Week 15, 1985

played in St. Louis, MO

41 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Los Angeles Cardinals0000-0
St. Louis Wranglers3373-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 STL - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
2Q: 05:30 STL - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
3Q: 04:12 STL - Roy Green 12 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 10:33 STL - Benny Ricardo 49 field goal

Team StatisticsLASSTL
Record7-79-5
First Downs718
- by Rushing23
- by Passing515
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards176316
- Offensive Plays4876
- Yards per Play3.674.16
Net Rushing Yards45106
- Rushing Attempts1137
- Yards per Rush4.092.86
Net Passing Yards131210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 18 - 237 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards140224
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/92/14
- Yards per Pass Play3.545.38
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions1/1311/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.15.6
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards3/246/42
Punt Returns/Yards2/-65/51
Kick Returns/Yards2/300/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/11
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits03
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 20OWN 30
Time of Possession19:0340:57

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:242:14OWN 147Punt
13:522:09OWN 20430Punt
212:101:20OWN 1635Punt
25:232:05OWN 28420Punt
315:000:55OWN 2033Punt
312:332:05OWN 937Punt
34:061:43OWN 1439Punt
30:491:23OWN 835Punt
410:252:21OWN 24421Punt
45:400:45OWN 43431Interception
43:401:20OWN 23517Interception
41:551:55OWN 42817Downs
St. Louis Wranglers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:36OWN 11729Punt
18:104:18OWN 44945Field Goal
11:434:33OWN 41132Punt
210:505:27OWN 441049Field Goal
23:183:18OWN 7638Half
314:051:32OWN 3736Punt
310:286:22OWN 431157Touchdown
32:231:34OPP 4730Punt
414:264:01OWN 41727Field Goal
48:042:24OWN 539Punt
44:551:15OWN 1740Punt
42:200:25OPP 43310Fumble

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Wranglers

Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Greg Bell791.291010
Curt Warner2105.00800
Johnny Hector12222.002210
Steve Young144.00400
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard26602.31700
David Hughes9394.331010
James Jones111.00100
Tony Paige166.00600

Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Young36181401/9031236.8
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana37302242/141220100.9

Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jimmy Cefalo565711.404310
WR Jerry Rice3982.67050
RB Curt Warner22126.00880
RB Greg Bell2273.50040
TE Jeremy Wolf111919.000190
WR Hugh Stopek1333.00030
WR Dennis Franklin1266.00060
FB Curtis Brown1222.00020
WR Stephone Paige171717.004170
TE Jonathan Hayes1299.00190
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green999510.5610221
WR Steve Watson79557.8613140
TE Rodney Holman33279.005150
TE Mark Boyer33258.338170
RB David Hughes2284.00340
WR Melvin Hoover2473.50660
FB Tony Paige2310.50020
WR Mardye McDole1177.00070
FB James Jones11-1-1.000-10
RB Frank Pollard0200.00000

Interception Statistics

Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Wayne Smith100.000
CB Jerry Gray11111.000

Fumble Statistics

Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Anthony Dickerson0100
Avon Riley0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Frank Pollard1000

Punting Statistics

Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Michel942347.041.3543
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts629148.549.5594

Kicking Statistics

Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo3/31/10/0491/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Dennis Franklin2-6-3.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Don McNeal55110.20

Kick Return Statistics

Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Dennis Franklin11616.00
Davlin Mullen11414.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Avon Riley1140.03328
S Craig Cassady910.03033
OLB Anthony Dickerson610.01715
DT Mike Charles510.01924
CB Darrell Green510.03134
CB Davlin Mullen510.02026
DE Mike Johnson411.01921
ILB Kim Bokamper410.01014
OLB Lamonte Hunley410.02726
S Ray Ellis330.02831
DE Curtis Anderson200.51617
DT Bob Golic220.01524
CB Myron Dupree210.02432
OLB Brian Cabral200.099
DE Greg Brown200.03025
WR Stephone Paige20---------
S Jerry Reese120.03028
DE John Cannon110.02119
DT Perry Brooks030.52823
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Fredd Young430.01133
OLB Mike Woods410.079
S Rick Woods320.0934
OLB Jeff Davis300.0428
CB Tim Washington300.0412
S Leonard Smith300.0930
DE Keith Ferguson201.0927
S Rod McSwain220.0122
CB Albert Lewis200.0728
CB Jerry Gray200.0926
CB Wayne Smith100.0831
G John Scully10---------
OLB Ken Woodard100.023
DT Gary Johnson020.0821

Pass Rush Statistics

Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mike Johnson1.000021
DT Perry Brooks0.500023
DE Curtis Anderson0.500017
ILB Avon Riley0.010028
DT Bob Golic0.002024
DT Mike Charles0.001024
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Keith Ferguson1.001227
DE Smiley Creswell0.002012
DE Shawn Miller0.002023
DT Brad Shearer0.00108
CB Don McNeal0.001023
ILB Fredd Young0.001033

Pass Defense Statistics

Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Avon Riley50028
CB Darrell Green50034
S Craig Cassady40033
CB Davlin Mullen40026
OLB Lamonte Hunley30026
ILB Kim Bokamper20014
OLB Anthony Dickerson20015
S Ray Ellis20031
DE Greg Brown10025
CB Myron Dupree10032
DE Mike Johnson10021
DT Perry Brooks01023
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jeff Davis30028
S Rick Woods21034
S Rod McSwain21022
CB Jerry Gray20126
OLB Mike Woods2009
CB Tim Washington20012
S Leonard Smith20030
CB Albert Lewis11028
CB Wayne Smith10131
ILB Fredd Young10033

