Week 8, 1985

played in Los Angeles, CA

62 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	17	0	7	-	31
Los Angeles Rams	0	0	14	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:07 STL - Steve Watson 2 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 12:54 STL - Mark Boyer 15 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 07:56 STL - Benny Ricardo 49 field goal
2Q: 00:38 STL - Frank Pollard 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 09:54 LAS - Jerry Rice 2 pass from Steve Young (Greg Bell run for conversion failed)
3Q: 05:39 LAS - Jerry Rice 40 pass from Steve Young (Steve Young pass to Jonathan Hayes for conversion)
4Q: 09:44 LAS - Joe Danelo 36 field goal
4Q: 03:18 STL - Frank Pollard 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:07 STL - Steve Watson 2 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 12:54 STL - Mark Boyer 15 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 07:56 STL - Benny Ricardo 49 field goal
2Q: 00:38 STL - Frank Pollard 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 09:54 LAS - Jerry Rice 2 pass from Steve Young (Greg Bell run for conversion failed)
3Q: 05:39 LAS - Jerry Rice 40 pass from Steve Young (Steve Young pass to Jonathan Hayes for conversion)
4Q: 09:44 LAS - Joe Danelo 36 field goal
4Q: 03:18 STL - Frank Pollard 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics STL LAS
Record 5-3 4-4
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 7 0
- by Passing 14 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 389 366
- Offensive Plays 69 68
- Yards per Play 5.64 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 126 39
- Rushing Attempts 35 13
- Yards per Rush 3.60 3.00
Net Passing Yards 263 327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 26 - 0 53 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 269 339
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.74 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/46
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 2/1
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:39 26:21

Team Statistics	STL	LAS
Record	5-3	4-4
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	7	0
- by Passing	14	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	389	366
- Offensive Plays	69	68
- Yards per Play	5.64	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	126	39
- Rushing Attempts	35	13
- Yards per Rush	3.60	3.00
Net Passing Yards	263	327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 26 - 0	53 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	269	339
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.74	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/46
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	2/1
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:39	26:21

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	11:13	3:12	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	5:44	2:00	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	2:01	4:16	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
2	12:08	4:19	OWN 21	9	47	Field Goal
2	6:33	1:36	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	3:20	2:48	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown
3	9:44	2:07	OPP 48	3	6	Punt
3	5:19	1:34	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	0:14	1:44	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
4	9:36	6:24	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
4	1:37	1:37	OPP 43	5	11	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	1:54	OWN 46	4	13	Punt
1	8:01	2:17	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
1	3:44	1:43	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
2	12:45	0:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	7:49	1:16	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
2	4:57	1:37	OWN 41	7	20	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 37	2	5	Half
3	15:00	5:16	OWN 37	13	63	Touchdown
3	7:37	2:18	OWN 7	5	93	Touchdown
3	3:45	3:31	OWN 7	7	42	Punt
4	13:30	3:54	OWN 19	9	62	Field Goal
4	3:12	1:35	OWN 15	9	28	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	25	101	4.04	16	1	2
Tony Paige	9	26	2.89	8	0	0
Joe Montana	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Greg Bell	8	27	3.38	7
Steve Young	3	10	3.33	4
Curt Warner	2	2	1.00	2

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	33	26	269	1/6	2	63	0	120.8

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	53	24	339	2/12	2	40	0	79.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Watson	7	8	37	5.29	8	14	1
WR Roy Green	6	8	132	22.00	32	63	0
WR Billy Ryckman	2	3	17	8.50	3	11	0
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
FB James Jones	2	2	16	8.00	1	8	0
TE Mark Boyer	2	2	31	15.50	19	16	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	2	7	3.50	6	6	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephone Paige	7	13	100	14.29	29	23	0
WR Jerry Rice	7	16	134	19.14	30	40	2
WR Hugh Stopek	5	7	55	11.00	2	22	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	3	48	16.00	17	19	0
RB Greg Bell	2	2	2	1.00	2	3	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jay Novacek	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rick Woods	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Young	1	0	0	0
Pete Adams	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	6	283	47.2	44.7	72	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	7	323	46.1	35.9	59	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Ryckman	1	12	12.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Franklin	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Ryckman	3	75	25.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davlin Mullen	3	64	21.3	0
Dennis Franklin	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonard Smith	6	2	0.0	11	48
ILB Fredd Young	6	1	0.0	13	51
CB Albert Lewis	5	1	0.0	5	40
OLB Mike Woods	5	0	0.0	10	33
OLB Jeff Davis	3	0	0.0	3	23
S Rick Woods	3	0	0.0	11	45
CB Jerry Gray	2	2	0.0	10	45
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	0.0	12	44
S Rod McSwain	2	0	0.0	2	13
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	1.0	8	38
DE Ben Thomas	1	0	1.0	8	40
CB Don McNeal	1	1	0.0	10	27
DT Gary Johnson	0	1	0.0	11	37
DT Brad Shearer	0	1	0.0	4	18
DT Kent Kremer	0	1	0.0	10	41
DE Smiley Creswell	0	1	0.0	5	17

