Week 4, 1986

played in New Orleans, LA

77 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	0	3	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	7	6	3	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 NOS - Randall Cunningham 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:41 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 48 field goal
2Q: 10:58 NOS - Morten Andersen 28 field goal
2Q: 00:04 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
3Q: 07:58 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 39 field goal
3Q: 04:10 NOS - Morten Andersen 46 field goal
4Q: 07:47 NOS - Morten Andersen 45 field goal
4Q: 02:19 NOS - Bill Johnson 13 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 NOS - Randall Cunningham 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:41 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 48 field goal
2Q: 10:58 NOS - Morten Andersen 28 field goal
2Q: 00:04 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
3Q: 07:58 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 39 field goal
3Q: 04:10 NOS - Morten Andersen 46 field goal
4Q: 07:47 NOS - Morten Andersen 45 field goal
4Q: 02:19 NOS - Bill Johnson 13 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics LAS NOS
Record 1-3 1-3
First Downs 16 27
- by Rushing 4 16
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 319 381
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 5.23 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 63 233
- Rushing Attempts 8 42
- Yards per Rush 7.88 5.55
Net Passing Yards 256 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 28 - 0 22 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 4.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/32 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/62 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:46 35:14

Team Statistics	LAS	NOS
Record	1-3	1-3
First Downs	16	27
- by Rushing	4	16
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	319	381
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	5.23	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	63	233
- Rushing Attempts	8	42
- Yards per Rush	7.88	5.55
Net Passing Yards	256	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 28 - 0	22 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	4.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/32	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/62	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:46	35:14

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:11	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	5:40	4:06	OWN 15	8	54	Field Goal
2	10:51	4:04	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
3	15:00	7:09	OWN 12	10	66	Field Goal
3	4:03	3:07	OWN 30	8	20	Punt
4	12:20	1:05	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
4	7:42	1:44	OWN 20	7	50	Downs
4	3:10	0:44	OWN 20	4	9	Downs
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 20	10	79	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	12:10	6:30	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	1:34	5:43	OWN 30	11	59	Field Goal
2	6:47	6:47	OWN 13	14	77	Field Goal
3	7:51	3:48	OWN 39	6	32	Field Goal
3	0:56	3:36	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
4	11:15	3:33	OPP 48	5	20	Field Goal
4	5:58	2:48	OWN 30	6	30	Punt
4	2:26	0:13	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown

Game MVP: Bill Johnson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Hector	4	34	8.50	15	2
Greg Bell	2	12	6.00	8	0
Steve Young	2	17	8.50	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	21	135	6.43	16	5	1
Larry Heater	13	51	3.92	11	2	0
Randall Cunningham	8	47	5.88	11	3	1

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	51	28	267	2/11	0	32	0	69.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	22	14	152	1/4	0	21	0	83.9

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerry Rice	5	9	63	12.60	25	32
RB Greg Bell	4	4	42	10.50	18	23
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	10	28	7.00	9	14
WR Lindsay Scott	3	4	42	14.00	23	21
WR Stephone Paige	3	6	36	12.00	0	29
RB Johnny Hector	2	3	0	0.00	1	3
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	3	34	17.00	6	18
WR Jim Jensen	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Jay Novacek	1	7	6	6.00	2	6
FB Broderick Sargent	1	1	1	1.00	2	1
WR Webster Slaughter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bill Johnson	5	7	55	11.00	19	21
TE Joe Rose	4	4	36	9.00	7	18
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	30	10.00	5	10
WR Kris Haines	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	21	21.00	14	21
WR Rick Parros	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Danny Pittman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Cannon	0	0	1	0
Bob Clasby	0	0	1	0
Jamie Williams	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Larry Heater	1	0
Bill Johnson	1	0
Issiac Holt	1	0
John Tautolo	0	1
Dan Fike	0	1
Fred Robinson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cliff Parsley	4	192	48.0	38.0	51	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	3	111	37.0	30.3	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Green	1	0	0.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Rice	4	62	15.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Heater	2	47	23.5	0
John Floyd	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Harper	7	2	0.0	27	17
CB Davlin Mullen	6	3	0.0	32	20
DT Mike Charles	6	1	0.0	34	16
S Brenard Wilson	5	0	0.0	15	11
S Ronnie O'Bard	4	0	0.0	30	17
S Antonio Gibson	3	3	0.0	27	15
DT Mike Rackers	3	2	0.0	18	9
DE John Cannon	3	0	0.0	29	13
CB Darrell Green	3	0	0.0	38	21
DT Bob Clasby	2	2	0.0	34	16
OLB Lamonte Hunley	2	1	0.0	27	10
CB Van Jakes	2	0	0.0	32	16
DE Steve Hamilton	2	0	0.0	25	9
ILB Al Rhodes	2	0	0.0	15	6
DE Curtis Anderson	1	1	1.0	17	14
OLB Anthony Dickerson	1	2	0.0	14	6
OLB Dan Rains	1	0	0.0	14	10
CB Myron Dupree	1	0	0.0	20	16
DE Mike Johnson	1	0	0.0	13	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	5	2	0.0	8	41
S Bob Glazebrook	5	0	0.0	5	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	2	0.0	6	50
CB Don Griffin	4	0	0.0	6	35
CB Issiac Holt	3	2	0.0	3	42
S Carl Lews	3	1	0.0	3	36
DT John Woodcock	3	0	0.0	8	41
S Greg Bright	3	0	0.0	8	42
OLB Emanuel King	2	1	0.5	3	16
DE Sylvester Hicks	2	0	0.5	6	29
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	6	38
DE Elvis Franks	1	2	0.5	8	45
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	0	12
DE Tony Colorito	0	1	0.5	4	28
DE Doug McDougald	0	1	0.0	3	31
DE Kevin Fagan	0	1	0.0	3	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Curtis Anderson	1.0	2	14
DE John Cannon	0.0	1	13
DT Mike Charles	0.0	1	16

