Week 4, 1988

played in Detroit, MI

53 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	6	10	0	6	-	22
Detroit Lions	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 53 field goal
1Q: 04:22 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 37 field goal
2Q: 13:56 DET - Ozzie Newsome 23 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 05:54 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 21 field goal
2Q: 00:41 LAS - Jay Novacek 28 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Ozzie Newsome 1 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 08:20 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 44 field goal
4Q: 02:26 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 53 field goal
1Q: 04:22 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 37 field goal
2Q: 13:56 DET - Ozzie Newsome 23 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 05:54 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 21 field goal
2Q: 00:41 LAS - Jay Novacek 28 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Ozzie Newsome 1 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 08:20 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 44 field goal
4Q: 02:26 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 31 field goal

Team Statistics LAS DET
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 1 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 296 251
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 4.55 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 82 103
- Rushing Attempts 40 25
- Yards per Rush 2.05 4.12
Net Passing Yards 214 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 0 30 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 219 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.56 4.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/58 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 4/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:52 26:08

Team Statistics	LAS	DET
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	1	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	296	251
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	4.55	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	82	103
- Rushing Attempts	40	25
- Yards per Rush	2.05	4.12
Net Passing Yards	214	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 0	30 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	219	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.56	4.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/58	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	4/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:52	26:08

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:49	OWN 31	3	14	Punt
1	7:55	1:52	OPP 28	3	-8	Field Goal
1	5:51	1:34	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
1	2:26	1:43	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
2	13:39	0:49	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	11:02	5:15	OWN 7	13	89	Field Goal
2	2:39	2:13	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
3	11:44	1:21	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	8:31	2:31	OWN 31	7	33	Missed FG
3	4:35	1:41	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	14:51	6:36	OWN 30	10	43	Field Goal
4	6:36	4:17	OWN 40	7	46	Field Goal
4	1:28	1:11	OWN 33	3	4	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:11	4:16	OWN 4	7	25	Fumble
1	6:03	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	4:17	1:51	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	0:43	2:04	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	12:50	1:48	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
2	5:47	3:08	OWN 27	6	17	Interception
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 28	1	5	Half
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 17	5	18	Punt
3	10:23	1:52	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
3	6:00	1:25	OWN 43	3	23	Interception
3	2:54	3:03	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
4	8:15	1:39	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:19	0:51	OWN 20	5	37	Interception
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 27	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Mick Luckhurst, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	27	62	2.30	7	0	0
Johnny Hector	13	20	1.54	9	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Crash Davis	12	46	3.83	10	1
Billy Sims	9	41	4.56	18	1
Doug Flutie	2	8	4.00	4	0
Tim Spencer	1	1	1.00	1	0
Ron Wolfley	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	24	14	219	1/5	1	33	0	102.6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	30	18	153	1/5	2	23	4	56.0

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	6	8	88	14.67	47	33	0
TE Jay Novacek	3	3	58	19.33	13	28	1
WR Otis Grant	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Greg Bell	1	3	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	4	32	32.00	15	32	0
WR Webster Slaughter	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Jerry Butler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ozzie Newsome	5	6	42	8.40	25	23	2
RB Crash Davis	4	4	32	8.00	23	16	0
TE Mike Mularkey	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Darren Flutie	2	5	27	13.50	1	15	0
WR Steve Largent	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Ken Margerum	1	1	23	23.00	19	23	0
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Quinn Early	1	5	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Billy Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Phil McConkey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Mel Owens	1	13	13.00
OLB Mike Singletary	1	0	0.00
CB Darrell Green	1	6	6.00
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	0.00

