Week 10, 1981

played in St. Louis, MO

61 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	3	17	6	-	26
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:30 LAS - Joe Danelo 52 field goal
3Q: 10:12 LAS - John Floyd 12 pass from Ron Jaworski (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 07:18 LAS - Jimmy Allen 27 interception return (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 06:35 STL - Roy Green 71 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 00:04 LAS - Joe Danelo 37 field goal
4Q: 08:18 LAS - Joe Danelo 29 field goal
4Q: 02:05 LAS - Joe Danelo 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:30 LAS - Joe Danelo 52 field goal
3Q: 10:12 LAS - John Floyd 12 pass from Ron Jaworski (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 07:18 LAS - Jimmy Allen 27 interception return (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 06:35 STL - Roy Green 71 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 00:04 LAS - Joe Danelo 37 field goal
4Q: 08:18 LAS - Joe Danelo 29 field goal
4Q: 02:05 LAS - Joe Danelo 20 field goal

Team Statistics LAS STL
Record 5-4 4-5
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 420 313
- Offensive Plays 75 62
- Yards per Play 5.60 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 119 45
- Rushing Attempts 32 16
- Yards per Rush 3.72 2.81
Net Passing Yards 301 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 27 - 1 43 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 301 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/69 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 3/27 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 36:55 23:05

Team Statistics	LAS	STL
Record	5-4	4-5
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	420	313
- Offensive Plays	75	62
- Yards per Play	5.60	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	119	45
- Rushing Attempts	32	16
- Yards per Rush	3.72	2.81
Net Passing Yards	301	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 27 - 1	43 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	301	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	11.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/69	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	3/27	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	36:55	23:05

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	11:39	4:42	OWN 9	7	38	Punt
1	6:49	1:48	OPP 28	5	15	Interception
1	3:12	4:49	OWN 28	8	37	Field Goal
2	10:29	5:28	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
2	2:16	2:14	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
3	13:37	3:32	50	9	50	Touchdown
3	8:30	1:12	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	6:21	1:20	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
3	2:13	2:13	OWN 35	5	45	Field Goal
4	13:00	4:49	OWN 23	10	65	Field Goal
4	3:40	1:42	OPP 48	5	45	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	2:14	OWN 30	5	13	Punt
1	6:57	0:08	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
1	5:01	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:23	2:54	OWN 31	5	22	Punt
2	5:01	2:45	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	10	Half
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	10:05	1:35	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	7:18	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	7:07	0:46	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	5:01	2:48	OWN 34	7	28	Interception
4	15:00	2:00	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	8:11	4:31	OWN 20	14	28	Downs
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 35	7	59	Game

Game MVP: Dave Elmendorf, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence McCutcheon	21	95	4.52	45	1	0
Allen Carter	11	24	2.18	10	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	11	29	2.64	10	1	0
Sherman Smith	5	16	3.20	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	43	27	301	0/0	1	39	1	81.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	43	20	287	3/19	1	71	3	47.3

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Floyd	5	10	49	9.80	8	14	1
TE Greg Latta	4	7	45	11.25	3	15	0
WR Freddie Solomon	4	7	84	21.00	34	39	0
WR John Kimbrough	4	8	26	6.50	8	15	0
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	3	3	17	5.67	1	8	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	2	16	8.00	2	11	0
RB Allen Carter	2	2	13	6.50	9	9	0
WR Billy Brooks	2	3	41	20.50	6	22	0
FB Tony Galbreath	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	6	12	123	20.50	81	71	1
WR Freddie Scott	4	9	42	10.50	6	17	0
WR Billy Ryckman	4	11	44	11.00	0	22	0
WR Melvin Wilber	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	5	51	25.50	31	37	0
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	13	13.00	10	13	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Brooks Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Elmendorf	2	0	0.00	0
S Jimmy Allen	1	27	27.00	1

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Kimbrough	1	1	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wayne Smith	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cliff Parsley	6	254	42.3	35.0	50	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	7	289	41.3	32.9	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	4/4	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	2	19	9.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	4	93	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	8	1	0.0	15	42
S Dave Elmendorf	5	0	0.0	12	38
CB Reggie Pinkney	5	0	0.0	9	21
ILB Avon Riley	4	2	0.0	12	35
OLB Greg Gaines	3	3	0.5	14	33
S Jerry Anderson	3	2	0.0	8	27
OLB Sanders Shiver	3	0	0.0	4	9
OLB Andrew Melontree	2	0	1.0	2	13
S Jimmy Allen	2	0	0.0	12	35
DE Cory Joyner	1	0	1.0	11	32
CB Don McNeal	1	1	0.0	11	36
QB Ron Jaworski	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Anthony Dickerson	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Greg Brown	0	2	0.5	13	24
CB Dwight Hicks	0	4	0.0	10	35
DT Troy Archer	0	1	0.0	8	28