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Avon Riley	11	2	0.0	30	29
ILB Kim Bokamper	7	0	0.0	8	9
CB Darrell Green	6	1	0.0	31	33
DT Bob Golic	4	1	0.0	19	15
OLB Anthony Dickerson	4	1	0.0	21	11
S Ray Ellis	4	1	0.0	24	24
DT Perry Brooks	4	0	0.0	25	26
CB Davlin Mullen	4	0	0.0	13	20
DE Greg Brown	3	2	0.0	30	29
S Ronnie O'Bard	3	1	0.0	26	30
S Craig Cassady	2	1	0.0	18	14
S Jerry Reese	2	1	0.0	14	19
CB Myron Dupree	1	0	1.0	23	16
DT Mike Charles	1	1	0.0	21	16
OLB Brian Cabral	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Lamonte Hunley	0	2	0.0	26	19
DE John Cannon	0	1	0.0	22	19
DE Mike Johnson	0	1	0.0	16	19

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Thomas	1.0	1	2	0	40
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	0	1	2	38
CB Jerry Gray	0.0	1	0	0	45
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	0	3	0	37
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	0	2	1	41
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Jeff Davis	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Ken Woodard	0.0	0	1	0	6
ILB Fredd Young	0.0	0	1	0	51

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Myron Dupree	1.0	0	0	16
DT Bob Golic	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Brian Cabral	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mike Woods	4	1	33
CB Albert Lewis	4	0	40
S Leonard Smith	4	0	48
ILB Fredd Young	3	5	51
CB Wayne Smith	3	2	44
S Rick Woods	2	2	45
S Rod McSwain	2	0	13
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	23
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	45

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	5	1	33
ILB Kim Bokamper	4	1	9
ILB Avon Riley	3	1	29
CB Davlin Mullen	3	0	20
S Ronnie O'Bard	3	0	30
S Jerry Reese	2	0	19
DE Greg Brown	2	0	29
OLB Brian Cabral	1	0	14
OLB Anthony Dickerson	1	0	11
S Ray Ellis	1	0	24
OLB Lamonte Hunley	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	4	10	1	32	0	31
Larry McCarren	4	7	1	30	0	27
Leotis Harris	1	3	0	26	0	26
Dennis Lick	1	2	0	24	0	21
Tony Paige	1	2	0	23	0	14
Walt Downing	1	1	0	9	0	8
Tommie Ginn	1	1	0	5	0	7
Mark Boyer	1	1	0	20	0	16
Luis Sharpe	0	3	0	31	0	26
Eric Laakso	0	2	0	11	0	13
Rodney Holman	0	1	0	18	0	12
James Jones	0	1	0	11	0	12
Kelvin Clark	0	0	0	4	1	8

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Adams	1	2	11	0	50
Gene Sanders	0	3	11	0	44
Gary Puetz	0	1	9	0	39
Curtis Brown	0	1	4	0	11
Bo Buetow	0	1	6	0	10
Rob Monaco	0	1	7	0	45
Mark Traynowicz	0	1	6	0	21
Andy Frederick	0	0	12	2	50

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mardye McDole	3	13
Don McNeal	1	31
Mark Boyer	1	17
Vance Johnson	1	17
Larry McCarren	1	7

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremy Wolf	2	18
Davlin Mullen	1	16
Curt Warner	1	3

