Week 8, 1986

played in St. Louis, MO

65 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	14	0	17	-	31
St. Louis Cardinals	10	7	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 STL - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal
1Q: 03:12 STL - Fredd Young 80 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 08:10 LAS - Curt Warner 3 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 03:00 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:33 LAS - Jonathan Hayes 10 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 11:34 STL - Vance Johnson 43 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 15:00 LAS - Webster Slaughter 55 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 10:08 STL - Benny Ricardo 27 field goal
4Q: 05:05 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 22 field goal
4Q: 02:32 STL - Roy Green 10 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:47 LAS - Jerry Rice 2 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 STL - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal
1Q: 03:12 STL - Fredd Young 80 interception return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 08:10 LAS - Curt Warner 3 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 03:00 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:33 LAS - Jonathan Hayes 10 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 11:34 STL - Vance Johnson 43 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 15:00 LAS - Webster Slaughter 55 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 10:08 STL - Benny Ricardo 27 field goal
4Q: 05:05 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 22 field goal
4Q: 02:32 STL - Roy Green 10 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:47 LAS - Jerry Rice 2 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team Statistics LAS STL
Record 2-6 2-5
First Downs 29 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 21 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 520 344
- Offensive Plays 70 49
- Yards per Play 7.43 7.02
Net Rushing Yards 108 53
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.65
Net Passing Yards 412 291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 33 - 1 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 420 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 9.58 10.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/44 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/95 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/80
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	LAS	STL
Record	2-6	2-5
First Downs	29	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	21	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	520	344
- Offensive Plays	70	49
- Yards per Play	7.43	7.02
Net Rushing Yards	108	53
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.65
Net Passing Yards	412	291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 33 - 1	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	420	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	9.58	10.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/44	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/95	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/80
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:05	7:04	OWN 21	12	55	Interception
1	2:34	2:24	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
2	11:25	3:23	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	2:54	2:28	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 25	4	-9	Punt
3	11:18	8:53	OWN 20	16	67	Missed FG
3	0:49	1:05	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
4	10:01	5:04	OWN 28	10	67	Field Goal
4	2:25	1:48	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:55	OWN 48	9	28	Field Goal
1	0:10	3:45	OWN 34	8	16	Punt
2	8:02	5:08	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:17	1:59	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	2:25	1:36	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	14:44	4:43	OWN 27	7	63	Field Goal
4	4:57	2:32	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	0:37	0:37	OPP 41	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	15	52	3.47	20	1	0
Curt Warner	9	29	3.22	6	0	1
Johnny Hector	2	22	11.00	13	1	0
Steve Young	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Frank Pollard	10	24	2.40	6	1
Derrick Harmon	5	21	4.20	9	0
Joe Montana	3	-2	-0.67	0	0
Roy Green	1	5	5.00	5	0
Zeke Mowatt	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	42	33	420	1/8	3	57	1	122.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	27	21	301	2/10	2	43	0	137.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	10	13	123	12.30	40	24	1
WR Webster Slaughter	6	8	156	26.00	114	57	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	4	4	36	9.00	12	17	1
WR Stephone Paige	3	5	14	4.67	2	12	0
RB Curt Warner	2	2	16	8.00	16	15	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	3	28	14.00	8	14	0
TE Mike Tice	1	1	21	21.00	7	21	0
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Greg Bell	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	5	6	55	11.00	16	31	1
WR Al Walker	3	5	67	22.33	16	42	0
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	29	9.67	16	12	0
WR Vance Johnson	3	4	62	20.67	37	43	1
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	4	27	13.50	4	17	0
FB Tony Paige	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	0
TE Mark Boyer	2	2	27	13.50	5	23	0
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	25	25.00	0	25	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Fredd Young	1	80	80.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Davlin Mullen	1	0	0	0
Mike Tice	0	1	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Junior Tautalatasi	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cliff Parsley	2	95	47.5	44.0	48	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	2	81	40.5	34.5	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/2	0/0	0/0	22	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Jensen	2	12	6.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davlin Mullen	5	95	19.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lamonte Hunley	8	0	0.0	15	21
ILB John Harper	5	2	0.0	13	16
OLB Anthony Dickerson	4	1	0.0	10	15
DE John Cannon	3	2	1.0	16	16
DE Steve Hamilton	3	0	0.5	13	23
CB Darrell Green	3	1	0.0	17	27
CB Davlin Mullen	3	0	0.0	11	18
CB Myron Dupree	2	1	0.0	9	15
DT Bob Clasby	1	2	0.5	16	23
DT Mike Rackers	1	1	0.0	11	17
ILB Phil Williams	1	1	0.0	7	13
S Brenard Wilson	1	0	0.0	5	14
CB Van Jakes	1	0	0.0	18	21
S Ronnie O'Bard	1	0	0.0	13	17
S Antonio Gibson	0	1	0.0	16	17

