Week 8, 1980

played in St. Louis, MO

60 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	7	0	0	-	7
St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	3	15	-	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)

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 Statistics LAS STL
Record 5-3 3-4
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 304 312
- Offensive Plays 62 72
- Yards per Play 4.90 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 45 171
- Rushing Attempts 12 36
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.75
Net Passing Yards 259 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 30 - 1 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 264 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.18 3.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 13/117
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 4/121 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 23:37 36:23

Team Statistics	LAS	STL
Record	5-3	3-4
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	304	312
- Offensive Plays	62	72
- Yards per Play	4.90	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	45	171
- Rushing Attempts	12	36
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.75
Net Passing Yards	259	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 30 - 1	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	264	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.18	3.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	13/117
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	4/121	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	23:37	36:23

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 38	6	16	Punt
1	4:42	3:35	OWN 37	7	60	Missed FG
1	0:37	1:54	OWN 47	5	17	Punt
2	9:56	4:44	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	3:46	1:53	OWN 27	6	37	Punt
3	10:23	0:47	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	6:23	1:53	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
3	2:57	1:01	OWN 33	3	19	Interception
4	13:20	1:38	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:05	3:36	OWN 4	12	62	Missed FG
4	2:20	0:25	OWN 1	4	7	Downs
4	1:25	0:43	OWN 37	3	34	Fumble

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	7:30	OWN 3	14	65	Field Goal
1	1:07	0:30	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
2	13:43	3:47	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	5:12	1:26	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	6	36	Half
3	15:00	4:37	OWN 18	6	15	Punt
3	9:36	3:13	OWN 34	7	33	Field Goal
3	4:30	1:33	OPP 47	4	21	Missed FG
3	1:56	3:36	OPP 30	8	30	Touchdown
4	11:42	3:37	OWN 43	9	1	Punt
4	4:29	2:09	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	1:55	0:30	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Frank Pollard, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Carter	8	41	5.13	16	2	0
Lawrence McCutcheon	4	4	1.00	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	30	148	4.93	32	5	2
Billy Taylor	4	17	4.25	7	0	0
Roosevelt Leaks	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Joe Montana	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	49	30	264	1/5	1	23	1	73.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	33	19	156	3/15	0	19	0	69.7

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	6	10	49	8.17	22	18	0
WR Freddie Solomon	6	10	61	10.17	1	23	1
WR John Floyd	6	6	86	14.33	27	22	0
WR Billy Brooks	5	7	33	6.60	3	15	0
TE Greg Latta	3	3	17	5.67	6	7	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	5	11	5.50	0	7	0
RB Allen Carter	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Tony Galbreath	1	4	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Rick Walker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Derrick Jensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Green	6	10	38	6.33	6	17
WR Melvin Wilber	3	6	46	15.33	1	19
TE Al Chandler	2	3	19	9.50	0	11
WR Freddie Scott	2	3	15	7.50	3	9
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	7	6	3.00	0	4
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	9	9.00	8	9
RB Billy Taylor	1	1	3	3.00	4	3
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	13	13.00	2	13
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Floyd	1	0	0	0
Jeff Siemon	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Montana	1	0	0
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	0
John Sanders	0	1	0
Rufus Bess	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	6	238	39.7	28.8	49	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	6	278	46.3	41.5	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	2/3	2/3	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Solomon	3	29	9.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	3	88	29.3	0
Wentford Gaines	1	33	33.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	8	2	0.0	23	31
ILB Jeff Siemon	7	2	1.0	31	30
S Dave Elmendorf	7	2	0.0	31	32
DE Mike Barnes	4	1	0.5	35	29
S Jimmy Allen	4	2	0.0	25	28
DE Kevin Calhoun	3	1	1.0	19	24
DT Bob Golic	3	2	0.0	22	24
ILB Tom Hicks	3	0	0.0	5	6
DE Cory Joyner	2	0	0.5	10	20
S Larry Brune	2	2	0.0	14	11
OLB Andrew Melontree	2	1	0.0	14	9
OLB Jim Youngblood	2	0	0.0	32	29
CB Reggie Pinkney	2	0	0.0	14	13
DT Stafford Mays	1	2	0.0	20	13
CB Don McNeal	1	1	0.0	23	26
DE Ian Lyons	1	0	0.0	29	25
WR Billy Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
G Everett Little	1	0	---	---	---
S Jerry Anderson	1	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Dave Morton	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Dwight Hicks	0	1	0.0	31	26

