Week 17, 1981

played in Los Angeles, CA

75 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals7606-19
Los Angeles Rams3060-9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 STL - Bernie Jackson 85 punt return (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 03:06 LAS - Joe Danelo 50 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - Toni Linhart 35 field goal
2Q: 03:44 STL - Toni Linhart 35 field goal
3Q: 13:14 LAS - Joe Danelo 29 field goal
3Q: 08:46 LAS - Joe Danelo 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 STL - Toni Linhart 26 field goal
4Q: 00:11 STL - Toni Linhart 21 field goal

Team StatisticsSTLLAS
Record9-77-9
First Downs1210
- by Rushing21
- by Passing89
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards148253
- Offensive Plays7064
- Yards per Play2.113.95
Net Rushing Yards5721
- Rushing Attempts258
- Yards per Rush2.282.63
Net Passing Yards91232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 18 - 154 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards118245
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/272/13
- Yards per Pass Play2.024.14
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions5/205/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.46.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards1/58/63
Punt Returns/Yards7/1214/56
Kick Returns/Yards4/954/129
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/40/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 30
Time of Possession30:5829:02

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:48OWN 373-12Punt
110:090:38OWN 2030Punt
15:420:34OWN 2630Punt
12:581:23OWN 343-1Punt
11:131:18OPP 2032Field Goal
212:581:15OWN 4436Punt
29:125:33OWN 251357Field Goal
22:351:12OWN 3959Punt
313:081:33OWN 1736Interception
38:404:00OWN 24733Punt
32:221:34OWN 333-8Punt
30:480:56OPP 1536Field Goal
413:272:55OWN 26728Punt
47:114:25OWN 22632Punt
42:102:04OPP 19615Field Goal
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:123:03OWN 30632Punt
19:311:36OWN 3836Punt
17:552:13OWN 2634Punt
15:082:10OWN 40427Field Goal
11:350:22OWN 13115Fumble
214:551:57OWN 2033Punt
211:432:31OWN 20623Punt
23:391:04OWN 203-7Punt
21:231:23OWN 20851Half
315:001:52OPP 27515Field Goal
311:352:55OPP 33630Field Goal
34:402:18OWN 2038Punt
414:521:25OWN 1633Punt
410:323:21OWN 20733Punt
42:460:36OWN 303-11Downs

Game MVP: Toni Linhart, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard15261.731110
Billy Taylor8263.25700
Roosevelt Leaks166.00600
Joe Montana1-1-1.00-100
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lawrence McCutcheon492.25900
Allen Carter393.00500
Tony Galbreath133.00300

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana41181184/27019141.0
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ed Burns47262172/13021067.4
Ron Jaworski75280/0021078.3

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Freddie Scott48348.5011190
WR Alfred Jenkins46256.250120
WR Roy Green412225.50390
TE Brooks Williams232211.009120
FB Roosevelt Leaks1122.00020
WR Billy Ryckman151010.000100
RB Billy Taylor1155.00050
RB Frank Pollard14-2-2.000-20
WR Melvin Wilber0100.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Kimbrough917556.1110140
WR Freddie Solomon5105711.409210
TE Greg Latta35175.671070
WR Billy Brooks36248.003180
WR John Floyd364013.335210
RB Allen Carter22126.00890
FB Tony Galbreath2284.00560
TE McDonald Oden232412.000200
RB Lawrence McCutcheon1166.00260
RB Eric Lane1122.00320
WR Daryl Bernstein0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Andrew Melontree100.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Marv Kellum0100
Roosevelt Leaks0100
Billy Taylor0010
Wayne Smith0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
John Kimbrough1000
McDonald Oden1000

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts1047847.834.2592
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cliff Parsley939143.432.7584

