Week 4, 1989

played in New Orleans, LA

91 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	0	0	3	-	3
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:52 NOS - Odessa Turner 42 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 03:20 NOS - Ernest Givins 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:10 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 43 field goal
4Q: 01:37 NOS - Ottis Anderson 1 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:52 NOS - Odessa Turner 42 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 03:20 NOS - Ernest Givins 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:10 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 43 field goal
4Q: 01:37 NOS - Ottis Anderson 1 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics LAS NOS
Record 0-4 3-1
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 14 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 301 293
- Offensive Plays 74 55
- Yards per Play 4.07 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 79 205
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 3.59 6.41
Net Passing Yards 222 88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 27 - 0 22 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 92
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/23 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.27 3.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/37 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/54 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:49 26:11

Team Statistics	LAS	NOS
Record	0-4	3-1
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	14	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	301	293
- Offensive Plays	74	55
- Yards per Play	4.07	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	79	205
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	3.59	6.41
Net Passing Yards	222	88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 27 - 0	22 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	92
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/23	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.27	3.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/37	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/54	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:49	26:11

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 27	5	17	Punt
1	6:23	2:01	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	2:48	2:40	OWN 18	5	19	Punt
2	13:32	3:02	OWN 22	6	16	Punt
2	9:34	1:58	OWN 18	3	-10	Punt
2	6:00	4:07	OWN 3	11	55	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 16	1	3	Half
3	13:27	7:17	OWN 2	16	73	Fumble
3	3:10	6:07	OWN 14	10	60	Field Goal
4	6:46	2:15	OWN 33	8	12	Downs
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 17	7	51	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	5:45	OWN 1	13	62	Punt
1	4:22	1:34	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
1	0:08	1:36	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
2	10:30	0:56	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	7:36	1:36	OWN 47	3	-2	Punt
2	1:53	1:42	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	6:10	3:00	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
4	12:03	5:17	OWN 38	9	29	Downs
4	4:31	3:00	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown

Game MVP: Kevin Fagan, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Hector	12	60	5.00	20	1
Greg Bell	9	18	2.00	8	0
Mike Kruczek	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	19	151	7.95	38	4	0
Ottis Anderson	9	33	3.67	13	1	1
Randall Cunningham	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
Hubert Oliver	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Buster Rhymes	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	47	27	245	5/23	0	27	0	71.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	22	10	92	1/4	2	42	0	87.7

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robert Clark	8	11	95	11.88	27	27
WR Jerry Rice	6	12	57	9.50	20	24
WR Otis Grant	4	6	42	10.50	0	25
TE John Spagnola	2	4	13	6.50	2	9
RB Johnny Hector	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jerry Butler	1	4	2	2.00	0	2
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Curt Warner	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Jay Novacek	1	4	8	8.00	0	8
C Harper LeBel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	6	10	5.00	0	6	1
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rick Parros	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	2	42	42.00	7	42	1
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Force
Zach Thomas	1	0
Mike Singletary	0	1
Gary Lewis	0	1
Tim Harris	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Johnson	2	0	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	1	0
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	0
Tony Jones	0	1	0
Keith Slough	0	1	0
Carl Lews	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	6	263	43.8	36.2	55	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	274	45.7	41.2	53	5

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	1	2	2.0	0
Deron Cherry	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	2	24	12.0	0
Rick Parros	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Butler	2	28	14.0	0
Deron Cherry	2	26	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	1	32	32.0	0
Rick Parros	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	5	4	0.0	32	19
DE Rulon Jones	5	2	0.0	25	15
S Darrol Ray	4	2	0.0	26	19
S Steve Atwater	3	1	0.0	20	19
DE Jerome Foster	3	0	0.0	13	13
OLB James Haynes	3	0	0.0	21	13
CB Terry Taylor	3	0	0.0	27	17
ILB Shane Conlan	3	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Tim Harris	2	0	1.0	23	16
CB Charles Wright	2	0	0.0	9	11
DT Gary Lewis	1	2	0.0	22	16
DE Mike Hammerstein	1	2	0.0	25	12
S Deron Cherry	1	1	0.0	25	21
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0.0	6	0
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	0.0	8	11
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	0	0.0	0	4
T Jumbo Elliott	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Clasby	0	2	0.0	13	13
OLB Jesse Penn	0	1	0.0	9	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	9	1	0.0	22	45
S Greg Jackson	6	1	0.0	19	50
S Marcus Paul	6	1	0.0	21	46
DE Kevin Fagan	5	0	2.0	18	34
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	2	0.0	10	26
DE Pierce Holt	3	0	1.0	19	44
OLB Chip Banks	3	1	0.0	16	34
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	0.0	13	39
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	0.0	19	44
DE Tony Colorito	2	1	1.0	11	29
DE Ron Holmes	2	0	1.0	11	36
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0.0	12	44
S Carl Lews	2	1	0.0	16	33
DT Curt Jarvis	1	1	0.0	15	24
DT Andrew Provence	0	1	0.0	12	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tim Harris	1.0	0	2	0	16
DT Bob Clasby	0.0	1	2	0	13

