- Yards per Pass Play5.183.92
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions2/127/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.89.0
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/2513/117
Punt Returns/Yards3/292/25
Kick Returns/Yards4/1210/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/32
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 36
Time of Possession23:3736:23

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:48OWN 38616Punt
14:423:35OWN 37760Missed FG
10:371:54OWN 47517Punt
29:564:44OWN 27973Touchdown
23:461:53OWN 27637Punt
310:230:47OWN 2234Punt
36:231:53OWN 263-6Punt
32:571:01OWN 33319Interception
413:201:38OWN 2036Punt
48:053:36OWN 41262Missed FG
42:200:25OWN 147Downs
41:250:43OWN 37334Fumble
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:127:30OWN 31465Field Goal
11:070:30OWN 1830Punt
213:433:47OWN 20619Punt
25:121:26OWN 20521Punt
21:531:53OWN 20636Half
315:004:37OWN 18615Punt
39:363:13OWN 34733Field Goal
34:301:33OPP 47421Missed FG
31:563:36OPP 30830Touchdown
411:423:37OWN 4391Punt
44:292:09OWN 4137Punt
41:550:30OPP 838Touchdown
40:420:42OWN 361-1Game

Game MVP: Frank Pollard, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Allen Carter8415.131620
Lawrence McCutcheon441.00500
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard301484.933252
Billy Taylor4174.25700
Roosevelt Leaks177.00700
Joe Montana1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ron Jaworski49302641/5123173.8
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana33191563/15019069.7

Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Lawrence McCutcheon610498.1722180
WR Freddie Solomon6106110.171231
WR John Floyd668614.3327220
WR Billy Brooks57336.603150
TE Greg Latta33175.67670
WR Daryl Bernstein25115.50070
RB Allen Carter1133.00030
FB Tony Galbreath1444.00440
TE Rick Walker0200.00000
FB Derrick Jensen0100.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green610386.336170
WR Melvin Wilber364615.331190
TE Al Chandler23199.500110
WR Freddie Scott23157.50390
WR Alfred Jenkins2763.00040
FB Roosevelt Leaks1199.00890
RB Billy Taylor1133.00430
TE Brooks Williams111313.002130
RB Frank Pollard1177.00070

Interception Statistics

Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Hugh Rodgers13232.000

Fumble Statistics

Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
John Floyd1000
Jeff Siemon0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Joe Montana1000
Jim Pietrzak0100
John Sanders0100
Rufus Bess0010

Punting Statistics

Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rickey Jarrell623839.728.8491
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts627846.341.5523

Kicking Statistics

Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Joe Danelo0/20/10/101/1
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart2/32/31/1501/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Freddie Solomon3299.70
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson22512.50

Kick Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Carter38829.30
Wentford Gaines13333.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Wentford Gaines820.02331
ILB Jeff Siemon721.03130
S Dave Elmendorf720.03132
DE Mike Barnes410.53529
S Jimmy Allen420.02528
DE Kevin Calhoun311.01924
DT Bob Golic320.02224
ILB Tom Hicks300.056
DE Cory Joyner200.51020
S Larry Brune220.01411
OLB Andrew Melontree210.0149
OLB Jim Youngblood200.03229
CB Reggie Pinkney200.01413
DT Stafford Mays120.02013
CB Don McNeal110.02326
DE Ian Lyons100.02925
WR Billy Brooks10---------
G Everett Little10---------
S Jerry Anderson100.01211
OLB Dave Morton100.049
CB Dwight Hicks010.03126
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S John Sanders610.01033
S Mike Jolly600.0827
OLB Bob Breunig440.01143
ILB Richard Wood430.0833
S Tony Peters310.0524
DT Dave Pear300.0618
CB Rufus Bess300.0734
S Marvin Switzer210.0531
CB Wayne Smith210.01037
DE Elvis Franks100.5421
S Bernie Jackson100.0930
OLB Marv Kellum100.0423
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux100.027
DT Gary Johnson100.0419
DE Stan Lewis100.0829
DT Kent Kremer100.0517
OLB Kervin Wyatt100.019
DT John Grant010.5632
CB Hugh Rodgers020.0733

Pass Rush Statistics

Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kevin Calhoun1.002024
ILB Jeff Siemon1.000030
DE Mike Barnes0.511029
DE Cory Joyner0.500020
CB Don McNeal0.001026
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT John Grant0.501032
DE Elvis Franks0.500021
DT Kent Kremer0.010017
DE Kenyon Hill0.003033

Pass Defense Statistics

Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wentford Gaines40031
S Dave Elmendorf32032
S Jimmy Allen22028
S Larry Brune20011
OLB Dave Morton2009
OLB Andrew Melontree2009
S Jerry Anderson11011
DE Kevin Calhoun10024
ILB Tom Hicks1006
CB Reggie Pinkney10013
CB Dwight Hicks01026
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S John Sanders51033
CB Rufus Bess40034
S Mike Jolly40027
OLB Bob Breunig31043
ILB Richard Wood31033
CB Wayne Smith21037
S Tony Peters20024
S Bernie Jackson11030
OLB Marv Kellum10023
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux1007
DE Stan Lewis10029
DT Dave Pear10018
S Marvin Switzer10031
OLB Kervin Wyatt1009
CB Hugh Rodgers00133

