Week 3, 1985

played in Los Angeles, CA

71 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	7	0	-	17
Los Angeles Rams	0	10	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
2Q: 10:22 LAS - Joe Danelo 18 field goal
2Q: 04:22 LAS - Jerry Rice 23 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 01:35 NOS - Roger Carr 12 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 09:05 LAS - Jimmy Cefalo 20 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 00:29 NOS - Kris Haines 12 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 08:42 LAS - Joe Danelo 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
2Q: 10:22 LAS - Joe Danelo 18 field goal
2Q: 04:22 LAS - Jerry Rice 23 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 01:35 NOS - Roger Carr 12 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 09:05 LAS - Jimmy Cefalo 20 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 00:29 NOS - Kris Haines 12 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 08:42 LAS - Joe Danelo 38 field goal

Team Statistics NOS LAS
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 13 23
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 231 459
- Offensive Plays 50 64
- Yards per Play 4.62 7.17
Net Rushing Yards 86 165
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 4.53 5.16
Net Passing Yards 145 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 169 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 9.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:45 36:15

Team Statistics	NOS	LAS
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	13	23
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	231	459
- Offensive Plays	50	64
- Yards per Play	4.62	7.17
Net Rushing Yards	86	165
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	4.53	5.16
Net Passing Yards	145	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	169	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	9.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:45	36:15

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:30	OWN 32	10	48	Field Goal
1	8:01	2:27	OWN 28	4	23	Punt
1	0:51	1:18	OWN 36	3	-10	Punt
2	10:17	2:17	OWN 44	3	-2	Punt
2	4:10	2:44	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
3	8:48	2:11	OWN 25	3	-17	Punt
3	4:57	4:36	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
4	8:37	3:16	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	2:17	1:38	OWN 15	8	17	Downs

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:30	1:29	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	5:34	4:43	OWN 13	8	58	Missed FG
2	14:33	4:16	OWN 42	9	57	Field Goal
2	8:00	3:50	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
2	1:26	1:26	OWN 20	6	65	Half
3	15:00	6:12	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	6:37	1:40	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
3	0:21	6:44	OWN 20	10	59	Field Goal
4	5:21	3:04	OWN 37	6	14	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 32	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	16	80	5.00	27	2
Larry Heater	2	3	1.50	2	0
Randall Cunningham	1	3	3.00	3	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Bell	19	112	5.89	14	4
Curt Warner	7	28	4.00	9	0
Steve Young	3	5	1.67	3	0
Curtis Brown	1	0	0.00	0	0
Billy Taylor	1	20	20.00	20	1
Johnny Hector	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	27	19	169	4/24	2	30	0	111.4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	31	25	301	1/7	2	27	0	128.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Carr	5	8	74	14.80	31	30	1
WR Tony Woodruff	4	4	28	7.00	0	24	0
WR Kris Haines	2	2	30	15.00	4	18	1
RB Larry Heater	2	2	0	0.00	0	4	0
WR Carl Roaches	2	5	17	8.50	5	12	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	3	1	0.50	1	2	0
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	6	8	76	12.67	2	27	1
WR Stephone Paige	5	5	43	8.60	11	18	0
WR Hugh Stopek	4	4	30	7.50	0	15	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	3	4	58	19.33	3	27	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	3	38	12.67	6	20	1
TE Jay Novacek	2	2	34	17.00	17	26	0
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	194	38.8	36.6	47	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	3	125	41.7	41.7	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Franklin	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cleo Montgomery	3	72	24.0	0
Roger Carr	1	24	24.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	8	3	0.0	29	31
ILB Cliff Odom	8	0	0.0	27	32
CB Jo Jo Heath	6	1	0.0	24	25
OLB Chip Banks	5	1	0.0	26	28
S Carl Lews	5	1	0.0	22	23
S Greg Bright	4	1	0.0	28	23
OLB Emanuel King	4	1	0.0	25	24
ILB Kurt Allerman	3	0	0.0	10	5
DT Phil Murphy	2	2	1.0	23	18
DE Doug McDougald	2	1	0.0	18	18
DE Mike Calhoun	2	0	0.0	16	20
DE Elvis Franks	1	3	0.0	16	12
CB Issiac Holt	1	2	0.0	20	29
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	1	0.0	9	14
S Rod Kush	1	0	0.0	24	22
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	0.0	6	4
ILB Alvin Toles	1	0	0.0	5	0
OLB Fred Robinson	0	2	0.0	7	8