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marv Kellum	7	0	0.0	12	14
CB Wayne Smith	6	3	0.0	26	34
S Mike Jolly	6	1	0.0	22	34
DT John Grant	5	1	0.0	16	9
OLB Bob Breunig	5	0	0.0	29	38
ILB Mark Cooney	4	1	0.0	23	34
S John Sanders	4	1	0.0	28	28
CB Rufus Bess	4	1	0.0	11	18
S Marvin Switzer	3	1	0.0	12	31
DT Kent Kremer	3	1	0.0	15	25
DE Keith Ferguson	3	0	0.0	25	31
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	3	0.0	23	38
S Bernie Jackson	2	2	0.0	24	31
DT Dave Pear	2	0	0.0	19	14
DE Harvey Martin	1	1	0.0	26	29
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	1	0.0	9	8
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	---	---	---
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gary Johnson	0	2	0.0	13	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cory Joyner	1.0	0	4	32
OLB Andrew Melontree	1.0	0	0	13
DE Greg Brown	0.5	2	1	24
OLB Greg Gaines	0.5	0	0	33
DE Ian Lyons	0.0	0	1	22
CB Wentford Gaines	0.0	0	1	42
DT Bob Golic	0.0	0	1	23
DT Stafford Mays	0.0	0	1	17
ILB Avon Riley	0.0	0	1	35

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1	2	0	31
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0	14
DT Gary Johnson	0	3	0	29
DE Stan Lewis	0	1	0	12
DT Dave Pear	0	1	0	14
DT Kent Kremer	0	1	0	25
DE Harvey Martin	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	7	1	0	42
ILB Avon Riley	4	0	0	35
S Jerry Anderson	2	1	0	27
OLB Sanders Shiver	2	0	0	9
CB Reggie Pinkney	2	0	0	21
CB Don McNeal	1	2	0	36
S Jimmy Allen	1	0	1	35
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	0	0	13
S Dave Elmendorf	0	1	2	38
CB Dwight Hicks	0	1	0	35

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bob Breunig	4	1	0	38
S Mike Jolly	4	1	0	34
CB Wayne Smith	4	0	0	34
S Marvin Switzer	3	1	0	31
OLB Marv Kellum	3	0	0	14
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	0	0	38
CB Rufus Bess	3	0	0	18
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	1	31
S John Sanders	1	0	0	28
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Max Montoya	5	9	0	26	33
Bob Van Duyne	2	7	0	29	36
Andy Frederick	1	5	1	30	40
Jim Sexton	1	5	0	26	32
Charles Aiu	1	2	0	9	17
Frank Myers	1	2	0	24	30
Jim Langer	0	1	0	10	16
McDonald Oden	0	1	0	11	11