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rulon Jones	0	1	0	0
Bob Clasby	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Sims	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Fulhage	6	271	45.2	40.7	52	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	5	231	46.2	43.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	5/6	2/3	1/2	53	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	2	16	8.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	1	21	21.0	0
Davlin Mullen	1	28	28.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Flutie	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	6	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Mike Singletary	6	2	0.0	24	30
CB Darrell Green	5	0	0.0	19	25
DT Bob Clasby	3	1	1.0	17	23
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	0.0	21	17
DE Rulon Jones	3	1	0.0	21	25
DT Gary Lewis	3	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Dennis Gibson	3	0	0.0	10	10
S Darrol Ray	2	3	0.0	22	31
CB Terry Taylor	2	2	0.0	20	24
S Charles Romes	2	0	0.0	5	9
S Roland Mitchell	2	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.0	22	31
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	0.0	5	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Spielman	10	4	0.0	36	19
S Ronnie Lott	8	3	0.0	36	25
ILB Niko Noga	5	0	0.0	19	6
S Fred Marion	4	3	0.0	33	22
DE Randy Edwards	4	1	0.0	29	14
DE Jacob Green	4	0	0.0	30	15
S Tom Flynn	3	1	0.0	19	13
DE Dennis Boyd	3	0	0.0	30	23
OLB Duane Bickett	2	4	0.0	30	19
DT Emanuel Weaver	2	1	0.0	25	12
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	0.0	32	21
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	0.0	34	22
CB Reyna Thompson	2	0	0.0	22	18
DE Jason Buck	1	0	1.0	21	18
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	2	0.0	8	2
WR Steve Largent	1	0	---	---	---
TE Mike Mularkey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brian Sochia	1	0	0.0	22	13
WR Quinn Early	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darren Flutie	1	0	---	---	---
RB Crash Davis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jeff Rohrer	0	2	0.0	10	7
ILB Matt Millen	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bob Clasby	1.0	1	0	23
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Mel Owens	0.0	0	1	31
DE Sean McNanie	0.0	0	1	20

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Buck	1.0	0	0	0	18
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	1	1	13
DE Randy Edwards	0.0	1	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	3	1	1	25
OLB Mike Singletary	3	0	1	30
S Deron Cherry	3	0	0	24
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	1	24
ILB Dennis Gibson	2	0	0	10
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	1	31
S Charles Romes	1	0	0	9
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0	25
S Darrol Ray	1	0	0	31
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0	11

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	3	0	25
CB Duane Galloway	2	1	22
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	21
ILB Chris Spielman	2	0	19
S Fred Marion	1	0	22
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	12
S Tom Flynn	1	0	13
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	6
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	19
DE Jacob Green	0	2	15

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jumbo Elliott	2	9	40	1	25
Tyrone McGriff	1	7	30	0	19
Mickey Marvin	1	5	32	0	19
Cleveland Green	0	5	40	0	25
Charles Alexander	0	3	23	0	7
Joey Howard	0	3	10	0	6
Tommy Tucker	0	3	26	0	17
Frank Winters	0	2	14	0	8
Jonathan Hayes	0	1	35	0	15
Jay Novacek	0	1	30	0	11
Mike Hawkins	0	1	8	0	6

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Newberry	2	4	23	0	23
Cody Risien	2	3	20	0	26
Rich Umphrey	2	3	23	0	29
Guy McIntyre	1	4	23	1	30
Anthony Munoz	1	4	22	0	27
Tim Spencer	1	2	13	0	17
Mike Wilson	1	1	8	0	9
Mike Mularkey	1	1	12	0	4
Ron Wolfley	0	1	7	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Taylor	2	13
Jeff Spek	1	22
Davlin Mullen	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Reyna Thompson	2	27
Ronnie Lott	1	16
Matt Millen	1	10