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Avon Riley	8	2	0.0	14	23
CB Darrell Green	7	1	0.0	18	30
ILB Kim Bokamper	4	0	1.0	6	9
S Ray Ellis	4	1	0.0	16	24
OLB Anthony Dickerson	3	3	1.0	12	16
DE Curtis Anderson	2	1	1.5	7	17
DE Mike Johnson	2	0	0.5	7	11
DT Mike Charles	2	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Lamonte Hunley	2	0	0.0	12	21
S Ronnie O'Bard	2	0	0.0	13	23
DE Greg Brown	1	2	0.0	16	22
OLB Brian Cabral	1	1	0.0	7	9
S Jerry Reese	1	0	0.0	11	15
CB Davlin Mullen	1	0	0.0	8	16
S Craig Cassady	0	1	0.0	7	12
DE John Cannon	0	1	0.0	12	21
CB Myron Dupree	0	1	0.0	9	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Phil Murphy	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Mike Calhoun	0.0	1	1	0	20
OLB Emanuel King	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Elvis Franks	0.0	0	1	0	12

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Curtis Anderson	1.5	0	0	17
ILB Kim Bokamper	1.0	0	0	9
OLB Anthony Dickerson	1.0	0	0	16
DE Mike Johnson	0.5	0	0	11
DT Perry Brooks	0.0	2	0	23
DE Greg Brown	0.0	1	0	22
DT Bob Golic	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	5	0	31
CB Jo Jo Heath	4	0	25
ILB Cliff Odom	4	0	32
S Carl Lews	4	0	23
CB Issiac Holt	2	1	29
S Greg Bright	2	0	23
ILB Kurt Allerman	1	0	5
S Rod Kush	1	0	22
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	28
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	24

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	7	0	30
ILB Avon Riley	3	0	23
S Ronnie O'Bard	2	0	23
CB Davlin Mullen	1	1	16
ILB Kim Bokamper	1	0	9
OLB Brian Cabral	1	0	9
S Jerry Reese	1	0	15
OLB Anthony Dickerson	1	0	16
S Ray Ellis	1	0	24
OLB Lamonte Hunley	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edwin Bailey	2	4	18	1	29
Billy Lindstrom	1	4	16	1	29
Ethan Horton	1	3	16	0	25
Jeff Dellenbach	1	2	13	0	25
Mike Kelley	1	1	6	0	6
Don Greco	0	2	16	1	21
Tyrell Sampson	0	1	3	0	10
Walt Arnold	0	1	7	0	5
Rich Strenger	0	0	15	1	24

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Monaco	4	10	27	0	28
Pete Adams	4	4	26	1	26
Andy Frederick	3	4	26	0	28
Mark Traynowicz	1	3	9	0	14
Gary Puetz	0	4	29	0	24
Gene Sanders	0	2	24	0	29
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	5	0	5
Bo Buetow	0	1	5	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	1	18
Ethan Horton	1	9