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Emanuel King	0.5	0	1	1	16
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.5	0	1	0	29
DE Elvis Franks	0.5	0	1	0	45
DE Tony Colorito	0.5	0	0	0	28
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	2	1	0	33
DT John Woodcock	0.0	0	1	0	41
S Greg Bright	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.0	0	0	1	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Davlin Mullen	4	0	20
ILB John Harper	2	1	17
DE Steve Hamilton	2	0	9
CB Darrell Green	1	1	21
S Ronnie O'Bard	1	1	17
S Brenard Wilson	1	0	11
OLB Dan Rains	1	0	10
CB Myron Dupree	1	0	16
CB Van Jakes	1	0	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	2	50
CB Don Griffin	4	0	35
S Carl Lews	3	3	36
S Bob Glazebrook	3	1	23
CB Issiac Holt	3	1	42
DT John Woodcock	3	0	41
S Greg Bright	3	0	42
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	38
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	41
OLB Emanuel King	1	1	16
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Frederick	1	3	7	0	48
Melvin Jones	1	1	8	0	52
Greg Christy	1	1	4	0	19
David Carter	0	1	4	1	10
Rob Monaco	0	0	5	1	46

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edwin Bailey	5	9	0	34	0	20
Jeff Dellenbach	4	6	1	35	0	19
Dan Fike	2	5	0	35	1	14
Ron McNair	2	3	0	36	0	22
Tremain Rogers	1	4	0	33	0	18
Ron Baker	1	3	0	14	0	11
John Tautolo	1	3	0	16	0	7
Dropkick Murphy	1	1	0	1	0	0
Joe Rose	0	1	0	10	0	8
Ethan Horton	0	1	0	36	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Jensen	2	11
Mike Tice	1	15
Jamie Williams	1	14
Davlin Mullen	1	10
David Carter	1	5

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
John Floyd	2	16
Hubert Oliver	1	17
Don Griffin	1	13
Billy Jackson	1	12

