Week 8, 1988

played in St. Louis, MO

53 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	7	0	7	-	17
St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 33 field goal
1Q: 03:03 STL - DJ Dozier 3 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:15 LAS - Mike Singletary 23 interception return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 10:58 STL - Dale Dawson 48 field goal
3Q: 11:24 STL - Tony Paige 31 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:25 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 08:11 LAS - Robert Clark 41 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 33 field goal
1Q: 03:03 STL - DJ Dozier 3 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:15 LAS - Mike Singletary 23 interception return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 10:58 STL - Dale Dawson 48 field goal
3Q: 11:24 STL - Tony Paige 31 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:25 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 08:11 LAS - Robert Clark 41 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team Statistics LAS STL
Record 4-4 6-2
First Downs 9 19
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 261 337
- Offensive Plays 47 66
- Yards per Play 5.55 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 89 83
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 4.05 3.07
Net Passing Yards 172 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 1 38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 178 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/55 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:26 33:34

Team Statistics	LAS	STL
Record	4-4	6-2
First Downs	9	19
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	261	337
- Offensive Plays	47	66
- Yards per Play	5.55	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	89	83
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	4.05	3.07
Net Passing Yards	172	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 1	38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	178	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/55	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:26	33:34

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:57	OWN 28	8	56	Field Goal
1	2:57	3:42	OWN 17	6	21	Punt
2	10:53	3:39	OWN 13	6	25	Punt
2	5:33	3:05	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 35	3	12	Fumble
3	11:07	1:17	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
3	5:20	2:13	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
3	1:40	2:44	OWN 41	6	13	Punt
4	10:57	3:04	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
4	2:33	0:12	OWN 26	1	0	Interception

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:03	6:06	OWN 18	14	82	Touchdown
2	14:15	0:08	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
2	14:07	3:14	OWN 19	6	50	Field Goal
2	7:14	1:41	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	2:28	1:36	OWN 22	3	-9	Punt
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
3	9:50	4:30	OWN 43	9	43	Field Goal
3	3:07	1:27	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
4	13:56	2:59	OWN 11	6	16	Punt
4	7:53	5:20	OWN 16	6	18	Punt
4	2:21	2:21	OWN 40	7	42	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bono, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Bell	15	69	4.60	10	1
Johnny Hector	6	15	2.50	7	0
Steve Young	1	5	5.00	5	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	14	31	2.21	8	0	0
DJ Dozier	10	44	4.40	21	2	1
Steve Bono	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
Tony Paige	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	24	18	178	1/6	1	41	1	92.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	38	24	261	1/7	1	32	1	81.1

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	4	6	26	6.50	0	13	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	5	9	3.00	0	7	0
RB Greg Bell	3	4	22	7.33	12	16	0
C Jeff Spek	2	2	6	3.00	1	3	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	20	10.00	7	13	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	30	30.00	28	30	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	2	11	11.00	2	11	0
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Robert Clark	1	1	41	41.00	33	41	1

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Duncan	6	9	59	9.83	19	18	0
WR Roy Green	5	10	46	9.20	7	17	0
FB Tony Paige	5	6	82	16.40	64	32	1
WR J.J. Birden	4	7	28	7.00	16	15	0
TE Robert Tyler	2	2	18	9.00	0	12	0
FB Curtis Adams	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Solomon Miller	1	3	27	27.00	1	27	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Singletary	1	23	23.00	1

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Gray	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerry Butler	1	0	0
Jerry Rice	1	0	0
Greg Bell	0	1	0
Richard Anderson	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frank Pollard	1	0	0
Luis Sharpe	0	1	0
Victor Scott	0	1	0
Leonard Smith	0	0	1
Greg Lloyd	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Fulhage	6	235	39.2	37.5	45	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	5	251	50.2	41.8	62	0

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Rice	3	22	7.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gil Fenerty	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Rice	3	43	14.3	0
Robert Clark	1	12	12.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	60	20.0	0
Gil Fenerty	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	7	1	0.0	9	23
CB Darrell Green	7	1	0.0	23	33
S Roland Mitchell	5	0	0.0	13	23
OLB Gary Cobb	4	2	0.0	25	24
DE Rulon Jones	4	1	0.0	20	33
S Charles Romes	4	0	0.0	24	32
CB Terry Taylor	3	2	0.0	15	28
S Deron Cherry	2	2	0.0	27	37
OLB Mel Owens	2	2	0.0	25	36
DT Bob Clasby	2	2	0.0	19	22
CB Davlin Mullen	2	1	0.0	9	20
DT Gary Lewis	2	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Dennis Gibson	2	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	0	1.0	2	12
DT Johnny Robinson	1	0	0.0	14	20
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Richard Anderson	1	0	0.0	9	4
DE Sean McNanie	0	1	0.0	12	19

