Week 15, 1988

played in Los Angeles, CA

52 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	6	3	-	15
Los Angeles Rams	10	10	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 LAS - Jerry Rice 20 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 04:33 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
1Q: 01:27 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 33 field goal
2Q: 09:51 STL - Dale Dawson 39 field goal
2Q: 03:53 LAS - Jerry Butler 12 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:10 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 35 field goal
3Q: 10:19 STL - Dale Dawson 53 field goal
3Q: 08:10 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 12:16 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 34 field goal
4Q: 08:18 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 LAS - Jerry Rice 20 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 04:33 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
1Q: 01:27 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 33 field goal
2Q: 09:51 STL - Dale Dawson 39 field goal
2Q: 03:53 LAS - Jerry Butler 12 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:10 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 35 field goal
3Q: 10:19 STL - Dale Dawson 53 field goal
3Q: 08:10 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 12:16 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 34 field goal
4Q: 08:18 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal

Team Statistics STL LAS
Record 7-7 7-7
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 9 18
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 253 364
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards per Play 4.29 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 81 67
- Rushing Attempts 18 25
- Yards per Rush 4.50 2.68
Net Passing Yards 172 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 24 - 1 41 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.20 7.07
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 7/57
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 1/25
Kick Returns/Yards 6/164 5/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	STL	LAS
Record	7-7	7-7
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	9	18
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	253	364
- Offensive Plays	59	67
- Yards per Play	4.29	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	81	67
- Rushing Attempts	18	25
- Yards per Rush	4.50	2.68
Net Passing Yards	172	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 24 - 1	41 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.20	7.07
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	7/57
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	1/25
Kick Returns/Yards	6/164	5/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:33	5:08	OWN 29	8	37	Field Goal
1	1:20	6:34	OWN 28	12	50	Field Goal
2	3:47	1:35	OWN 23	5	45	Interception
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 30	9	34	Field Goal
3	10:02	1:57	OPP 28	5	14	Field Goal
3	5:25	2:50	OWN 39	5	18	Punt
3	1:55	0:26	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	12:09	3:57	OWN 35	10	51	Field Goal
4	6:03	2:12	OWN 31	3	9	Punt

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:27	OWN 16	11	84	Touchdown
1	4:25	3:05	OWN 25	9	59	Field Goal
2	9:46	5:59	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	2:12	2:10	OWN 25	7	57	Field Goal
3	8:05	2:40	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
3	2:35	0:40	OWN 4	3	-2	Punt
3	1:29	4:20	OWN 31	12	52	Field Goal
4	8:12	2:09	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	3:51	1:46	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	2:05	2:05	OPP 20	6	16	Game

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	14	57	4.07	14	1
DJ Dozier	3	22	7.33	9	0
Tony Paige	1	2	2.00	2	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Bell	17	54	3.18	12	1
Johnny Hector	6	13	2.17	8	0
Steve Young	2	0	0.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	40	24	180	1/8	0	25	1	60.4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	41	23	302	1/5	2	49	0	95.7

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vance Johnson	6	8	41	6.83	11	13
WR Roy Green	4	6	50	12.50	24	25
WR Curtis Duncan	4	5	27	6.75	6	9
FB Tony Paige	2	2	18	9.00	15	14
TE Mark Boyer	2	4	11	5.50	0	6
RB DJ Dozier	2	2	18	9.00	9	11
WR J.J. Birden	2	8	12	6.00	0	11
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Robert Tyler	1	3	7	7.00	0	7

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Butler	6	12	75	12.50	14	25	1
WR Webster Slaughter	5	7	56	11.20	7	18	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	7	23	7.67	1	9	0
TE Jay Novacek	3	5	31	10.33	9	14	0
WR Jerry Rice	3	6	81	27.00	51	49	1
RB Johnny Hector	2	3	24	12.00	5	19	0
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mel Owens	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Bono	1	0	0
Gil Fenerty	1	0	0
Ken Dallafior	0	1	0
Vance Johnson	0	1	0
J.J. Birden	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Davlin Mullen	1	0	0
Tyrone McGriff	0	1	0
Rulon Jones	0	0	1
Terry Taylor	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	3	124	41.3	33.0	47	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Fulhage	4	189	47.3	45.3	50	0