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Sanders	6	1	0.0	10	33
S Mike Jolly	6	0	0.0	8	27
OLB Bob Breunig	4	4	0.0	11	43
ILB Richard Wood	4	3	0.0	8	33
S Tony Peters	3	1	0.0	5	24
DT Dave Pear	3	0	0.0	6	18
CB Rufus Bess	3	0	0.0	7	34
S Marvin Switzer	2	1	0.0	5	31
CB Wayne Smith	2	1	0.0	10	37
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0.5	4	21
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	0.0	9	30
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0.0	4	23
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	1	0	0.0	2	7
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0.0	4	19
DE Stan Lewis	1	0	0.0	8	29
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0.0	1	9
DT John Grant	0	1	0.5	6	32
CB Hugh Rodgers	0	2	0.0	7	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Calhoun	1.0	0	2	24
ILB Jeff Siemon	1.0	0	0	30
DE Mike Barnes	0.5	1	1	29
DE Cory Joyner	0.5	0	0	20
CB Don McNeal	0.0	0	1	26

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Grant	0.5	0	1	32
DE Elvis Franks	0.5	0	0	21
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	1	0	17
DE Kenyon Hill	0.0	0	3	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	4	0	31
S Dave Elmendorf	3	2	32
S Jimmy Allen	2	2	28
S Larry Brune	2	0	11
OLB Dave Morton	2	0	9
OLB Andrew Melontree	2	0	9
S Jerry Anderson	1	1	11
DE Kevin Calhoun	1	0	24
ILB Tom Hicks	1	0	6
CB Reggie Pinkney	1	0	13
CB Dwight Hicks	0	1	26

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Sanders	5	1	0	33
CB Rufus Bess	4	0	0	34
S Mike Jolly	4	0	0	27
OLB Bob Breunig	3	1	0	43
ILB Richard Wood	3	1	0	33
CB Wayne Smith	2	1	0	37
S Tony Peters	2	0	0	24
S Bernie Jackson	1	1	0	30
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0	23
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	1	0	0	7
DE Stan Lewis	1	0	0	29
DT Dave Pear	1	0	0	18
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	0	31
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0	9
CB Hugh Rodgers	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Galbreath	3	3	7	0	21
Jim Sexton	1	6	12	0	42
Hardy Dillon	1	2	12	0	31
Bob Van Duyne	0	1	10	0	41
Andy Frederick	0	0	10	1	46

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Fisher	4	9	0	31	1	34
Dan Dierdorf	3	4	0	31	1	30
Roosevelt Leaks	3	4	0	12	0	16
Larry McCarren	2	8	1	33	0	36
Tommie Ginn	1	3	0	16	0	12
Aaron Meyer	1	2	0	15	0	13
Walt Downing	1	1	0	23	0	24
Al Chandler	0	2	0	27	0	20
Ron Coder	0	2	0	5	0	2
Jim Pietrzak	0	0	0	26	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Carter	2	21

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Dorsey	2	16
Roosevelt Leaks	2	14
Billy Taylor	1	11
Ron Coder	1	9
Larry McCarren	1	6