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cleveland Green	40	25	---	---	6	71
Steve Young	40	25	---	---	---	65
Jumbo Elliott	40	25	---	---	---	65
Mickey Marvin	32	19	---	---	12	63
Jonathan Hayes	35	15	---	---	10	60
Terry Taylor	---	---	20	24	13	57
Jerry Rice	33	23	---	---	---	56
Mel Owens	---	---	22	31	1	54
Mike Singletary	---	---	24	30	---	54
Darrol Ray	---	---	22	31	---	53
Rulon Jones	---	---	21	25	5	51
Jay Novacek	30	11	---	---	10	51
Tyrone McGriff	30	19	---	---	---	49
Deron Cherry	---	---	21	24	2	47
Darrell Green	---	---	19	25	3	47
Johnny Hector	13	6	---	---	27	46
Tommy Tucker	26	17	---	---	---	43
Greg Bell	27	15	---	---	---	42
Gary Cobb	---	---	21	17	3	41
Bob Clasby	---	---	17	23	---	40
Charles Alexander	23	7	---	---	7	37
Sean McNanie	---	---	17	20	---	37
Jeff Spek	7	3	---	---	22	32
Charles Romes	---	---	5	9	15	29
James Haynes	---	---	3	1	25	29
Gary Lewis	---	---	13	15	---	28
Frank Winters	14	8	---	---	6	28
Joey Howard	10	6	---	---	12	28
Mike Hawkins	8	6	---	---	12	26
Johnny Robinson	---	---	9	11	5	25
Charles Wright	---	---	8	7	9	24
Cecil Johnson	---	---	3	10	10	23
Curt Warner	8	3	---	---	12	23
Dennis Gibson	---	---	10	10	3	23
Roland Mitchell	---	---	12	11	---	23
Jerry Butler	9	11	---	---	1	21
Otis Grant	1	3	---	---	16	20
Stephone Paige	7	13	---	---	---	20
Robert Clark	1	4	---	---	15	20
Davlin Mullen	---	---	3	7	9	19
Webster Slaughter	6	11	---	---	---	17
Shane Conlan	---	---	5	10	1	16
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	13	13
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Fulhage	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	36	25	16	77
Chris Spielman	---	---	36	19	15	70
Reyna Thompson	---	---	22	18	27	67
Fred Marion	---	---	33	22	6	61
Duane Galloway	---	---	34	22	3	59
Dennis Boyd	---	---	30	23	5	58
Bobby Butler	---	---	32	21	5	58
Doug Flutie	25	31	---	---	---	56
Rich Umphrey	23	29	---	---	3	55
Guy McIntyre	23	30	---	---	2	55
Anthony Munoz	22	27	---	---	5	54
Duane Bickett	---	---	30	19	5	54
Cody Risien	20	26	---	---	5	51
Jacob Green	---	---	30	15	4	49
Quinn Early	16	23	---	---	10	49
Jason Buck	---	---	21	18	9	48
Randy Edwards	---	---	29	14	4	47
Tom Flynn	---	---	19	13	14	46
Tom Newberry	23	23	---	---	---	46
Tim Spencer	13	17	---	---	13	43
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	25	12	4	41
Ozzie Newsome	14	26	---	---	---	40
Brian Sochia	---	---	22	13	4	39
Darren Flutie	10	16	---	---	13	39
Billy Sims	11	11	---	---	15	37
Crash Davis	14	20	---	---	---	34
Steve Largent	15	17	---	---	---	32
Niko Noga	---	---	19	6	2	27
Mike Wilson	8	9	---	---	5	22
Randy Grimes	6	11	---	---	5	22
Mike Mularkey	12	4	---	---	6	22
Ron Wolfley	7	7	---	---	8	22
Phil McConkey	2	3	---	---	16	21
Matt Millen	---	---	4	6	10	20
Ken Margerum	10	10	---	---	---	20
Johnny Taylor	---	---	8	2	9	19
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	10	7	---	17
Ron Hall	1	1	---	---	15	17
Craig Bingham	---	---	0	0	8	8
Ray Bentley	---	---	0	0	6	6
Tim Cofield	---	---	0	0	6	6
Sam Anno	---	---	0	0	6	6
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	5	5
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	20	1.8
Middle	21	39	1.9
Right	8	23	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	12	53	4.4
Right	6	30	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	24	14	4	0	3	3	2	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	30	18	2	1	2	1	2	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	38	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	165	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	62	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	53	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	38	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	8	6	1	88	2	23
TE Jonathan Hayes	4	1	1	32	1	15
RB Greg Bell	3	1	1	7	0	15
TE Jay Novacek	3	3	0	58	1	11
WR Webster Slaughter	3	1	0	11	0	11
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Otis Grant	1	1	0	11	0	3
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	0	12	0	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ozzie Newsome	6	5	0	42	1	26
WR Quinn Early	5	1	2	7	0	23
WR Darren Flutie	5	2	0	27	0	16
RB Crash Davis	4	4	0	32	0	20
WR Steve Largent	3	1	0	11	0	17
TE Mike Mularkey	2	2	0	10	0	4
RB Billy Sims	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Ken Margerum	1	1	0	23	1	10
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0	-1	0	17
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	0	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Hector	1	-1	-1.00	1.54
Greg Bell	1	0	0.00	2.30

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Crash Davis	2	5	2.50	3.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	4	0	0	0.00	9.13

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	2	2	6	3.00	5.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Butler	1	0.00
RB Greg Bell	1	2.33
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	8.00
WR Webster Slaughter	1	3.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
RB Crash Davis	1	1	5	5.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	5	2
Johnny Hector	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Crash Davis	2	2
Billy Sims	1	0
Doug Flutie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	5	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Greg Bell	3	1	0
WR Jerry Rice	3	3	2
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0
WR Otis Grant	1	1	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Early	3	0	0
WR Steve Largent	1	0	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	0
WR Darren Flutie	1	1	1
RB Crash Davis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)