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	5/5	2/2	2/2	53	0/0

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gil Fenerty	3	8	2.7	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	1	25	25.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	5	133	26.6	0
Leonard Smith	1	31	31.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davlin Mullen	5	70	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	9	0	0.0	22	40
S Leonard Smith	7	2	0.0	21	36
ILB Vincent Brown	6	0	0.0	16	31
ILB Fredd Young	4	0	0.0	9	11
CB Selwyn Brown	3	1	0.0	15	28
CB Ernest Gibson	3	0	0.0	8	17
CB Victor Scott	3	0	0.0	20	32
DE Mike Hammerstein	1	0	1.0	7	12
DT Dick Chapura	1	2	0.0	16	27
DE Tom Gibson	1	1	0.0	8	15
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0.0	10	19
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0.0	9	9
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Jim Bowman	1	0	0.0	17	30
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0.0	18	31
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR J.J. Birden	1	0	---	---	---
DE Josh Moore	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Ben Thomas	0	2	0.0	16	30
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0.0	19	30

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	6	2	0.0	16	41
S Darrol Ray	6	1	0.0	17	36
OLB Mel Owens	4	1	0.0	16	36
DE Rulon Jones	3	0	1.0	13	25
S Deron Cherry	3	3	0.0	16	36
S Roland Mitchell	3	1	0.0	11	30
OLB James Haynes	3	0	0.0	7	16
CB Charles Wright	3	0	0.0	5	12
CB Terry Taylor	2	2	0.0	13	32
DT Johnny Robinson	2	1	0.0	8	23
CB Darrell Green	2	0	0.0	14	29
ILB Dennis Gibson	2	0	0.0	6	7
DE Sean McNanie	1	1	0.0	9	23
DT Kevin Kellin	1	1	0.0	15	34
S Charles Romes	1	0	0.0	4	16
CB Davlin Mullen	1	0	0.0	3	14
DE Mark Gastineau	0	1	0.0	9	18

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Hammerstein	1.0	0	1	1	12
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	1	1	1	30
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Ben Thomas	0.0	0	2	0	30
DT Dick Chapura	0.0	0	1	0	27

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	1.0	2	0	25
S Darrol Ray	0.0	1	1	36
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	1	0	19
DT Kevin Kellin	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	1	40
S Leonard Smith	3	0	36
CB Ernest Gibson	3	0	17
CB Selwyn Brown	3	0	28
CB Victor Scott	2	3	32
ILB Mark Brown	2	0	8
ILB Vincent Brown	2	0	31
ILB Fredd Young	1	1	11
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	31
DT Dick Chapura	1	0	27
OLB Ken Woodard	0	1	9
S Rod McSwain	0	1	28

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	5	2	0	41
OLB Mel Owens	4	2	1	36
S Roland Mitchell	3	0	0	30
S Darrol Ray	2	0	0	36
S Deron Cherry	2	0	0	36
CB Darrell Green	2	0	0	29
OLB James Haynes	2	0	0	16
CB Charles Wright	2	0	0	12
DT Johnny Robinson	1	0	0	23
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	4	7	3	18	0	39
John Scully	2	3	0	16	0	38
Luis Sharpe	2	3	0	17	0	36
Trevor Matich	1	3	0	15	0	30
Ken Dallafior	0	1	0	15	1	37
Larry Williams	0	1	0	6	0	14

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Alexander	2	5	23	0	29
Geoff Reece	1	4	17	1	35
Tyrone McGriff	1	3	15	0	34
Mickey Marvin	1	2	12	0	21
Frank Winters	1	1	8	0	7
Paul Gruber	0	4	22	0	36
Jumbo Elliott	0	2	21	0	38
Charles Alexander	0	1	13	0	22
Cleveland Green	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
DJ Dozier	2	24
Curtis Duncan	2	10
Victor Scott	1	21
J.J. Birden	1	16
Ken Woodard	1	13

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Taylor	4	13
James Haynes	1	21
Charles Romes	1	19
Jeff Spek	1	19
Otis Grant	1	15
Davlin Mullen	1	15

