Week 17, 1987

played in Los Angeles, CA

54 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals0303-6
Los Angeles Rams70147-28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 LAS - Jonathan Hayes 3 pass from Mike Kruczek (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:08 STL - Dale Dawson 49 field goal
3Q: 10:40 LAS - Jerry Rice 42 pass from Mike Kruczek (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 04:16 LAS - Jay Novacek 13 pass from Mike Kruczek (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 09:56 STL - Dale Dawson 42 field goal
4Q: 08:25 LAS - Deron Cherry 33 fumble return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team StatisticsSTLLAS
Record5-119-7
First Downs1122
- by Rushing05
- by Passing1014
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards248378
- Offensive Plays6176
- Yards per Play4.074.97
Net Rushing Yards11119
- Rushing Attempts919
- Yards per Rush1.226.26
Net Passing Yards237259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt50 - 29 - 052 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards247292
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/105/33
- Yards per Pass Play4.564.54
Fumbles/Lost4/32/0
3rd Down Conversions3/157/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.08.3
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards4/435/30
Punt Returns/Yards3/195/12
Kick Returns/Yards4/983/48
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits03
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 28
Time of Possession25:2534:35

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:55OWN 2933Punt
16:465:46OWN 291035Punt
214:531:29OWN 4733Punt
210:201:44OWN 2031Punt
26:341:30OWN 39310Punt
23:461:43OWN 43637Fumble
20:440:42OWN 5163Field Goal
312:391:27OPP 4739Punt
310:201:29OWN 830Punt
34:061:56OWN 3037Punt
31:190:19OWN 312-5Fumble
30:091:09OWN 29414Punt
413:043:14OWN 21754Field Goal
48:250:07OWN 2716Fumble
48:181:52OWN 38521Downs
42:290:26OWN 4445Downs
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:056:19OWN 271673Touchdown
11:001:07OWN 203-6Punt
213:243:04OWN 3657Punt
28:362:02OWN 29526Interception
25:041:18OWN 1636Punt
22:031:19OWN 20626Punt
315:002:21OWN 193-11Punt
311:120:52OWN 20280Touchdown
38:514:45OWN 44956Touchdown
32:100:51OWN 2731Punt
31:000:51OPP 2634Missed FG
414:000:56OWN 17522Punt
49:501:25OWN 213-2Punt
46:263:57OWN 41522Missed FG
42:032:03OPP 49644Game

Game MVP: Mike Kruczek, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard771.00700
Tony Paige155.00500
DJ Dozier1-1-1.00-100
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Greg Bell10535.301310
Johnny Hector7639.003220
Mike Kruczek231.50400

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bono41252262/10063075.8
Jeff Hostetler94210/0012051.6
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Kruczek52292925/33342183.1

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Rodney Holman77466.570120
WR Roy Green614508.336150
WR Curtis Duncan494511.253350
WR Vance Johnson34186.001120
RB Frank Pollard2352.50060
WR Eugene Goodlow2621.00020
FB Tony Paige236532.5059630
TE Mark Boyer111212.001120
RB Junior Tautalatasi1133.00230
RB DJ Dozier1211.00010
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jerry Rice101815315.3054421
TE Jonathan Hayes48174.25491
TE Jay Novacek345618.6720371
RB Johnny Hector22147.0015150
RB Greg Bell23-1-0.50010
WR Robert Clark24178.506110
FB Charles Alexander111313.009130
WR Jerry Butler1555.00050
WR Stephone Paige1311.00010
RB Curt Warner1166.00060
WR Webster Slaughter1244.00040
TE Gary Wilkins1177.00070

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Greg Lloyd100.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Rodney Holman2000
Wayne Smith1000
Steve Bono1000
Shawn Miller0110
Junior Tautalatasi0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Jay Novacek1100
Jerry Butler1000
Deron Cherry0111
Terry Taylor0110
Gary Wilkins0100
Shane Conlan0100
Ken Kennard0010
Charles Wright0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts938342.636.8543
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd835644.539.6543