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	6	3	0.0	19	19
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	1	0.0	21	25
S Leonard Smith	4	0	0.0	20	21
DT Eric Holle	4	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Mark Brown	3	0	0.0	5	6
DT Dick Chapura	3	0	0.0	14	15
DE Keith Ferguson	2	1	0.0	18	16
DE Ben Thomas	2	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0.0	5	3
DT Rollin Putzier	1	1	0.5	10	9
DE Tom Gibson	1	0	0.5	5	13
S Jim Bowman	1	4	0.0	15	18
S Rod McSwain	1	2	0.0	15	20
S Cornell Gowdy	1	2	0.0	9	13
CB Jerry Gray	1	1	0.0	16	19
CB Ernest Gibson	1	0	0.0	10	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Cecil Johnson	1.0	0	12
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	33
DT Bob Clasby	0.0	1	22
DT Gary Lewis	0.0	1	24

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tom Gibson	0.5	0	0	13
DT Rollin Putzier	0.5	0	0	9
DT Eric Holle	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Greg Lloyd	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	4	0	1	23
CB Darrell Green	3	2	0	33
S Charles Romes	3	0	0	32
S Deron Cherry	3	0	0	37
S Roland Mitchell	3	0	0	23
OLB Mel Owens	2	0	0	36
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0	28
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	2	0	10
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0	24
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0	33
CB Davlin Mullen	1	0	0	20

St. Louis	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	0	25
ILB Mark Brown	2	0	6
S Leonard Smith	2	0	21
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	19
CB Jerry Gray	1	1	19
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	16
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	3
CB Ernest Gibson	1	0	16
S Jim Bowman	1	0	18
DE Ben Thomas	1	0	17
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Gruber	3	8	19	0	14
Frank Winters	1	2	7	0	5
Mickey Marvin	1	1	6	0	4
Tommy Tucker	0	3	15	0	20
Charles Alexander	0	2	11	0	12
Jumbo Elliott	0	2	20	0	20
Joey Howard	0	2	18	0	23
Mike Hawkins	0	1	16	0	21
Cleveland Green	0	0	5	1	16

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	4	7	1	26	0	35
Harris Barton	1	6	0	27	0	38
Luis Sharpe	1	1	0	23	0	35
Mark Boyer	0	4	0	17	0	24
Trevor Matich	0	2	0	5	0	8
Larry Williams	0	2	0	14	0	8
Dean Steinkuhler	0	1	1	4	0	4
Tommie Ginn	0	1	0	22	1	31
John Bruhin	0	1	0	1	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
James Haynes	2	24
Terry Taylor	2	12
Robert Clark	2	10
Davlin Mullen	1	9

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Duncan	3	19
Cornell Gowdy	2	16
DJ Dozier	1	22
Curtis Adams	1	10