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	7	4	0.0	26	40
S Leonard Smith	7	2	0.0	22	40
CB Tim Washington	7	0	0.0	14	18
CB Albert Lewis	5	1	0.0	23	33
CB Wayne Smith	4	1	0.0	19	35
S Rod McSwain	4	1	0.0	22	30
DE Shawn Miller	4	0	0.0	18	25
DT Kent Kremer	3	3	0.0	20	33
OLB Ken Woodard	3	1	0.0	10	16
DT Gary Johnson	3	0	0.0	11	16
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	0.0	15	30
DT Eric Holle	2	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Paul Butcher	2	0	0.0	8	15
DE Smiley Creswell	1	0	1.0	5	11
DE Keith Ferguson	1	1	0.0	22	32
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0.0	12	24
S Chris Williams	0	2	0.0	10	17
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	1	0.0	5	2
S Cornell Gowdy	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Cannon	1.0	0	1	16
DT Bob Clasby	0.5	0	2	23
DE Steve Hamilton	0.5	0	0	23
DE Curtis Anderson	0.0	1	1	10

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Smiley Creswell	1.0	0	0	0	11
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	1	2	0	33
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	1	0	1	32
DT Eric Holle	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lamonte Hunley	7	0	21
CB Darrell Green	3	0	27
ILB John Harper	3	0	16
OLB Anthony Dickerson	2	0	15
DE Steve Hamilton	2	0	23
CB Van Jakes	1	1	21
S Brenard Wilson	1	0	14
CB Davlin Mullen	1	0	18
ILB Phil Williams	1	0	13

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	6	1	1	40
CB Tim Washington	5	0	0	18
CB Albert Lewis	5	0	0	33
CB Wayne Smith	4	0	0	35
DE Shawn Miller	3	0	0	25
CB Jerry Gray	3	0	0	30
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0	16
S Leonard Smith	1	1	0	40
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0	16
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0	33
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0	24
DT Eric Holle	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Monaco	3	5	21	0	32
Andy Frederick	2	6	24	0	41
Melvin Jones	1	4	24	0	27
Mark Traynowicz	1	3	20	0	33
David Carter	1	2	11	0	23
Rich Strenger	1	1	26	0	35
Greg Christy	0	2	6	1	10
Jay Novacek	0	2	15	0	11
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	14	0	19

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luis Sharpe	3	5	17	0	23
John Scully	2	3	18	0	27
Tony Paige	1	1	7	0	14
Larry McCarren	0	3	17	0	27
Ken Dallafior	0	2	3	1	8
Don Laster	0	1	6	1	5
Dennis Lick	0	1	14	0	24
Kelvin Clark	0	1	3	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Myron Dupree	1	18
Johnny Hector	1	17
Darrell Green	1	14
Ronnie O'Bard	1	3

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Smith	3	11
Junior Tautalatasi	2	9
Derrick Harmon	1	19
Al Walker	1	15

