Week 17, 1984

played in St. Louis, MO

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Los Angeles Saints7377-24
St. Louis Falcons60714-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
1Q: 05:20 LAS - Johnny Hector 4 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
1Q: 01:42 STL - Benny Ricardo 30 field goal
2Q: 00:22 LAS - Joe Danelo 22 field goal
3Q: 12:51 STL - Roy Green 43 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 03:02 LAS - Stephone Paige 14 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 07:50 STL - Mike Friede 4 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 04:04 LAS - Brent Sexton 64 interception return (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 01:22 STL - Mardye McDole 5 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team StatisticsLASSTL
Record3-138-8
First Downs2021
- by Rushing52
- by Passing1516
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards406330
- Offensive Plays7055
- Yards per Play5.806.00
Net Rushing Yards12170
- Rushing Attempts3013
- Yards per Rush4.035.38
Net Passing Yards285260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 25 - 139 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards293277
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/83/17
- Yards per Pass Play7.136.19
Fumbles/Lost2/01/0
3rd Down Conversions11/184/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.18.5
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards8/443/30
Punt Returns/Yards1/03/22
Kick Returns/Yards5/914/93
Interception Ret./Yards2/641/25
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 20OWN 37
Time of Possession32:3927:21

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:28OWN 431Punt
110:345:24OWN 27973Touchdown
12:320:10OWN 2010Interception
11:356:05OWN 111149Punt
29:023:42OWN 4738Punt
24:043:49OWN 181077Field Goal
312:322:04OWN 2435Punt
38:215:28OWN 371163Touchdown
413:522:55OWN 42623Missed FG
47:431:56OWN 2435Punt
41:111:11OWN 15654Game
St. Louis Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:322:58OPP 44513Field Goal
15:102:38OWN 26526Punt
12:220:47OPP 1532Field Goal
210:301:28OWN 20317Interception
25:201:16OWN 313-1Punt
20:150:15OWN 32110Half
315:002:28OWN 39561Touchdown
310:282:07OWN 2139Punt
32:534:01OWN 20745Missed FG
410:573:14OWN 42858Touchdown
45:471:54OWN 42411Interception
43:532:42OWN 301070Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Greg Bell18824.561910
Johnny Hector10303.001210
Steve Young294.50900
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard8496.132410
Sherman Smith5214.201010

Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Young39252931/8236193.2
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana39272773/17343293.7

Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Freddie Solomon698714.5039360
WR Stephone Paige688614.3324231
WR Hugh Stopek58377.406130
WR Dennis Franklin222010.000160
TE Joe Rose244221.0022260
FB Curtis Brown1177.00870
RB Johnny Hector1144.00041
TE Dave Garay11-1-1.000-10
RB Greg Bell111111.000110
TE Jeremy Wolf0100.00000
WR Jimmy Cefalo0200.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green568316.6047431
WR Alfred Jenkins484310.750150
TE Rodney Holman45235.75690
WR Mike Friede38227.332101
WR Mardye McDole33113.67191
FB Tony Paige33227.332110
RB Frank Pollard233417.0029310
RB Sherman Smith112525.000250
TE Dan Ross1144.00040
RB Tony Collins111010.0010100

Interception Statistics

Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
S Brent Sexton26432.001
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Albert Lewis12525.000

Fumble Statistics

Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Freddie Solomon1100
Greg Bell1000
Bob Patton0100
Dean Lang0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Sherman Smith1000
Fredd Young0110
Wayne Smith0010

Punting Statistics

Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
George Roberts520741.433.0542
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts313344.337.7521

Kicking Statistics

Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Joe Danelo1/20/10/1223/3
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo2/31/20/1483/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Sawyer100.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Sherman Smith3227.30

Kick Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Sawyer47619.00
J.T. Thomas11515.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Sherman Smith25226.00
Shafer Suggs24120.50