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deron Cherry	---	---	27	37	2	66
Mel Owens	---	---	25	36	3	64
Charles Romes	---	---	24	32	4	60
Rulon Jones	---	---	20	33	7	60
Darrell Green	---	---	23	33	4	60
Terry Taylor	---	---	15	28	12	55
Jerry Rice	19	25	---	---	10	54
Gary Cobb	---	---	25	24	---	49
Bob Clasby	---	---	19	22	6	47
Steve Young	22	25	---	---	---	47
Roland Mitchell	---	---	13	23	9	45
Gary Lewis	---	---	17	24	2	43
Jumbo Elliott	20	20	---	---	3	43
Joey Howard	18	23	---	---	---	41
Mike Hawkins	16	21	---	---	4	41
Jonathan Hayes	13	14	---	---	12	39
Davlin Mullen	---	---	9	20	9	38
Shane Conlan	---	---	18	16	2	36
Tommy Tucker	15	20	---	---	---	35
Johnny Robinson	---	---	14	20	---	34
Johnny Hector	6	6	---	---	21	33
Paul Gruber	19	14	---	---	---	33
Mike Singletary	---	---	9	23	---	32
Sean McNanie	---	---	12	19	1	32
Greg Bell	16	15	---	---	---	31
Jay Novacek	15	10	---	---	5	30
Stephone Paige	6	9	---	---	14	29
James Haynes	---	---	2	3	24	29
Charles Alexander	11	12	---	---	5	28
Cleveland Green	5	16	---	---	7	28
Jerry Butler	13	11	---	---	1	25
Jeff Spek	4	5	---	---	16	25
Cecil Johnson	---	---	2	12	9	23
Charles Wright	---	---	5	10	8	23
Dennis Gibson	---	---	9	10	3	22
Mickey Marvin	6	4	---	---	7	17
Webster Slaughter	4	9	---	---	4	17
Richard Anderson	---	---	9	4	4	17
Robert Clark	0	6	---	---	10	16
Tyrone McGriff	4	2	---	---	7	13
Curt Warner	3	3	---	---	6	12
Frank Winters	7	5	---	---	---	12
Scott Fulhage	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bono	27	39	---	---	2	68
John Scully	26	35	---	---	5	66
Victor Scott	---	---	21	24	21	66
Harris Barton	27	38	---	---	---	65
Luis Sharpe	23	35	---	---	---	58
Curtis Duncan	12	25	---	---	19	56
Tommie Ginn	22	31	---	---	2	55
Roy Green	22	27	---	---	---	49
Tony Paige	16	24	---	---	9	49
Mark Boyer	17	24	---	---	8	49
Ken Dallafior	13	31	---	---	4	48
DJ Dozier	10	16	---	---	22	48
Greg Lloyd	---	---	21	25	---	46
J.J. Birden	17	23	---	---	5	45
Rod McSwain	---	---	15	20	9	44
Leonard Smith	---	---	20	21	1	42
Frank Pollard	17	23	---	---	---	40
Fredd Young	---	---	19	19	1	39
Robert Tyler	12	13	---	---	14	39
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	9	13	16	38
Jerry Gray	---	---	16	19	1	36
Keith Ferguson	---	---	18	16	1	35
Jim Bowman	---	---	15	18	2	35
Ben Thomas	---	---	16	17	2	35
Solomon Miller	9	14	---	---	12	35
Dick Chapura	---	---	14	15	1	30
Ernest Gibson	---	---	10	16	2	28
Larry Williams	14	8	---	---	3	25
Eric Holle	---	---	13	11	---	24
Rollin Putzier	---	---	10	9	5	24
Josh Moore	---	---	6	8	8	22
Trevor Matich	5	8	---	---	7	20
Tom Gibson	---	---	5	13	2	20
Mark Brown	---	---	5	6	8	19
Curtis Adams	3	6	---	---	10	19
Paul Butcher	---	---	1	0	14	15
John Bruhin	1	4	---	---	7	12
Gil Fenerty	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ken Woodard	---	---	5	3	1	9
Dean Steinkuhler	4	4	---	---	---	8
Jim Lachey	0	1	---	---	7	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	3	2	---	5
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	39	3.3
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	24	18	2	1	3	0	1	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	38	24	3	3	3	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	66	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	58	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	122	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	54	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	6	4	1	26	0	25
WR Jerry Butler	5	3	1	9	0	11
RB Greg Bell	4	3	1	22	0	15
C Jeff Spek	2	2	0	6	0	5
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	0	20	0	14
TE Jay Novacek	2	1	0	11	0	10
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	0	30	1	9
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	0	13	0	9
WR Robert Clark	1	1	0	41	1	6

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	10	5	2	46	0	27
WR Curtis Duncan	9	6	1	59	0	25
WR J.J. Birden	7	4	0	28	0	23
FB Tony Paige	6	5	0	82	2	24
WR Solomon Miller	3	1	0	27	1	14
TE Robert Tyler	2	2	0	18	0	13
FB Curtis Adams	1	1	0	1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Hector	2	3	1.50	2.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
DJ Dozier	3	1	0.33	4.40
Frank Pollard	1	1	1.00	2.21
Steve Bono	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	5	3	20	4.00	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	2	0	0	0.00	4.60
FB Tony Paige	1	1	4	4.00	13.67
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	13	13.00	6.56
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Hector	3	0
Greg Bell	3	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	1
Tony Paige	1	0
DJ Dozier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	7	6	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	12	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
RB Greg Bell	1	1	1
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	0
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	0
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	1
WR Robert Clark	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Duncan	5	3	3
WR Roy Green	3	1	1
FB Tony Paige	2	1	1
WR Solomon Miller	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)