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Victor Scott	---	---	20	32	21	73
Leonard Smith	---	---	21	36	13	70
Greg Lloyd	---	---	22	40	3	65
John Scully	16	38	---	---	8	62
Ken Dallafior	15	37	---	---	7	59
Steve Bono	18	41	---	---	---	59
Rod McSwain	---	---	15	28	14	57
Harris Barton	18	39	---	---	---	57
Selwyn Brown	---	---	15	28	12	55
Keith Ferguson	---	---	19	30	4	53
Luis Sharpe	17	36	---	---	---	53
Vance Johnson	11	26	---	---	16	53
Trevor Matich	15	30	---	---	8	53
Curtis Duncan	12	31	---	---	10	53
Jerry Gray	---	---	18	31	2	51
Vincent Brown	---	---	16	31	3	50
Jim Bowman	---	---	17	30	2	49
Ben Thomas	---	---	16	30	2	48
Frank Pollard	15	32	---	---	---	47
Dick Chapura	---	---	16	27	4	47
J.J. Birden	9	22	---	---	16	47
Tony Paige	10	15	---	---	20	45
Robert Tyler	5	19	---	---	18	42
DJ Dozier	3	13	---	---	24	40
Mark Boyer	12	18	---	---	6	36
Roy Green	12	23	---	---	---	35
Kent Kremer	---	---	10	19	2	31
Ken Woodard	---	---	9	9	13	31
Rollin Putzier	---	---	13	14	1	28
Ernest Gibson	---	---	8	17	2	27
Josh Moore	---	---	9	12	6	27
Tom Gibson	---	---	8	15	2	25
Larry Williams	6	14	---	---	1	21
Fredd Young	---	---	9	11	---	20
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	7	12	---	19
Mark Brown	---	---	4	8	6	18
Gil Fenerty	1	6	---	---	10	17
John Bruhin	2	3	---	---	8	13
Jim Lachey	0	3	---	---	8	11
Paul Butcher	---	---	3	2	6	11
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dean Steinkuhler	1	5	---	---	---	6
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Young	25	42	---	---	---	67
Mike Singletary	---	---	16	41	6	63
Mel Owens	---	---	16	36	7	59
Jumbo Elliott	21	38	---	---	---	59
Darrol Ray	---	---	17	36	5	58
Deron Cherry	---	---	16	36	6	58
Terry Taylor	---	---	13	32	13	58
Paul Gruber	22	36	---	---	---	58
Jerry Butler	20	34	---	---	---	54
Tyrone McGriff	15	34	---	---	5	54
Jay Novacek	11	26	---	---	16	53
Kevin Kellin	---	---	15	34	4	53
Geoff Reece	17	35	---	---	---	52
Dan Alexander	23	29	---	---	---	52
Darrell Green	---	---	14	29	6	49
Roland Mitchell	---	---	11	30	8	49
Rulon Jones	---	---	13	25	8	46
Jerry Rice	20	25	---	---	---	45
Johnny Hector	6	16	---	---	22	44
James Haynes	---	---	7	16	21	44
Jonathan Hayes	21	17	---	---	6	44
Greg Bell	19	23	---	---	---	42
Mickey Marvin	12	21	---	---	7	40
Charles Alexander	13	22	---	---	5	40
Charles Romes	---	---	4	16	19	39
Gary Cobb	---	---	13	19	3	35
Mark Gastineau	---	---	9	18	7	34
Sean McNanie	---	---	9	23	1	33
Johnny Robinson	---	---	8	23	1	32
Davlin Mullen	---	---	3	14	15	32
Jeff Spek	5	8	---	---	19	32
Charles Wright	---	---	5	12	12	29
Webster Slaughter	8	17	---	---	---	25
Cleveland Green	7	10	---	---	7	24
Robert Clark	0	3	---	---	15	18
Frank Winters	8	7	---	---	3	18
Otis Grant	1	1	---	---	15	17
Shane Conlan	---	---	3	4	10	17
Dennis Gibson	---	---	6	7	1	14
Stephone Paige	0	12	---	---	---	12
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	9	9
Curt Warner	1	6	---	---	1	8
David Carter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Fulhage	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	6	14	2.3
Right	13	44	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	40	24	1	2	4	4	5	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	41	23	3	0	4	7	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	114	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	172	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	105	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vance Johnson	8	6	0	41	0	26
WR J.J. Birden	8	2	1	12	0	22
WR Roy Green	6	4	1	50	1	23
WR Curtis Duncan	5	4	1	27	0	31
TE Mark Boyer	4	2	1	11	0	18
TE Robert Tyler	3	1	0	7	0	19
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0	-4	0	32
FB Tony Paige	2	2	0	18	0	15
RB DJ Dozier	2	2	0	18	0	13

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Butler	12	6	3	75	1	34
TE Jonathan Hayes	7	3	1	23	0	17
WR Webster Slaughter	7	5	0	56	0	17
WR Jerry Rice	6	3	0	81	2	25
TE Jay Novacek	5	3	0	31	0	26
RB Johnny Hector	3	2	0	24	0	16
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	0	12	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	1	1	1.00	4.07

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	3	6	2.00	3.18
Johnny Hector	1	-1	-1.00	2.17
Steve Young	1	-1	-1.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	3	1	5	1.67	4.50

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	10	4	51	5.10	7.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Duncan	2	1	5	2.50	5.40
WR Roy Green	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Butler	3	1	12	4.00	6.25
TE Jonathan Hayes	3	1	7	2.33	3.29
WR Jerry Rice	3	2	32	10.67	13.50
WR Webster Slaughter	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	2

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Young	2	0
Greg Bell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	9	4	1

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Birden	3	0	0
WR Roy Green	2	0	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	1
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	5	2	2
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	1
WR Webster Slaughter	2	1	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (25,300)
End Zone 16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (25,300)
End Zone	16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,300 (9,900)