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/22/20/0490/0
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mick Luckhurst0/20/10/104/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Smith3196.30
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Jerry Butler5122.40

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
DJ Dozier49824.50
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Jerry Butler23316.50
Deron Cherry11515.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Leonard Smith610.01953
ILB Fredd Young610.01543
OLB Greg Lloyd600.01647
CB Wayne Smith510.01648
CB Jerry Gray420.01852
DE Shawn Miller321.51225
OLB Ken Woodard310.0712
DE Tom Gibson211.01011
DE Ben Thomas201.0732
DT Dick Chapura200.51136
CB Albert Lewis210.01245
S Jim Bowman200.01444
S Cornell Gowdy200.01039
DT Eric Holle100.51123
DT Kent Kremer120.01344
OLB Paul Butcher100.0310
DE Keith Ferguson020.5946
ILB Mark Brown020.0414
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Deron Cherry520.0842
OLB Mike Singletary430.5848
OLB Anthony Dickerson400.0415
ILB Shane Conlan400.0643
CB Van Jakes320.0722
CB Terry Taylor300.0641
DE Bob Hamm220.5839
S Ronnie O'Bard220.0221
DE Rulon Jones210.0740
CB Darrell Green200.0642
DT Mike Charles110.5844
DE Ken Kennard100.5321
S Darrol Ray110.0949
DE Sean McNanie110.0526
DT Bob Clasby100.0422
ILB John Harper100.039
WR Jerry Rice10---------
S Roland Mitchell100.0436

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Shawn Miller1.503025
DE Ben Thomas1.001032
DE Tom Gibson1.000011
DT Dick Chapura0.502036
DE Keith Ferguson0.501146
DT Eric Holle0.500023
S Leonard Smith0.010053
DT Kent Kremer0.004144
S Jim Bowman0.001044
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bob Hamm0.501039
DE Ken Kennard0.500021
OLB Mike Singletary0.500048
DT Mike Charles0.500044
DE Rulon Jones0.002140
DT Bob Clasby0.002022
DE Sean McNanie0.002026

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Fredd Young50043
CB Jerry Gray41052
OLB Greg Lloyd40147
CB Wayne Smith40048
CB Albert Lewis22045
S Leonard Smith21053
OLB Ken Woodard20012
S Cornell Gowdy20039
ILB Mark Brown10014
DE Shawn Miller10025
S Jim Bowman10044
DT Dick Chapura10036
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Terry Taylor41041
ILB Shane Conlan40043
OLB Anthony Dickerson30015
S Deron Cherry30042
CB Van Jakes30022
OLB Mike Singletary22048
CB Darrell Green21042
S Roland Mitchell12036
S Ronnie O'Bard11021
DE Rulon Jones10040
DT Mike Charles10044
DT Bob Clasby10022
DE Bob Hamm10039
ILB John Harper1009
DE Sean McNanie10026
DE Ken Kennard01021

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Scully1408047
Ken Dallafior0308043
Larry Williams010407
Harris Barton0109048
Tommie Ginn0001124
Luis Sharpe0006145
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Cleveland Green25018148
David Carter14017250
Mickey Marvin1306020
Rich Strenger13016044
Melvin Jones01016150
Jay Novacek01012028
Tyrone McGriff00015149

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Mardye McDole319
Vance Johnson216
Junior Tautalatasi119
Tony Paige116
Larry McCarren111
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Terry Taylor215
Charles Wright214
Van Jakes126
Gary Wilkins118
Mark Traynowicz110