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	35	34	---	---	---	69
Don McNeal	---	---	10	27	31	68
Fredd Young	---	---	13	51	1	65
Larry McCarren	30	27	---	---	7	64
John Scully	32	31	---	---	---	63
Leonard Smith	---	---	11	48	---	59
Leotis Harris	26	26	---	---	6	58
Wayne Smith	---	---	12	44	2	58
Luis Sharpe	31	26	---	---	---	57
Rick Woods	---	---	11	45	1	57
Jerry Gray	---	---	10	45	---	55
Roy Green	25	28	---	---	---	53
Kent Kremer	---	---	10	41	2	53
Mark Boyer	20	16	---	---	17	53
Mardye McDole	18	20	---	---	13	51
Gary Johnson	---	---	11	37	1	49
Frank Pollard	25	24	---	---	---	49
Ben Thomas	---	---	8	40	---	48
Keith Ferguson	---	---	8	38	1	47
Mike Woods	---	---	10	33	3	46
Albert Lewis	---	---	5	40	1	46
Dennis Lick	24	21	---	---	---	45
Vance Johnson	12	16	---	---	17	45
Jeff Davis	---	---	3	23	18	44
Tony Paige	23	14	---	---	7	44
Steve Watson	21	20	---	---	---	41
Chris Williams	---	---	4	21	13	38
Rodney Holman	18	12	---	---	7	37
James Jones	11	12	---	---	10	33
Eric Laakso	11	13	---	---	7	31
Billy Ryckman	2	8	---	---	18	28
Brad Shearer	---	---	4	18	6	28
Eric Holle	---	---	5	15	8	28
Rod McSwain	---	---	2	13	10	25
Walt Downing	9	8	---	---	7	24
Bill Ring	0	0	---	---	24	24
Smiley Creswell	---	---	5	17	---	22
Kelvin Clark	4	8	---	---	7	19
Tommie Ginn	5	7	---	---	1	13
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	0	3	10	13
Ken Woodard	---	---	1	6	5	12
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bruce Collie	3	3	---	---	---	6
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Green	---	---	31	33	7	71
Steve Young	13	55	---	---	---	68
Stephone Paige	9	47	---	---	11	67
Andy Frederick	12	50	---	---	---	62
Pete Adams	11	50	---	---	---	61
Jerry Rice	9	51	---	---	1	61
Greg Brown	---	---	30	29	1	60
Avon Riley	---	---	30	29	1	60
Rob Monaco	7	45	---	---	8	60
Gene Sanders	11	44	---	---	4	59
Ronnie O'Bard	---	---	26	30	1	57
Gary Puetz	9	39	---	---	8	56
Jerry Reese	---	---	14	19	22	55
Perry Brooks	---	---	25	26	---	51
Hugh Stopek	12	37	---	---	---	49
Ray Ellis	---	---	24	24	1	49
Davlin Mullen	---	---	13	20	16	49
Lamonte Hunley	---	---	26	19	---	45
Jimmy Cefalo	6	27	---	---	11	44
John Cannon	---	---	22	19	3	44
Greg Bell	9	34	---	---	---	43
Craig Cassady	---	---	18	14	10	42
Brian Cabral	---	---	9	14	19	42
Mike Johnson	---	---	16	19	6	41
Myron Dupree	---	---	23	16	1	40
Mike Charles	---	---	21	16	2	39
Bob Golic	---	---	19	15	2	36
Mark Traynowicz	6	21	---	---	8	35
Dennis Franklin	4	13	---	---	17	34
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	21	11	1	33
Kim Bokamper	---	---	8	9	10	27
Greg Christy	3	16	---	---	8	27
Jonathan Hayes	5	16	---	---	6	27
Jay Novacek	2	17	---	---	5	24
Curtis Anderson	---	---	9	12	2	23
Jeremy Wolf	1	3	---	---	18	22
Curtis Brown	4	11	---	---	6	21
Billy Taylor	0	2	---	---	18	20
Bo Buetow	6	10	---	---	4	20
Johnny Hector	1	7	---	---	11	19
Curt Warner	3	10	---	---	3	16
Joe Rose	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	69	5.8
Middle	19	57	3.0
Right	3	1	0.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	4	12	3.0
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	33	26	2	1	1	3	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	53	24	6	0	5	10	12	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	109	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	35	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	97	16.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	97	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	16	6	150	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	8	6	0	132	2	28
WR Steve Watson	8	7	0	37	0	20
WR Mardye McDole	4	1	1	6	0	20
WR Billy Ryckman	3	2	0	17	0	8
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	0	12	0	24
FB James Jones	2	2	0	16	0	12
TE Mark Boyer	2	2	0	31	0	16
WR Vance Johnson	2	2	0	7	0	16
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	0	5	0	12
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	6	0	14

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	16	7	2	134	4	51
WR Stephone Paige	13	7	0	100	1	47
WR Hugh Stopek	7	5	0	55	1	37
TE Jay Novacek	6	0	3	0	0	17
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	3	0	48	0	27
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	0	0	0	0	16
WR Dennis Franklin	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Greg Bell	2	2	0	2	0	34
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	6	18	3.00	4.04
Tony Paige	1	-1	-1.00	2.89

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	4	34	8.50	8.15

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	5	2	16	3.20	6.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	11	11.00	5.67
WR Steve Watson	1	1	2	2.00	4.63
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	15	15.00	15.50
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	6	6.00	3.50

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	3	1	2	0.67	8.38
WR Stephone Paige	2	1	14	7.00	7.69

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	0
Tony Paige	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Young	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	12	10	7

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	13	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Watson	5	5	3
WR Billy Ryckman	3	2	2
FB James Jones	2	2	1
WR Roy Green	1	1	1
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	4	3	3
WR Jerry Rice	3	2	2
WR Hugh Stopek	2	1	1
TE Jay Novacek	2	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0
RB Greg Bell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)