Blocking Statistics

Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Pete Adams14010029
Gary Puetz1108027
Mark Traynowicz1104018
Andy Frederick02011033
Bo Buetow010206
Rob Monaco0109031
Gene Sanders00010128
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry McCarren27335135
Leotis Harris16029030
John Scully16036036
Luis Sharpe15032134
Rodney Holman12026031
James Jones120905
Eric Laakso11025033
Kelvin Clark03017011
Walt Downing020809
Tony Paige0202009
Mark Boyer0101208

Special Teams Tackles

Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Billy Taylor415
Johnny Hector110
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Mardye McDole214
David Hughes124
Wayne Smith18

Participation

Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jerry Reese------30281977
Darrell Green------3134974
Craig Cassady------3033366
Myron Dupree------2432965
Avon Riley------3328263
Davlin Mullen------20261763
Ray Ellis------2831362
Greg Brown------3025358
Lamonte Hunley------2726255
Perry Brooks------2823354
Stephone Paige931------1050
Rob Monaco931------949
Mike Johnson------1921848
Steve Young1137---------48
Jerry Rice1134------146
Mike Charles------1924245
Andy Frederick1133---------44
Gary Puetz827------843
John Cannon------2119343
Bob Golic------1524342
Gene Sanders1028------341
Pete Adams1029------140
Brian Cabral------991836
Hugh Stopek628---------34
Curtis Anderson------1617134
Anthony Dickerson------1715---32
Kim Bokamper------1014731
Jimmy Cefalo420------731
Mark Traynowicz418------931
Greg Bell917---------26
Greg Christy113------923
Dennis Franklin010------1222
Jonathan Hayes610------622
Curtis Brown410------721
Jeremy Wolf03------1518
Billy Taylor02------1517
Curt Warner211------316
Johnny Hector23------1015
Bo Buetow26------614
Jay Novacek26------513
Mike Michel00------99
Joe Rose00------66
Joe Danelo00------11
Brandon Hermeling00---------0
Phil Simms00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry McCarren3535------979
Joe Montana3739---------76
John Scully3636---------72
Leotis Harris2930------867
Luis Sharpe3234---------66
Don McNeal------5233260
Eric Laakso2533---------58
Mardye McDole1727------1458
Rodney Holman2631---------57
Roy Green2630---------56
Frank Pollard2728---------55
Melvin Hoover1426------1555
Jeff Davis------4281850
Rick Woods------934750
Steve Watson2023------548
Wayne Smith------831847
Fredd Young------1133---44
David Hughes106------2440
Leonard Smith------930---39
Keith Ferguson------927238
Kelvin Clark1711------937
Tony Paige209------837
Albert Lewis------728---35
Jerry Gray------926---35
Gary Johnson------821231
Shawn Miller------823---31
Mark Boyer128------929
Walt Downing89------926
Eric Holle------521---26
Ben Thomas------314926
Rod McSwain------122---23
Dan Ross42------1521
James Jones95------721
Mike Woods------79319
Brad Shearer------58518
Smiley Creswell------612---18
Tim Washington------412117
Tommie Ginn24------915
Ken Woodard------23813
Benny Ricardo00------88
Kervin Wyatt------1168
Bucky Dilts00------66
Mark Brown------0145
Bruce Collie13------15
Scott Bull00------33
Mark Malone00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1-4-4.0
Middle581.6
Right5418.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15271.8
Middle22793.6
Right000.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Young36181143822
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana37301111300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54204.0
Short (0-8 Yds)128312.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)115585.3
Long (19+ Yds)81313.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75263.7
Short (0-8 Yds)21181004.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)556212.4
Long (19+ Yds)42369.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jerry Rice9308034
WR Stephone Paige71017031
WR Jimmy Cefalo65157120
WR Hugh Stopek3113028
WR Dennis Franklin2116010
FB Curtis Brown2112010
RB Curt Warner22012011
RB Greg Bell2207017
TE Jonathan Hayes2109010
TE Jeremy Wolf1101903
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green99095130
WR Steve Watson97155023
WR Melvin Hoover4207026
TE Rodney Holman33027031
FB Tony Paige320109
TE Mark Boyer3302508
RB Frank Pollard2000028
RB David Hughes220806
WR Mardye McDole1107027
FB James Jones110-105

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard111.002.31
David Hughes133.004.33
James Jones111.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana75365.146.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roy Green33268.6710.56
RB Frank Pollard1000.000.00
TE Rodney Holman1144.009.00
WR Melvin Hoover1166.001.75
FB Tony Paige1000.000.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los AngelesRushesConversions
Greg Bell10
St. LouisRushesConversions
Frank Pollard41
David Hughes10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Steve Young1251
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana151310

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Stephone Paige300
WR Jimmy Cefalo221
WR Jerry Rice200
WR Hugh Stopek110
WR Dennis Franklin100
FB Curtis Brown100
RB Curt Warner110
RB Greg Bell110
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green554
WR Steve Watson333
TE Rodney Holman222
WR Melvin Hoover210
RB Frank Pollard100
RB David Hughes110
TE Mark Boyer111

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,800 (21,400)
End Zone13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)