Blocking Statistics

Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tony Galbreath3307021
Jim Sexton16012042
Hardy Dillon12012031
Bob Van Duyne01010041
Andy Frederick00010146
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ed Fisher49031134
Dan Dierdorf34031130
Roosevelt Leaks34012016
Larry McCarren28133036
Tommie Ginn13016012
Aaron Meyer12015013
Walt Downing11023024
Al Chandler02027020
Ron Coder020502
Jim Pietrzak00026129

Special Teams Tackles

Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Allen Carter221
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Larry Dorsey216
Roosevelt Leaks214
Billy Taylor111
Ron Coder19
Larry McCarren16

Participation

Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Barnes------3529670
Dave Elmendorf------3132366
Jim Youngblood------3229364
Wentford Gaines------23311064
Jeff Siemon------3130263
Ron Jaworski1250---------62
Dwight Hicks------3126360
Bob Van Duyne1041------859
John Floyd934------1558
Jimmy Allen------2528356
Ian Lyons------2925256
Andy Frederick1046---------56
Jim Sexton1242------155
Freddie Solomon734------1354
Don McNeal------2326352
Dan Medlin1033------750
Kevin Calhoun------1924750
Bob Golic------2224349
Hardy Dillon1231------447
Billy Brooks835------346
Reggie Pinkney------14131744
Allen Carter813------2142
Lawrence McCutcheon436---------40
Greg Latta423------1239
Everett Little426------838
Stafford Mays------2013538
Tony Galbreath721------735
Daryl Bernstein718------934
Rick Walker319------1234
Larry Brune------1411833
Cory Joyner------1020131
Dave Morton------491831
Andrew Melontree------149528
Bob McKay223---------25
Jerry Anderson------1211124
Derrick Jensen010------1020
Tom Hicks------56819
Bob Rush08------715
Secdrick McIntyre37------414
Rickey Jarrell00------66
Anthony Dickerson------2035
Joe Danelo00------44
Parnell Dickinson00------22
Ted Fargas00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry McCarren3336------675
Joe Montana3636---------72
Ed Fisher3134---------65
Roy Green3028------563
Frank Pollard3230---------62
Dan Dierdorf3130---------61
Jim Pietrzak2629------560
Al Chandler2720------956
Bob Breunig------1143256
Mike Jolly------8271853
Walt Downing2324------552
Freddie Scott1919------1351
Alfred Jenkins2526---------51
Bernie Jackson------9301049
Wayne Smith------1037249
John Sanders------1033144
Kenyon Hill------733444
Hugh Rodgers------733343
Rufus Bess------734243
John Grant------632442
Roosevelt Leaks1216------1442
Richard Wood------833142
Marvin Switzer------531642
Stan Lewis------829441
Brooks Williams1112------1639
Tony Peters------524938
Aaron Meyer1513------937
Marv Kellum------423835
Tommie Ginn1612------533
Melvin Wilber1117---------28
Dave Pear------618327
Gary Johnson------419326
Kent Kremer------517426
Elvis Franks------421126
Geoff Carr------517---22
Larry Dorsey33------1622
Randy Love64------1121
Sedrick Gourdoux------271120
Billy Taylor45------1120
Ron Coder52------916
Herb Lusk00------1616
Kervin Wyatt------19111
Bucky Dilts00------99
Toni Linhart00------88
Bobby Scott00---------0
Matt Robinson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3-1-0.3
Middle7304.3
Right2168.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9414.6
Middle211085.1
Right5234.6
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ron Jaworski49302265401
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana33190216400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen96303.3
Short (0-8 Yds)24161094.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1171029.3
Long (19+ Yds)51234.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55183.6
Short (0-8 Yds)169674.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)74527.4
Long (19+ Yds)51193.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Lawrence McCutcheon106049036
WR Freddie Solomon106061134
WR Billy Brooks75033035
WR John Floyd66086134
WR Daryl Bernstein52211018
FB Tony Galbreath4134021
TE Greg Latta33017023
TE Rick Walker2000019
RB Allen Carter1103013
FB Derrick Jensen1010010
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green106038028
WR Alfred Jenkins7206026
WR Melvin Wilber63146017
TE Al Chandler32019020
WR Freddie Scott32015019
FB Roosevelt Leaks1109016
RB Billy Taylor110305
TE Brooks Williams11013012
RB Frank Pollard1107030

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon155.001.00
Allen Carter111.005.13
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard6111.834.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ron Jaworski1133.005.39
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana222110.504.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Freddie Solomon1133.006.10
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Melvin Wilber111919.007.67
WR Roy Green1122.003.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesRushesConversions
Lawrence McCutcheon10
St. LouisRushesConversions
Frank Pollard43
Billy Taylor11

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Ron Jaworski1152
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1153

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Freddie Solomon420
FB Tony Galbreath410
TE Greg Latta111
WR Daryl Bernstein100
RB Allen Carter111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green410
TE Al Chandler211
WR Melvin Wilber221
WR Freddie Scott100
WR Alfred Jenkins100
RB Billy Taylor111

SectionAttendance
Stadium56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,700 (21,400)
End Zone12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)