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Barnes	---	---	35	29	6	70
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	31	32	3	66
Jim Youngblood	---	---	32	29	3	64
Wentford Gaines	---	---	23	31	10	64
Jeff Siemon	---	---	31	30	2	63
Ron Jaworski	12	50	---	---	---	62
Dwight Hicks	---	---	31	26	3	60
Bob Van Duyne	10	41	---	---	8	59
John Floyd	9	34	---	---	15	58
Jimmy Allen	---	---	25	28	3	56
Ian Lyons	---	---	29	25	2	56
Andy Frederick	10	46	---	---	---	56
Jim Sexton	12	42	---	---	1	55
Freddie Solomon	7	34	---	---	13	54
Don McNeal	---	---	23	26	3	52
Dan Medlin	10	33	---	---	7	50
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	19	24	7	50
Bob Golic	---	---	22	24	3	49
Hardy Dillon	12	31	---	---	4	47
Billy Brooks	8	35	---	---	3	46
Reggie Pinkney	---	---	14	13	17	44
Allen Carter	8	13	---	---	21	42
Lawrence McCutcheon	4	36	---	---	---	40
Greg Latta	4	23	---	---	12	39
Everett Little	4	26	---	---	8	38
Stafford Mays	---	---	20	13	5	38
Tony Galbreath	7	21	---	---	7	35
Daryl Bernstein	7	18	---	---	9	34
Rick Walker	3	19	---	---	12	34
Larry Brune	---	---	14	11	8	33
Cory Joyner	---	---	10	20	1	31
Dave Morton	---	---	4	9	18	31
Andrew Melontree	---	---	14	9	5	28
Bob McKay	2	23	---	---	---	25
Jerry Anderson	---	---	12	11	1	24
Derrick Jensen	0	10	---	---	10	20
Tom Hicks	---	---	5	6	8	19
Bob Rush	0	8	---	---	7	15
Secdrick McIntyre	3	7	---	---	4	14
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	2	0	3	5
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry McCarren	33	36	---	---	6	75
Joe Montana	36	36	---	---	---	72
Ed Fisher	31	34	---	---	---	65
Roy Green	30	28	---	---	5	63
Frank Pollard	32	30	---	---	---	62
Dan Dierdorf	31	30	---	---	---	61
Jim Pietrzak	26	29	---	---	5	60
Al Chandler	27	20	---	---	9	56
Bob Breunig	---	---	11	43	2	56
Mike Jolly	---	---	8	27	18	53
Walt Downing	23	24	---	---	5	52
Freddie Scott	19	19	---	---	13	51
Alfred Jenkins	25	26	---	---	---	51
Bernie Jackson	---	---	9	30	10	49
Wayne Smith	---	---	10	37	2	49
John Sanders	---	---	10	33	1	44
Kenyon Hill	---	---	7	33	4	44
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	7	33	3	43
Rufus Bess	---	---	7	34	2	43
John Grant	---	---	6	32	4	42
Roosevelt Leaks	12	16	---	---	14	42
Richard Wood	---	---	8	33	1	42
Marvin Switzer	---	---	5	31	6	42
Stan Lewis	---	---	8	29	4	41
Brooks Williams	11	12	---	---	16	39
Tony Peters	---	---	5	24	9	38
Aaron Meyer	15	13	---	---	9	37
Marv Kellum	---	---	4	23	8	35
Tommie Ginn	16	12	---	---	5	33
Melvin Wilber	11	17	---	---	---	28
Dave Pear	---	---	6	18	3	27
Gary Johnson	---	---	4	19	3	26
Kent Kremer	---	---	5	17	4	26
Elvis Franks	---	---	4	21	1	26
Geoff Carr	---	---	5	17	---	22
Larry Dorsey	3	3	---	---	16	22
Randy Love	6	4	---	---	11	21
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	2	7	11	20
Billy Taylor	4	5	---	---	11	20
Ron Coder	5	2	---	---	9	16
Herb Lusk	0	0	---	---	16	16
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	1	9	1	11
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	9	9
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	7	30	4.3
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	21	108	5.1
Right	5	23	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	49	30	2	2	6	5	4	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	33	19	0	2	1	6	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	109	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	102	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	67	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	10	6	0	49	0	36
WR Freddie Solomon	10	6	0	61	1	34
WR Billy Brooks	7	5	0	33	0	35
WR John Floyd	6	6	0	86	1	34
WR Daryl Bernstein	5	2	2	11	0	18
FB Tony Galbreath	4	1	3	4	0	21
TE Greg Latta	3	3	0	17	0	23
TE Rick Walker	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Allen Carter	1	1	0	3	0	13
FB Derrick Jensen	1	0	1	0	0	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Roy Green	10	6	0	38	28
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	2	0	6	26
WR Melvin Wilber	6	3	1	46	17
TE Al Chandler	3	2	0	19	20
WR Freddie Scott	3	2	0	15	19
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	0	9	16
RB Billy Taylor	1	1	0	3	5
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	13	12
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0	7	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon	1	5	5.00	1.00
Allen Carter	1	1	1.00	5.13

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	6	11	1.83	4.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	1	1	3	3.00	5.39

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	2	2	21	10.50	4.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Solomon	1	1	3	3.00	6.10

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	19	19.00	7.67
WR Roy Green	1	1	2	2.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence McCutcheon	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	4	3
Billy Taylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	11	5	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Solomon	4	2	0
FB Tony Galbreath	4	1	0
TE Greg Latta	1	1	1
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	0	0
RB Allen Carter	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	1	0
TE Al Chandler	2	1	1
WR Melvin Wilber	2	2	1
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0
RB Billy Taylor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)