Week 1, 1989

played in St. Louis, MO

70 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	0	7	3	-	10
St. Louis Cardinals	3	6	0	15	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
2Q: 03:53 STL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 01:11 STL - Dale Dawson 55 field goal
3Q: 04:12 LAS - Jay Novacek 3 pass from Mike Kruczek (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 11:40 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 46 field goal
4Q: 03:11 STL - Cleveland Gary 3 run (Steve Bono pass to Roy Green for conversion)
4Q: 02:01 STL - DJ Dozier 30 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
2Q: 03:53 STL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 01:11 STL - Dale Dawson 55 field goal
3Q: 04:12 LAS - Jay Novacek 3 pass from Mike Kruczek (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 11:40 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 46 field goal
4Q: 03:11 STL - Cleveland Gary 3 run (Steve Bono pass to Roy Green for conversion)
4Q: 02:01 STL - DJ Dozier 30 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics LAS STL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 311 328
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 4.51 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 135 78
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 4.50 3.25
Net Passing Yards 176 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 1 32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 193 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.51 7.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/77 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/82 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 38
Time of Possession 33:05 26:55

Team Statistics	LAS	STL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	311	328
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	4.51	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	135	78
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	4.50	3.25
Net Passing Yards	176	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 1	32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	193	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.51	7.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/77	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/82	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 38
Time of Possession	33:05	26:55

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:27	7:39	OWN 19	14	74	Missed FG
2	12:14	4:35	OWN 4	9	43	Punt
2	3:48	1:52	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 34	5	1	Half
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 18	6	20	Punt
3	9:50	5:49	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	2:22	5:48	OWN 25	11	46	Field Goal
4	6:50	1:09	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	3:03	0:43	OWN 36	4	0	Downs
4	1:54	1:04	OWN 33	3	-5	Interception

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:33	OWN 32	16	54	Field Goal
2	14:48	2:34	OWN 10	6	43	Punt
2	7:39	3:51	OWN 30	9	40	Field Goal
2	1:56	0:52	OPP 47	3	9	Field Goal
3	11:28	1:38	OWN 31	4	25	Punt
3	4:01	1:39	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	11:34	4:44	OWN 30	6	20	Punt
4	5:41	2:38	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
4	2:20	0:26	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 27	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bono, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Hector	14	67	4.79	13	3
Greg Bell	13	55	4.23	10	1
Steve Young	2	10	5.00	6	0
Mike Kruczek	1	3	3.00	3	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cleveland Gary	14	42	3.00	9	0	1
DJ Dozier	8	38	4.75	30	1	1
Steve Bono	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	26	13	139	3/17	1	25	1	62.8
Steve Young	10	6	54	0/0	0	19	0	74.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	32	21	250	0/0	0	32	0	89.3

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	5	13	66	13.20	13	21	0
TE John Spagnola	3	4	35	11.67	3	19	0
WR Otis Grant	3	4	40	13.33	0	25	0
WR Robert Clark	3	7	25	8.33	1	10	0
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Zach Thomas	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Greg Bell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
C Harper LeBel	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Green	7	11	84	12.00	23	27
WR Curtis Duncan	7	9	87	12.43	27	28
WR J.J. Birden	2	4	12	6.00	9	7
RB Cleveland Gary	2	2	22	11.00	11	17
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	10	10.00	2	10
WR Vance Johnson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	32	32.00	0	32
FB Tony Paige	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Sherrard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Albert Lewis	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Otis Grant	1	0	0	0
Greg Bell	0	1	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vincent Brown	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	4	150	37.5	31.8	41	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	4	186	46.5	33.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/3	2/2	1/1	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	1	11	11.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Albert Lewis	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	4	62	15.5	0
Deron Cherry	1	20	20.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	2	50	25.0	0
Albert Lewis	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	6	2	0.0	21	25
OLB James Haynes	6	0	0.0	17	22
CB Terry Taylor	5	1	0.0	16	25
S Darrol Ray	4	1	0.0	17	27
OLB Mike Singletary	4	1	0.0	24	30
S Steve Atwater	4	0	0.0	14	26
CB Darrell Green	2	0	0.0	21	26
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	0.0	7	12
S Roland Mitchell	2	0	0.0	2	6
DT Gary Lewis	1	2	0.0	15	24
DE Rulon Jones	1	1	0.0	19	26
CB Charles Wright	1	1	0.0	8	13
DT Bob Clasby	1	0	0.0	18	18
DE Jerome Foster	1	0	0.0	9	13
WR Robert Clark	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	0.0	5	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	10	3	0.0	25	39
ILB Vincent Brown	9	2	0.0	26	28
S Leonard Smith	6	1	0.0	29	38
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	1	1.0	14	11
DT Rollin Putzier	3	0	0.5	13	14
CB Jerry Gray	3	4	0.0	24	33
DT Kent Kremer	3	1	0.0	23	25
OLB Paul Butcher	3	0	0.0	17	30
S Rod McSwain	2	2	0.0	26	36
ILB Fredd Young	2	1	0.0	8	10
DE Tom Gibson	2	0	0.0	10	12
DT Dick Chapura	1	2	1.0	18	24
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	0.0	22	28
DE Ben Thomas	0	1	0.5	17	23
S Rich Miano	0	2	0.0	13	23
DT Jim Kowalkowski	0	1	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	0	2	0	26
OLB Mel Owens	0.0	0	1	0	17