Defensive Statistics

Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Avon Riley511.0929
S Tommy Marvaso501.0934
OLB Greg Gaines420.01034
CB Davlin Mullen400.0929
S Scott Burk310.01229
DE Marques Thompson300.0719
S Brent Sexton210.0319
CB Darrell Green210.0835
S Jerry Reese200.0412
OLB Andrew Melontree200.0413
DE Kobe Winston111.0516
CB J.T. Thomas130.0825
OLB Anthony Dickerson110.0510
DT Willie Lee100.0721
OLB Brian Cabral100.038
WR Jimmy Cefalo10---------
OLB Stan David100.003
DT Mike Charles010.0822
DT Matt McIntyre010.0623
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Leonard Smith1100.02435
OLB Mike Woods610.02534
S Shafer Suggs510.02635
ILB Fredd Young440.02735
CB Wayne Smith400.02024
OLB Jeff Davis400.0810
CB Tim Washington400.01934
DE Keith Ferguson320.52733
DT Kent Kremer310.51828
CB Don McNeal210.01524
S Chris Williams200.01317
CB Albert Lewis200.01926
OLB Ken Woodard120.097
S Rod McSwain110.058
DE Shawn Miller110.01620
DT Gary Johnson100.02229
DT Brad Shearer100.01318
WR Roy Green10---------
DE John Goodman010.01822

Pass Rush Statistics

Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kobe Winston1.010016
S Tommy Marvaso1.000034
ILB Avon Riley1.000029
DT Mike Charles0.002022
DE Marques Thompson0.002019
DT Willie Lee0.001021
DT Matt McIntyre0.001023
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Kent Kremer0.511028
DE Keith Ferguson0.501033
DT Gary Johnson0.001129

Pass Defense Statistics

Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Davlin Mullen40029
CB Darrell Green31035
S Scott Burk30029
CB J.T. Thomas20025
S Tommy Marvaso20034
OLB Greg Gaines20034
ILB Avon Riley20029
OLB Stan David2003
DE Marques Thompson20019
S Brent Sexton10219
OLB Brian Cabral1008
S Jerry Reese10012
OLB Anthony Dickerson10010
OLB Andrew Melontree10013
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Leonard Smith50035
S Shafer Suggs40035
OLB Mike Woods40034
CB Wayne Smith40024
CB Tim Washington30034
CB Albert Lewis12126
S Chris Williams11017
OLB Ken Woodard1107
DE Keith Ferguson10033
DE Shawn Miller10020

Blocking Statistics

Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Al Speer23017125
Dean Lang23021025
Gary Puetz15022034
Andy Frederick14029038
Curtis Brown11018012
Bob Patton07027036
Bo Buetow03023024
Gene Sanders02011018
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry McCarren23013036
Dennis Lick2209033
John Scully1209137
Walt Downing02111034
Dan Dierdorf02011034
Allan Kennedy010218
Louis Bullard010208
Eric Laakso000419

Special Teams Tackles

Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Davlin Mullen419
Johnny Hector218
Dean Lang17
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Steve Folsom217
Don McNeal126
Sherman Smith122
Dan Ross116
Mike Friede114