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Green	---	---	38	21	15	74
Melvin Jones	8	52	---	---	6	66
Davlin Mullen	---	---	32	20	10	62
Steve Young	8	53	---	---	---	61
Van Jakes	---	---	32	16	10	58
Jerry Rice	7	44	---	---	7	58
Mark Traynowicz	6	47	---	---	4	57
Andy Frederick	7	48	---	---	---	55
Myron Dupree	---	---	20	16	18	54
Rob Monaco	5	46	---	---	2	53
Mike Charles	---	---	34	16	2	52
Bob Clasby	---	---	34	16	2	52
Rich Strenger	6	43	---	---	2	51
Ronnie O'Bard	---	---	30	17	2	49
John Harper	---	---	27	17	4	48
John Cannon	---	---	29	13	3	45
Antonio Gibson	---	---	27	15	3	45
Steve Hamilton	---	---	25	9	5	39
Broderick Sargent	4	30	---	---	5	39
Johnny Hector	5	18	---	---	15	38
Lamonte Hunley	---	---	27	10	1	38
Dan Rains	---	---	14	10	11	35
Curtis Anderson	---	---	17	14	2	33
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	14	6	13	33
Greg Bell	3	30	---	---	---	33
Jonathan Hayes	5	26	---	---	1	32
Stephone Paige	3	24	---	---	3	30
Brenard Wilson	---	---	15	11	3	29
Mike Johnson	---	---	13	10	6	29
Greg Christy	4	19	---	---	6	29
Mike Rackers	---	---	18	9	1	28
Lindsay Scott	1	10	---	---	16	27
Ronnie Harmon	3	24	---	---	---	27
Jay Novacek	2	21	---	---	2	25
Webster Slaughter	3	22	---	---	---	25
Al Rhodes	---	---	15	6	1	22
Mike Tice	1	4	---	---	15	20
David Carter	4	10	---	---	5	19
Jim Jensen	0	4	---	---	11	15
Gary Wilkins	3	8	---	---	4	15
Jamie Williams	0	0	---	---	14	14
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cliff Parsley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Phil Williams	---	---	1	1	1	3
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	42	23	---	---	---	65
Elvis Franks	---	---	8	45	6	59
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	6	50	3	59
Jeff Dellenbach	35	19	---	---	4	58
Ron McNair	36	22	---	---	---	58
Edwin Bailey	34	20	---	---	3	57
Ernest Givins	36	21	---	---	---	57
Hubert Oliver	24	15	---	---	17	56
Dan Fike	35	14	---	---	6	55
Ethan Horton	36	17	---	---	1	54
Don Griffin	---	---	6	35	13	54
John Woodcock	---	---	8	41	3	52
Greg Bright	---	---	8	42	2	52
Chip Banks	---	---	8	41	3	52
Tremain Rogers	33	18	---	---	---	51
Issiac Holt	---	---	3	42	6	51
Gill Byrd	---	---	6	38	2	46
Bill Johnson	24	18	---	---	---	42
Carl Lews	---	---	3	36	3	42
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	5	23	12	40
Larry Heater	18	5	---	---	16	39
Rick Parros	23	15	---	---	1	39
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	6	29	2	37
Doug McDougald	---	---	3	31	2	36
Kevin Fagan	---	---	3	33	---	36
Danny Pittman	16	6	---	---	13	35
Kris Haines	16	8	---	---	9	33
Joe Rose	10	8	---	---	15	33
Tony Colorito	---	---	4	28	1	33
Ron Baker	14	11	---	---	7	32
Mike Jolly	---	---	5	26	---	31
John Tautolo	16	7	---	---	7	30
Emanuel King	---	---	3	16	3	22
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	3	16	21
Billy Jackson	6	2	---	---	12	20
Steve Wilson	7	4	---	---	7	18
John Floyd	0	0	---	---	16	16
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	0	12	1	13
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	8	2	10
Rod Kush	---	---	1	4	2	7
Dropkick Murphy	1	0	---	---	5	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	2	17	8.5
Right	3	38	12.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	65	5.4
Middle	17	92	5.4
Right	13	76	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	51	28	4	1	4	9	7	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	22	14	2	0	1	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	16	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	9	122	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	45	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	71	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	38	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	10	4	0	28	0	24
WR Jerry Rice	9	5	1	63	1	44
TE Jay Novacek	7	1	0	6	0	21
WR Stephone Paige	6	3	2	36	1	24
WR Lindsay Scott	4	3	0	42	1	10
RB Greg Bell	4	4	0	42	1	30
RB Johnny Hector	3	2	1	0	0	18
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	2	0	34	0	26
WR Webster Slaughter	2	1	0	3	0	22
WR Jim Jensen	1	1	0	9	0	4
FB Broderick Sargent	1	1	0	1	0	30
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	0	3	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bill Johnson	7	5	0	55	1	18
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	0	30	0	21
TE Joe Rose	4	4	0	36	0	8
WR Kris Haines	2	1	0	10	0	8
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	21	1	15
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	2	3	1.50	3.92
Bill Johnson	2	18	9.00	6.43
Randall Cunningham	1	2	2.00	5.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	2	2	16	8.00	5.24

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	2	22	7.33	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	6	6.00	0.86
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Joe Rose	2	2	22	11.00	9.00
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	1	1
Steve Young	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	3	2
Bill Johnson	1	0
Randall Cunningham	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	11	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jay Novacek	3	0	0
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	1	0
WR Jim Jensen	1	1	1
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	0
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	3	2	2
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (21,400)
End Zone 7,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (21,400)
End Zone	7,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (3,300)