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Davlin Mullen	2	12
Jerry Reese	1	18
Craig Cassady	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	24	25	16	65
Cliff Odom	---	---	27	32	3	62
Gill Byrd	---	---	29	31	2	62
Chip Banks	---	---	26	28	3	57
Carl Lews	---	---	22	23	11	56
Greg Bright	---	---	28	23	4	55
Issiac Holt	---	---	20	29	3	52
Emanuel King	---	---	25	24	3	52
Roger Carr	13	25	---	---	12	50
Randall Cunningham	19	31	---	---	---	50
Ethan Horton	16	25	---	---	9	50
Billy Lindstrom	16	29	---	---	4	49
Rod Kush	---	---	24	22	2	48
Edwin Bailey	18	29	---	---	---	47
Phil Murphy	---	---	23	18	2	43
Tony Woodruff	10	18	---	---	15	43
Don Greco	16	21	---	---	3	40
Jeff Dellenbach	13	25	---	---	2	40
Doug McDougald	---	---	18	18	3	39
Rich Strenger	15	24	---	---	---	39
Mike Calhoun	---	---	16	20	---	36
Larry Heater	2	15	---	---	18	35
Stafford Mays	---	---	14	14	5	33
Carl Roaches	15	17	---	---	1	33
Bill Johnson	17	16	---	---	---	33
Elvis Franks	---	---	16	12	3	31
Kris Haines	3	16	---	---	10	29
Billy Jackson	10	13	---	---	4	27
Kurt Allerman	---	---	10	5	11	26
Walt Arnold	7	5	---	---	14	26
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	9	14	3	26
Mel Kaufman	---	---	6	4	11	21
Tyrell Sampson	3	10	---	---	6	19
Hubert Oliver	2	4	---	---	11	17
Mike Kelley	6	6	---	---	4	16
Fred Robinson	---	---	7	8	---	15
Cleo Montgomery	0	1	---	---	13	14
Dan Fike	4	7	---	---	---	11
Joe Walter	1	2	---	---	6	9
Alvin Toles	---	---	5	0	2	7
Eric Wilson	---	---	3	2	1	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tremain Rogers	3	2	---	---	---	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Young	32	32	---	---	---	64
Rob Monaco	27	28	---	---	6	61
Gary Puetz	29	24	---	---	6	59
Andy Frederick	26	28	---	---	---	54
Gene Sanders	24	29	---	---	1	54
Darrell Green	---	---	18	30	6	54
Stephone Paige	23	22	---	---	9	54
Jerry Rice	28	26	---	---	---	54
Pete Adams	26	26	---	---	---	52
Jerry Reese	---	---	11	15	18	44
Ray Ellis	---	---	16	24	1	41
Greg Brown	---	---	16	22	1	39
Greg Bell	20	19	---	---	---	39
Curtis Brown	12	12	---	---	14	38
Avon Riley	---	---	14	23	1	38
Davlin Mullen	---	---	8	16	12	36
Ronnie O'Bard	---	---	13	23	---	36
John Cannon	---	---	12	21	2	35
Hugh Stopek	16	18	---	---	---	34
Lamonte Hunley	---	---	12	21	1	34
Perry Brooks	---	---	10	23	---	33
Jonathan Hayes	16	12	---	---	5	33
Jimmy Cefalo	9	14	---	---	9	32
Bob Golic	---	---	12	17	3	32
Brian Cabral	---	---	7	9	14	30
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	12	16	1	29
Mike Charles	---	---	12	14	3	29
Myron Dupree	---	---	9	18	2	29
Mark Traynowicz	9	14	---	---	6	29
Craig Cassady	---	---	7	12	9	28
Greg Christy	14	7	---	---	6	27
Dennis Franklin	1	8	---	---	17	26
Jeremy Wolf	5	5	---	---	15	25
Curtis Anderson	---	---	7	17	1	25
Kim Bokamper	---	---	6	9	9	24
Jay Novacek	12	12	---	---	---	24
Mike Johnson	---	---	7	11	5	23
Johnny Hector	7	5	---	---	9	21
Curt Warner	10	7	---	---	---	17
Billy Taylor	1	0	---	---	15	16
Bo Buetow	5	4	---	---	5	14
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Rose	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	2	3	1.5
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	64	8.0
Middle	10	38	3.8
Right	13	64	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	27	19	3	1	2	1	3	1	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	31	25	6	0	1	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	62	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	42	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	16	117	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	72	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	112	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	8	5	1	74	2	25
WR Carl Roaches	5	2	1	17	0	17
WR Tony Woodruff	4	4	0	28	1	18
RB Bill Johnson	3	2	0	1	0	16
WR Kris Haines	2	2	0	30	0	16
RB Larry Heater	2	2	0	0	0	15
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	0	10	0	13
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	0	9	0	25

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	8	6	0	76	2	26
WR Stephone Paige	5	5	0	43	0	22
TE Jeremy Wolf	4	3	0	58	2	5
WR Hugh Stopek	4	4	0	30	0	18
TE Jonathan Hayes	4	1	1	7	0	12
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	3	0	38	1	14
TE Jay Novacek	2	2	0	34	1	12
FB Curtis Brown	1	1	0	15	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	1	0	0.00	5.00

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Hector	1	0	0.00	0.00
Curt Warner	1	5	5.00	4.00
Greg Bell	1	2	2.00	5.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	4	3	25	6.25	6.26

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	3	2	31	10.33	9.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Carr	2	1	12	6.00	9.25
WR Kris Haines	1	1	12	12.00	15.00
WR Tony Woodruff	1	1	1	1.00	7.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	1	20	20.00	12.67
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	11	11.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	2	1
Curtis Brown	1	0
Johnny Hector	1	0
Curt Warner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	8	4	3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	2	1	1
WR Carl Roaches	2	0	0
WR Kris Haines	1	1	1
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	1
WR Tony Woodruff	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	3	3	2
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	2	2
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)