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Young	27	43	---	---	---	70
Andy Frederick	24	41	---	---	---	65
Rich Strenger	26	35	---	---	1	62
Jerry Rice	23	37	---	---	1	61
Darrell Green	---	---	17	27	14	58
Mark Traynowicz	20	33	---	---	3	56
Melvin Jones	24	27	---	---	4	55
Rob Monaco	21	32	---	---	1	54
Stephone Paige	8	27	---	---	15	50
Johnny Hector	16	15	---	---	17	48
Davlin Mullen	---	---	11	18	17	46
Mike Charles	---	---	14	26	2	42
Bob Clasby	---	---	16	23	3	42
Myron Dupree	---	---	9	15	18	42
Van Jakes	---	---	18	21	2	41
Steve Hamilton	---	---	13	23	4	40
Greg Bell	15	23	---	---	---	38
David Carter	11	23	---	---	3	37
Lamonte Hunley	---	---	15	21	---	36
Jonathan Hayes	14	19	---	---	2	35
Antonio Gibson	---	---	16	17	1	34
Webster Slaughter	8	26	---	---	---	34
Ronnie O'Bard	---	---	13	17	3	33
John Cannon	---	---	16	16	---	32
John Harper	---	---	13	16	2	31
Jay Novacek	15	11	---	---	3	29
Ronnie Harmon	10	19	---	---	---	29
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	10	15	3	28
Mike Tice	8	3	---	---	17	28
Dan Rains	---	---	5	7	16	28
Mike Rackers	---	---	11	17	---	28
Lindsay Scott	1	11	---	---	15	27
Phil Williams	---	---	7	13	7	27
Curtis Anderson	---	---	11	10	1	22
Brenard Wilson	---	---	5	14	2	21
Jim Jensen	0	4	---	---	17	21
Gary Wilkins	8	10	---	---	3	21
Greg Christy	6	10	---	---	4	20
Curt Warner	9	10	---	---	---	19
Leonard Mitchell	3	14	---	---	---	17
Jamie Williams	0	0	---	---	17	17
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	8	8
Al Rhodes	---	---	0	3	1	4
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cliff Parsley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fredd Young	---	---	26	40	3	69
Wayne Smith	---	---	19	35	11	65
Leonard Smith	---	---	22	40	2	64
Albert Lewis	---	---	23	33	2	58
Keith Ferguson	---	---	22	32	2	56
Rod McSwain	---	---	22	30	2	54
Kent Kremer	---	---	20	33	---	53
Joe Montana	20	29	---	---	---	49
Tim Washington	---	---	14	18	16	48
Jerry Gray	---	---	15	30	2	47
Eric Holle	---	---	16	28	2	46
Leotis Harris	19	22	---	---	4	45
John Scully	18	27	---	---	---	45
Larry McCarren	17	27	---	---	---	44
Shawn Miller	---	---	18	25	1	44
Al Walker	9	17	---	---	15	41
Chris Williams	---	---	10	17	14	41
Luis Sharpe	17	23	---	---	---	40
Roy Green	17	21	---	---	1	39
Dennis Lick	14	24	---	---	---	38
Jeff Davis	---	---	12	24	2	38
Mark Boyer	11	13	---	---	14	38
Frank Pollard	12	21	---	---	---	33
Ken Woodard	---	---	10	16	7	33
Derrick Harmon	8	4	---	---	19	31
Vance Johnson	7	16	---	---	8	31
Ben Thomas	---	---	9	18	4	31
Eugene Goodlow	10	14	---	---	5	29
Gary Johnson	---	---	11	16	1	28
Billy Ryckman	4	9	---	---	15	28
Paul Butcher	---	---	8	15	5	28
Zeke Mowatt	6	4	---	---	17	27
Tony Paige	7	14	---	---	5	26
Rodney Holman	9	12	---	---	4	25
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	5	2	13	20
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	10	10	---	20
Smiley Creswell	---	---	5	11	1	17
Ken Dallafior	3	8	---	---	4	15
Kelvin Clark	3	7	---	---	4	14
Don Laster	6	5	---	---	1	12
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Junior Tautalatasi	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tommie Ginn	3	2	---	---	3	8
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	1	5	5.0
None	3	-2	-0.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	42	33	5	0	1	2	3	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	27	21	5	0	0	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	99	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	147	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	161	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	13	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	111	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	80	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	84	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	13	10	1	123	2	37
WR Webster Slaughter	8	6	0	156	2	26
WR Stephone Paige	5	3	0	14	0	27
TE Jonathan Hayes	4	4	0	36	0	19
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	2	0	28	0	19
RB Curt Warner	2	2	0	16	0	10
TE Jay Novacek	2	1	0	10	0	11
TE Mike Tice	1	1	0	21	1	3
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Greg Bell	1	1	0	7	0	23
TE Gary Wilkins	1	1	0	3	0	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	6	5	55	1	21
WR Al Walker	5	3	67	1	17
WR Eugene Goodlow	4	2	27	0	14
WR Vance Johnson	4	3	62	1	16
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	29	0	21
FB Tony Paige	2	2	9	0	14
TE Mark Boyer	2	2	27	1	13
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	25	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curt Warner	3	6	2.00	3.22
Greg Bell	3	0	0.00	3.47

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	3	0	0.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	9	7	45	5.00	10.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	2	27	9.00	11.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	2	2	2	1.00	2.80
WR Webster Slaughter	2	1	16	8.00	19.50
RB Curt Warner	1	1	1	1.00	8.00
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	10	10.00	9.00
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	2	2.00	9.46
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	14	14.00	9.33

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Walker	1	1	17	17.00	13.40
WR Roy Green	1	1	10	10.00	9.17
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Curt Warner	1	0
Greg Bell	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	9	8	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Webster Slaughter	3	3	2
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	1
WR Stephone Paige	1	0	0
RB Curt Warner	1	1	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	1
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	1	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	1	1
WR Al Walker	1	0	0
WR Roy Green	1	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)