Participation

Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Young3040---------70
Bob Patton2736------669
Andy Frederick2938---------67
Gary Puetz2234------763
Stephone Paige2437---------61
Davlin Mullen------9291957
Dean Lang2125------753
Bo Buetow2324------653
J.T. Thomas------8251649
Greg Gaines------1034347
Freddie Solomon2026---------46
Tommy Marvaso------934346
Curtis Brown1812------1646
Darrell Green------835245
Al Speer1725------244
Scott Burk------1229344
Johnny Hector1114------1843
Jeremy Wolf618------1842
Ken Sawyer------9211141
Joe Rose2414------341
Jimmy Cefalo818------1440
Avon Riley------929240
Hugh Stopek1227---------39
Brent Sexton------3191436
Gene Sanders1118------736
Greg Brown------826236
Greg Bell1917---------36
Mike Charles------822333
Willie Lee------721331
Matt McIntyre------623130
Marques Thompson------719430
Perry Brooks------520328
Jerry Reese------4121228
Dennis Franklin211------1326
Kobe Winston------516122
Brian Cabral------38920
Andrew Melontree------413320
Tom Tuinei------414---18
Dave Garay66------517
Anthony Dickerson------510---15
Kim Bokamper------001111
Joe Danelo00------77
George Roberts00------77
Stan David------0336
Ken Stabler00---------0
Brandon Hermeling00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Fredd Young------27351173
Shafer Suggs------2635869
Don McNeal------15242665
Mike Woods------2534362
Keith Ferguson------2733262
Leonard Smith------2435261
Tim Washington------1934659
Gary Johnson------2229455
Joe Montana1342---------55
Walt Downing1134------651
Larry McCarren1336------150
Mike Friede828------1450
Kent Kremer------1828248
Albert Lewis------1926247
Wayne Smith------2024246
John Scully937---------46
Dan Dierdorf1134---------45
Chris Williams------13171444
Dennis Lick933---------42
Mardye McDole521------1642
Shawn Miller------1620642
Alfred Jenkins931------141
John Goodman------1822141
Roy Green1030---------40
Frank Pollard831---------39
Rodney Holman626------436
Sherman Smith57------2234
Brad Shearer------1318233
Dan Ross313------1632
Tony Paige617------427
Steve Folsom43------1724
Jeff Davis------810624
Tony Collins13------1822
Eric Laakso49------619
Ken Woodard------97319
Kervin Wyatt------611017
Louis Bullard28------616
Rod McSwain------58215
Allan Kennedy28------212
Tommie Ginn06------410
Ed Fisher45---------9
Benny Ricardo00------99
Scott Bull00------33
Bucky Dilts00------33
Mark Malone00---------0
David Hughes00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5122.4
Middle17834.9
Right8263.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5204.0
Middle7507.1
Right100.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Young39253224311
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana39273021602

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55173.4
Short (0-8 Yds)17101096.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)12813411.2
Long (19+ Yds)42338.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen448721.8
Short (0-8 Yds)22171175.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)85486.0
Long (19+ Yds)51255.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Freddie Solomon96187126
WR Hugh Stopek85037027
WR Stephone Paige86086137
TE Joe Rose42142114
WR Dennis Franklin22020011
WR Jimmy Cefalo2000018
TE Jeremy Wolf1000018
FB Curtis Brown1107012
RB Johnny Hector1104014
TE Dave Garay110-106
RB Greg Bell11011017
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins84143031
WR Mike Friede83122028
WR Roy Green65083130
TE Rodney Holman54023026
RB Frank Pollard32034131
WR Mardye McDole33011021
FB Tony Paige33022017
RB Sherman Smith1102517
TE Dan Ross1104013
RB Tony Collins1101003

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Greg Bell362.004.56
Johnny Hector133.003.00
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sherman Smith122.004.20
Frank Pollard111.006.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Young53244.807.51
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana105272.707.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Hugh Stopek1166.004.63
WR Freddie Solomon1000.009.67
TE Joe Rose1000.0010.50
RB Johnny Hector1144.004.00
WR Stephone Paige111414.0010.75
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Alfred Jenkins31103.335.38
WR Mike Friede3141.332.75
WR Roy Green1166.0013.83
RB Frank Pollard1000.0011.33
WR Mardye McDole1155.003.67
TE Rodney Holman1122.004.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesRushesConversions
Johnny Hector10
Greg Bell11
St. LouisRushesConversions
Sherman Smith20

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Steve Young161010
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana964

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Freddie Solomon633
WR Stephone Paige433
WR Hugh Stopek322
TE Jeremy Wolf100
TE Joe Rose111
RB Johnny Hector111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Alfred Jenkins211
WR Roy Green222
TE Rodney Holman210
TE Dan Ross110
RB Frank Pollard100
WR Mardye McDole111

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,900 (21,400)
End Zone11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)