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dick Chapura	1.0	1	0	24
OLB Greg Lloyd	1.0	0	0	11
DE Ben Thomas	0.5	0	0	23
DT Rollin Putzier	0.5	0	0	14
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	3	0	27
DT Jim Kowalkowski	0.0	1	0	15
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terry Taylor	4	0	25
S Deron Cherry	3	1	25
S Steve Atwater	3	1	26
OLB James Haynes	3	0	22
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	12
S Roland Mitchell	2	0	6
CB Darrell Green	1	3	26
OLB Mike Singletary	1	0	30
DT Gary Lewis	1	0	24
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	4
ILB Richard Anderson	0	1	3

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	5	0	1	39
S Leonard Smith	4	1	0	38
CB Jerry Gray	2	1	0	33
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	0	10
ILB Vincent Brown	2	0	0	28
S Rod McSwain	1	1	0	36
OLB Gregg Carr	1	1	0	6
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	1	0	11
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	0	28
S Rich Miano	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Wolfley	5	7	25	0	23
Rich Umphrey	1	6	26	1	34
Paul Gruber	1	5	27	0	33
Jumbo Elliott	1	4	28	0	35
Leotis Harris	1	3	25	1	30
Tommy Tucker	1	1	3	1	6
Harper LeBel	0	1	16	0	14

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harris Barton	3	7	23	28
Courtney Hall	2	3	21	27
Tom McHale	1	1	6	15
Larry Williams	0	4	20	19
John Scully	0	2	22	31
Luis Sharpe	0	2	21	28
Tony Paige	0	2	16	17
Jim Lachey	0	1	4	8

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Wright	3	8
Harper LeBel	2	15
Zach Thomas	1	15

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Vick	3	12
Curtis Duncan	1	15
Rod McSwain	1	10
Leonard Smith	1	8