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Leonard Smith------19531890
Wayne Smith------16481882
Jerry Gray------1852272
John Scully847------1065
Greg Lloyd------1647164
Albert Lewis------1245663
Kent Kremer------1344562
Cornell Gowdy------10391261
Ken Dallafior843------960
Fredd Young------1543260
Jim Bowman------1444260
Larry McCarren839------1158
Vance Johnson438------1658
Harris Barton948---------57
Keith Ferguson------946156
Luis Sharpe645------253
Steve Bono943---------52
Dick Chapura------1136249
Mark Boyer823------1748
Ben Thomas------732948
Curtis Duncan536------344
Frank Pollard833---------41
Roy Green535---------40
Shawn Miller------1225340
Eric Holle------1123539
Tony Paige417------1637
Tommie Ginn124------1035
Rodney Holman321------1034
Eugene Goodlow524---------29
Paul Butcher------3101528
Mardye McDole05------1924
Ken Woodard------712524
Junior Tautalatasi04------1923
Curtis Adams29------1122
Tom Gibson------1011122
DJ Dozier115------521
Mark Brown------414---18
Walter Johnson------001717
Don Laster05------1116
Jeff Davis------23813
Bucky Dilts00------1111
Larry Williams47---------11
Jeff Hostetler09---------9
Tom Andrews12------25
Dale Dawson00------55
David Archer00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Kruczek1957---------76
Melvin Jones1650------773
Jerry Rice1753---------70
Cleveland Green1848------369
David Carter1750---------67
Tyrone McGriff1549---------64
Terry Taylor------6411562
Rich Strenger1644---------60
Charles Alexander1331------1559
Darrol Ray------949159
Mike Singletary------848258
Bob Hamm------8391057
Deron Cherry------842656
Van Jakes------7222655
Mike Charles------844153
Shane Conlan------643453
Rulon Jones------740350
Darrell Green------642250
Stephone Paige1126------1249
Jonathan Hayes1031------849
Jay Novacek1228------949
Greg Bell1137---------48
Jerry Butler620------1743
Johnny Hector817------1843
Roland Mitchell------436141
Mickey Marvin620------1036
Sean McNanie------526132
Ronnie O'Bard------221932
Ken Kennard------321630
Bob Clasby------422329
Gary Wilkins36------1827
Lamonte Hunley------142126
Robert Clark224---------26
Mark Traynowicz48------1022
Anthony Dickerson------415221
Greg Christy19------1020
Charles Wright------061420
John Harper------39719
Frank Winters27------1019
Webster Slaughter05------1015
Curt Warner27------413
Dennis Gibson------0279
John Kidd00------88
Mick Luckhurst00------77
Gary Marangi00------22
Dale Zorn00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left177.0
Middle4-2-0.5
Right461.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10818.1
Middle144.0
Right7355.0
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bono41252217610
Jeff Hostetler940031100
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Kruczek522931441221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen128847.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2415632.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)115655.9
Long (19+ Yds)313511.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen96293.2
Short (0-8 Yds)22161235.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)156986.5
Long (19+ Yds)61427.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green146150035
WR Curtis Duncan94145136
TE Rodney Holman77046021
WR Eugene Goodlow6222024
WR Vance Johnson43018038
RB Frank Pollard3205033
FB Tony Paige32065117
RB DJ Dozier2101015
TE Mark Boyer11012023
RB Junior Tautalatasi110304
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jerry Rice18101153253
TE Jonathan Hayes84117031
WR Jerry Butler5105020
TE Jay Novacek43056128
WR Robert Clark42217024
WR Stephone Paige3101026
RB Greg Bell320-1037
RB Johnny Hector22014017
WR Webster Slaughter210405
FB Charles Alexander11013031
RB Curt Warner110607
TE Gary Wilkins110706

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Greg Bell3124.005.30
Mike Kruczek1-1-1.001.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Kruczek53214.205.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jonathan Hayes2131.502.13
WR Jerry Rice2152.508.50
TE Jay Novacek111313.0014.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Johnny Hector42
Greg Bell43
Mike Kruczek10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Steve Bono1253
Jeff Hostetler200
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Mike Kruczek832

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green511
RB Frank Pollard321
WR Eugene Goodlow200
FB Tony Paige110
RB Junior Tautalatasi111
RB DJ Dozier100
WR Curtis Duncan100
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Jerry Rice311
TE Jonathan Hayes211
WR Stephone Paige100
RB Greg Bell110
WR Robert Clark100

SectionAttendance
Stadium84,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck21,200 (25,300)
End Zone15,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine8,800 (10,500)
Sideline Seats13,500 (16,100)
Club Seats16,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes8,900 (9,900)