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart4/40/00/0351/1
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Joe Danelo3/31/11/1500/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson612621.01
Hugh Rodgers1-5-5.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
John Kimbrough45614.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson49523.80
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Carter311237.30
John Kimbrough11717.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bob Breunig601.0841
CB Wayne Smith600.0442
ILB Mark Cooney510.0848
S Bernie Jackson500.0642
S Chris Williams310.0622
CB Hugh Rodgers300.0643
CB Rufus Bess300.0510
DT Kent Kremer210.0639
DE Harvey Martin101.0532
OLB Marv Kellum110.0023
DT Gary Johnson110.0540
DT Dave Pear110.0315
S John Sanders100.0238
S Marvin Switzer100.0123
DE Elvis Franks100.0324
RB Frank Pollard10---------
DE Stan Lewis010.0219
S Mike Jolly010.0446
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jerry Anderson520.01434
OLB Greg Gaines520.01829
CB Wentford Gaines410.01429
DT Stafford Mays410.01620
DT Bob Golic361.01739
CB Dwight Hicks310.02038
S Dave Elmendorf300.02235
DE Cory Joyner300.01831
DE Greg Brown300.01227
DE Ian Lyons212.01318
ILB Avon Riley220.01936
CB Don McNeal210.01930
DT Troy Archer200.01323
DE Mike Barnes111.0714
OLB Sanders Shiver110.069
CB Reggie Pinkney100.0919
OLB Anthony Dickerson100.01012
TE McDonald Oden10---------
CB Steve Trimble100.067
OLB Andrew Melontree010.0716

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Harvey Martin1.001132
OLB Bob Breunig1.001041
DE Keith Ferguson0.012037
DE Stan Lewis0.010019
DE Elvis Franks0.003024
DT Gary Johnson0.002040
DT Dave Pear0.001015
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ian Lyons2.002018
DT Bob Golic1.002039
DE Mike Barnes1.000014
DE Cory Joyner0.013131
DT Troy Archer0.002023
DE Greg Brown0.002027
ILB Avon Riley0.001036

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wayne Smith71042
ILB Mark Cooney40048
CB Hugh Rodgers31043
OLB Bob Breunig31041
S Bernie Jackson30042
CB Rufus Bess30010
S Chris Williams20022
OLB Marv Kellum10023
S John Sanders10038
DT Dave Pear10015
S Marvin Switzer10023
DT Kent Kremer10039
DE Elvis Franks10024
S Mike Jolly01046
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dwight Hicks32038
DE Cory Joyner20031
CB Wentford Gaines20029
S Jerry Anderson20034
CB Don McNeal20030
OLB Greg Gaines20029
ILB Avon Riley11036
CB Reggie Pinkney10019
DT Bob Golic10039
DE Greg Brown10027
CB Steve Trimble1007
S Dave Elmendorf01035
DT Troy Archer01023
OLB Andrew Melontree00116

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry McCarren17023037
Ed Fisher13023242
Walt Downing13020038
Brooks Williams11017015
Tommie Ginn110208
Dan Dierdorf03024142
Dennis Lick03020138
Aaron Meyer0106010
Roosevelt Leaks01013019
Mark Dennard010507
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Frank Myers2205035
Bob Van Duyne0408152
Andy Frederick0108148
Charles Aiu0105034

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Billy Taylor333
Marvin Switzer224
Steve Folsom223
Aaron Meyer114
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Reggie Pinkney425
Allen Carter231
John Floyd28
Tony Galbreath120
McDonald Oden120
Greg Latta116