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Clark	29	39	---	---	---	68
Jumbo Elliott	28	35	---	---	---	63
Leotis Harris	25	30	---	---	6	61
Rich Umphrey	26	34	---	---	---	60
Paul Gruber	27	33	---	---	---	60
Mike Singletary	---	---	24	30	3	57
Jerry Rice	24	33	---	---	---	57
Deron Cherry	---	---	21	25	9	55
Rulon Jones	---	---	19	26	6	51
Otis Grant	15	23	---	---	13	51
Darrell Green	---	---	21	26	4	51
Steve Atwater	---	---	14	26	10	50
Craig Wolfley	25	23	---	---	---	48
Mike Kruczek	18	29	---	---	---	47
Darrol Ray	---	---	17	27	3	47
Johnny Hector	16	16	---	---	15	47
Harper LeBel	16	14	---	---	15	45
Terry Taylor	---	---	16	25	3	44
Bob Clasby	---	---	18	18	7	43
Gary Lewis	---	---	15	24	3	42
Jay Novacek	13	17	---	---	12	42
Mike Hunt	---	---	18	13	10	41
James Haynes	---	---	17	22	2	41
Greg Bell	16	20	---	---	---	36
Vito McKeever	---	---	7	12	15	34
Curt Warner	4	9	---	---	17	30
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	13	16	1	30
Charles Wright	---	---	8	13	8	29
Gerry Feehery	9	14	---	---	5	28
Zach Thomas	4	9	---	---	15	28
Joey Howard	5	16	---	---	6	27
Mel Owens	---	---	6	17	3	26
Jerome Foster	---	---	9	13	1	23
John Spagnola	13	9	---	---	---	22
Steve Young	12	10	---	---	---	22
Jerry Butler	0	6	---	---	13	19
Dennis Gibson	---	---	7	6	6	19
Richard Anderson	---	---	7	3	9	19
Shane Conlan	---	---	5	4	4	13
Frank Winters	2	4	---	---	6	12
Tommy Tucker	3	6	---	---	1	10
Roland Mitchell	---	---	2	6	---	8
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Albright	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Albert Lewis	---	---	25	39	15	79
Leonard Smith	---	---	29	38	8	75
Rod McSwain	---	---	26	36	10	72
Jerry Gray	---	---	24	33	5	62
John Scully	22	31	---	---	7	60
Paul Butcher	---	---	17	30	11	58
Steve Bono	24	32	---	---	---	56
Vincent Brown	---	---	26	28	2	56
Kent Kremer	---	---	23	25	5	53
Luis Sharpe	21	28	---	---	4	53
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	22	28	1	51
Harris Barton	23	28	---	---	---	51
Keith Ferguson	---	---	20	27	1	48
Courtney Hall	21	27	---	---	---	48
Curtis Duncan	13	19	---	---	15	47
Rich Miano	---	---	13	23	8	44
Larry Williams	20	19	---	---	5	44
Dick Chapura	---	---	18	24	2	44
Mark Boyer	14	14	---	---	14	42
Ben Thomas	---	---	17	23	2	42
Tony Paige	16	17	---	---	7	40
DJ Dozier	8	14	---	---	16	38
Roy Green	15	21	---	---	---	36
Vance Johnson	15	18	---	---	1	34
Cleveland Gary	16	15	---	---	3	34
Robert Tyler	8	16	---	---	7	31
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	12	15	3	30
Rollin Putzier	---	---	13	14	2	29
Fredd Young	---	---	8	10	9	27
Tom McHale	6	15	---	---	6	27
J.J. Birden	7	14	---	---	6	27
Greg Lloyd	---	---	14	11	1	26
Tom Gibson	---	---	10	12	1	23
Mike Sherrard	2	6	---	---	13	21
Butch Rolle	3	1	---	---	16	20
Jim Lachey	4	8	---	---	6	18
Roger Vick	3	2	---	---	12	17
Selwyn Brown	---	---	8	7	1	16
Gregg Carr	---	---	5	6	1	12
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dean Steinkuhler	3	4	---	---	---	7
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Pollard	0	3	---	---	---	3
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	55	4.2
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	9	56	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	4	3	0.8
Right	8	29	3.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	26	13	2	3	0	5	4	1	1
Steve Young	10	6	0	0	2	1	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	32	21	4	1	1	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	45	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	65	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	135	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	83	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	13	5	2	66	1	33
WR Robert Clark	7	3	0	25	0	39
TE John Spagnola	4	3	0	35	0	9
WR Otis Grant	4	3	0	40	1	23
WR Zach Thomas	3	1	0	8	0	9
RB Greg Bell	2	1	0	6	0	20
RB Johnny Hector	1	1	0	3	0	16
C Harper LeBel	1	1	0	7	0	14
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	0	3	0	17

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	11	7	1	84	1	21
WR Curtis Duncan	9	7	0	87	2	19
WR J.J. Birden	4	2	0	12	0	14
WR Vance Johnson	2	1	0	3	0	18
RB Cleveland Gary	2	2	0	22	0	15
FB Tony Paige	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	10	0	14
WR Mike Sherrard	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	0	32	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	1	3	3.00	3.00
Steve Young	1	4	4.00	5.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
DJ Dozier	1	-2	-2.00	4.75
Cleveland Gary	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	2	1	3	1.50	5.35
Steve Young	2	1	7	3.50	5.40

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	3	1	5	1.67	7.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	2	0	0	0.00	5.08
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Robert Clark	1	1	7	7.00	3.57

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	5	2.50	3.00
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
DJ Dozier	2	1
Cleveland Gary	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	8	4	3
Steve Young	2	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	5	2	2
WR Zach Thomas	2	1	1
TE John Spagnola	1	0	0
RB Greg Bell	1	1	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	3	2	1
WR Curtis Duncan	3	2	0
WR Vance Johnson	2	1	0
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	1
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)