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	1	4	13	0	39
Brooks Williams	1	2	7	0	20
Mark Dennard	1	1	3	0	5
Larry McCarren	0	4	15	0	45
Dan Dierdorf	0	2	14	0	36
Aaron Meyer	0	1	2	0	10
Roosevelt Leaks	0	1	10	0	20
Walt Downing	0	1	3	0	7
Dennis Lick	0	0	12	2	36
Ed Fisher	0	0	13	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
John Floyd	3	9
Daryl Bernstein	1	13
Jerry Anderson	1	13
Bob Rush	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Scott	1	12
Billy Taylor	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Jaworski	32	43	---	---	---	75
Bob Van Duyne	29	36	---	---	10	75
Andy Frederick	30	40	---	---	---	70
Max Montoya	26	33	---	---	10	69
Wentford Gaines	---	---	15	42	9	66
John Kimbrough	23	33	---	---	9	65
John Floyd	22	32	---	---	9	63
Jim Sexton	26	32	---	---	4	62
Greg Latta	20	23	---	---	14	57
Frank Myers	24	30	---	---	---	54
Allen Carter	11	14	---	---	26	51
Freddie Solomon	20	30	---	---	1	51
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	12	38	---	50
Reggie Pinkney	---	---	9	21	20	50
Avon Riley	---	---	12	35	3	50
Jerry Anderson	---	---	8	27	13	48
Don McNeal	---	---	11	36	1	48
Greg Gaines	---	---	14	33	1	48
Jimmy Allen	---	---	12	35	---	47
Lawrence McCutcheon	21	24	---	---	2	47
Tony Galbreath	13	15	---	---	19	47
Billy Brooks	10	19	---	---	16	45
Dwight Hicks	---	---	10	35	---	45
Cory Joyner	---	---	11	32	1	44
Bob Golic	---	---	13	23	3	39
Greg Brown	---	---	13	24	2	39
Troy Archer	---	---	8	28	2	38
McDonald Oden	11	11	---	---	16	38
Charles Aiu	9	17	---	---	10	36
Ian Lyons	---	---	3	22	8	33
Andrew Melontree	---	---	2	13	13	28
Bob Rush	6	11	---	---	10	27
Jim Langer	10	16	---	---	---	26
Daryl Bernstein	3	9	---	---	13	25
Steve Trimble	---	---	6	17	---	23
Stafford Mays	---	---	5	17	---	22
Mike Barnes	---	---	5	14	---	19
Sanders Shiver	---	---	4	9	2	15
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	3	5	5	13
Eric Lane	6	5	---	---	1	12
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Engler	---	---	0	0	9	9
Cliff Parsley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Morton	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	23	38	13	74
Mike Jolly	---	---	22	34	17	73
Bernie Jackson	---	---	24	31	17	72
Bob Breunig	---	---	29	38	3	70
Marvin Switzer	---	---	12	31	24	67
Wayne Smith	---	---	26	34	4	64
Joe Montana	16	46	---	---	---	62
Mark Cooney	---	---	23	34	4	61
Harvey Martin	---	---	26	29	6	61
Larry McCarren	15	45	---	---	1	61
Keith Ferguson	---	---	25	31	3	59
John Scully	13	39	---	---	7	59
John Sanders	---	---	28	28	2	58
Roy Green	12	38	---	---	7	57
Freddie Scott	6	37	---	---	12	55
Ed Fisher	13	41	---	---	---	54
Dan Dierdorf	14	36	---	---	---	50
Dennis Lick	12	36	---	---	---	48
Billy Ryckman	7	25	---	---	15	47
Kent Kremer	---	---	15	25	6	46
Marv Kellum	---	---	12	14	19	45
Gary Johnson	---	---	13	29	2	44
Roosevelt Leaks	10	20	---	---	11	41
Frank Pollard	11	30	---	---	---	41
Brooks Williams	7	20	---	---	13	40
Alfred Jenkins	10	27	---	---	---	37
John Sawyer	9	12	---	---	16	37
Sherman Smith	5	11	---	---	21	37
Dave Pear	---	---	19	14	3	36
John Grant	---	---	16	9	6	31
Rufus Bess	---	---	11	18	1	30
Stan Lewis	---	---	7	12	3	22
Elvis Franks	---	---	6	14	2	22
Greg Koch	4	10	---	---	7	21
Aaron Meyer	2	10	---	---	7	19
Walt Downing	3	7	---	---	7	17
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	9	8	---	17
Tom De Paso	---	---	6	2	7	15
Billy Taylor	2	2	---	---	9	13
Melvin Wilber	1	8	---	---	1	10
Mark Dennard	3	5	---	---	---	8
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommie Ginn	1	1	---	---	1	3
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	18	31	1.7
Right	6	69	11.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	43	27	3	0	2	3	8	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	43	20	5	1	1	6	10	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	67	11.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	86	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	104	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	170	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	62	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	46	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Floyd	10	5	0	49	0	32
WR John Kimbrough	8	4	0	26	0	33
TE Greg Latta	7	4	1	45	0	23
WR Freddie Solomon	7	4	1	84	2	30
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	3	3	0	17	0	24
WR Billy Brooks	3	2	0	41	1	19
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	2	0	16	0	9
RB Allen Carter	2	2	0	13	0	14
FB Tony Galbreath	1	1	0	10	0	15

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	12	6	1	123	3	38
WR Billy Ryckman	11	4	0	44	1	25
WR Freddie Scott	9	4	0	42	0	37
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	2	0	51	1	27
WR Melvin Wilber	3	2	0	10	0	8
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	0	13	0	11
TE Brooks Williams	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0	4	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon	3	5	1.67	4.52
Allen Carter	2	1	0.50	2.18

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	8	3	24	3.00	7.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Floyd	5	2	16	3.20	4.90
TE Greg Latta	2	1	8	4.00	6.43
WR John Kimbrough	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence McCutcheon	2	1
Allen Carter	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	15	9	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	12	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Latta	3	1	1
WR Billy Brooks	3	2	2
WR John Floyd	3	2	2
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	2	2	1
WR John Kimbrough	2	1	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	0
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Ryckman	5	1	1
WR Freddie Scott	3	2	1
WR Roy Green	2	0	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)