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Joe Montana2545---------70
Mike Jolly------4462070
Walt Downing2038------967
Dan Dierdorf2442---------66
Ed Fisher2342---------65
Hugh Rodgers------6431463
Frank Pollard1633------1463
Dennis Lick2038------361
Mark Cooney------848460
Bernie Jackson------6421260
Larry McCarren2337---------60
Freddie Scott1430------1559
Roy Green1636------557
Bob Breunig------841251
John Sawyer918------2350
Billy Ryckman921------1949
Billy Taylor97------3349
Wayne Smith------442349
Marvin Switzer------1232448
Kent Kremer------639348
Gary Johnson------540247
Marv Kellum------0232346
Keith Ferguson------637346
Roosevelt Leaks1319------1345
Harvey Martin------532744
John Sanders------238242
Alfred Jenkins1527---------42
Brooks Williams1715------1042
Steve Folsom59------2337
Chris Williams------622836
Elvis Franks------324431
Aaron Meyer610------1430
Stan Lewis------219829
John Grant------313925
Tommie Ginn28------1323
Kervin Wyatt------413623
Dave Pear------315119
Ron Coder23------1419
Mark Dennard57------517
Rufus Bess------510116
Bucky Dilts00------1414
Melvin Wilber210---------12
Toni Linhart00------1010
Tom De Paso------16310
Bill Troup00---------0
Quentin Vaughn00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bob Van Duyne852------1272
Andy Frederick848------1268
Jerry Anderson------14341866
Max Montoya449------1164
Dave Elmendorf------2235562
Dwight Hicks------2038462
John Kimbrough540------1560
Bob Golic------1739460
Avon Riley------1936560
Allen Carter323------3157
Wentford Gaines------14291356
Ed Burns549---------54
Greg Gaines------1829754
Tony Galbreath627------2053
Reggie Pinkney------9192553
Cory Joyner------1831352
Don McNeal------1930251
Charles Aiu534------1049
John Floyd237------847
Greg Latta624------1646
McDonald Oden323------2046
Freddie Solomon636------345
Bob Rush733------545
Ian Lyons------13181344
Billy Brooks224------1844
Troy Archer------1323743
Andrew Melontree------7162043
Greg Brown------1227443
Frank Myers535------242
Lawrence McCutcheon532------340
Stafford Mays------1620339
Hurles Scales------1223237
Jim Langer329---------32
Anthony Dickerson------1012931
Mike Barnes------714223
Sanders Shiver------69823
Mike Engler------361019
Daryl Bernstein06------1319
Eric Lane28------919
Steve Trimble------67---13
Ron Jaworski37---------10
Cliff Parsley00------99
Joe Danelo00------77
Dave Morton------0055
Ted Fargas00------33

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7263.7
Middle14271.9
Right351.7
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left122.0
Middle6101.7
Right199.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana411801351211
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ed Burns47262424910
Ron Jaworski751100100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42-3-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)2014995.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)112222.0
Long (19+ Yds)6000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87232.9
Short (0-8 Yds)2316823.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)125786.5
Long (19+ Yds)113625.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green124122036
WR Freddie Scott84134030
WR Alfred Jenkins64025027
WR Billy Ryckman51110021
RB Frank Pollard410-2033
TE Brooks Williams32022015
WR Melvin Wilber1000010
FB Roosevelt Leaks1102019
RB Billy Taylor110507
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Kimbrough179155040
WR Freddie Solomon105157136
WR Billy Brooks63024024
WR John Floyd63040137
TE Greg Latta53017024
TE McDonald Oden32024123
RB Allen Carter22012023
FB Tony Galbreath2208027
RB Lawrence McCutcheon1106032
WR Daryl Bernstein100006
RB Eric Lane110208

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard5-1-0.201.73
Billy Taylor252.503.25
Joe Montana1-1-1.00-1.00
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana51102.002.88
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ed Burns63142.334.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Billy Ryckman21105.002.00
WR Melvin Wilber1000.000.00
WR Alfred Jenkins1000.004.17
RB Frank Pollard1000.00-0.50
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Greg Latta2000.003.40
WR Freddie Solomon1155.005.70
FB Tony Galbreath1166.004.00
WR John Kimbrough1133.003.24
TE McDonald Oden1000.008.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Billy Taylor10
Joe Montana10
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Lawrence McCutcheon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1655
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Ed Burns1374
Ron Jaworski321

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Freddie Scott522
WR Billy Ryckman411
WR Roy Green311
WR Alfred Jenkins211
WR Melvin Wilber100
RB Frank Pollard100
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR John Kimbrough631
WR Freddie Solomon322
WR John Floyd321
TE Greg Latta210
RB Allen Carter111
WR Billy Brooks100

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,500 (21,400)
End Zone14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)