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	2.0	3	3	34
DE Ron Holmes	1.0	2	0	36
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	1	1	44
DE Tony Colorito	1.0	0	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	2	0	21
OLB James Haynes	2	0	13
OLB Mike Singletary	1	1	19
S Steve Atwater	1	1	19
S Darrol Ray	1	0	19
CB Terry Taylor	1	0	17
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	3
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	0	4
CB Darrell Green	0	1	17
CB Vito McKeever	0	1	11
CB Charles Wright	0	1	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	7	0	45
S Greg Jackson	5	1	50
S Marcus Paul	5	0	46
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	26
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	44
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	39
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	44
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	34
S Carl Lews	1	0	33
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jumbo Elliott	3	8	20	0	47
Rich Umphrey	1	3	19	0	46
Joey Howard	1	2	20	3	40
Leotis Harris	0	4	19	1	42
Paul Gruber	0	2	19	1	46
Wayne Wilson	0	1	8	0	13
Gerry Feehery	0	1	8	0	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	5	10	28	0	17
Keith Slough	3	4	25	0	17
Ed Simmons	2	4	26	0	17
Tony Jones	1	4	30	0	20
Rick Donnalley	1	3	30	0	22
Ethan Horton	1	2	26	0	15
Craig Heyward	1	1	5	0	7
Mike Kelley	0	1	11	1	12
Hubert Oliver	0	1	18	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Gerry Feehery	2	4
Zach Thomas	1	13
Charles Wright	1	9
Steve Atwater	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ottis Anderson	1	16
Greg Jackson	1	13
Emanuel King	1	11
Craig Heyward	1	9
Lawrence Taylor	1	6
Gill Byrd	1	5

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Kruczek	22	52	---	---	---	74
Rich Umphrey	19	46	---	---	5	70
Leotis Harris	19	42	---	---	7	68
Jumbo Elliott	20	47	---	---	---	67
Paul Gruber	19	46	---	---	---	65
Robert Clark	16	48	---	---	---	64
Joey Howard	20	40	---	---	---	60
Johnny Hector	12	24	---	---	19	55
Jerry Rice	18	37	---	---	---	55
Mike Singletary	---	---	32	19	2	53
Otis Grant	10	30	---	---	12	52
Deron Cherry	---	---	25	21	5	51
Darrell Green	---	---	28	17	1	46
Jay Novacek	12	24	---	---	10	46
Darrol Ray	---	---	26	19	---	45
Steve Atwater	---	---	20	19	6	45
Terry Taylor	---	---	27	17	---	44
Rulon Jones	---	---	25	15	1	41
Gerry Feehery	8	28	---	---	4	40
Tim Harris	---	---	23	16	---	39
Gary Lewis	---	---	22	16	---	38
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	25	12	---	37
James Haynes	---	---	21	13	---	34
John Spagnola	14	19	---	---	---	33
Bob Clasby	---	---	13	13	6	32
Wayne Wilson	8	13	---	---	10	31
Greg Bell	10	20	---	---	---	30
Vito McKeever	---	---	8	11	11	30
Jerry Butler	3	15	---	---	11	29
Charles Wright	---	---	9	11	9	29
Richard Anderson	---	---	7	4	18	29
Harper LeBel	6	9	---	---	13	28
Jerome Foster	---	---	13	13	---	26
Curt Warner	1	17	---	---	4	22
Jesse Penn	---	---	9	7	3	19
Zach Thomas	0	4	---	---	13	17
Frank Winters	2	8	---	---	7	17
Shane Conlan	---	---	7	3	5	15
Tommy Tucker	3	3	---	---	7	13
Mike Hunt	---	---	6	0	6	12
Roland Mitchell	---	---	6	3	---	9
Dennis Gibson	---	---	0	4	4	8
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Young	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Albright	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Jackson	---	---	19	50	13	82
Marcus Paul	---	---	21	46	7	74
Cliff Odom	---	---	22	45	3	70
Pierce Holt	---	---	19	44	6	69
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	19	44	1	64
Gill Byrd	---	---	12	44	5	61
Rick Donnalley	30	22	---	---	3	55
Randall Cunningham	32	23	---	---	---	55
Carl Lews	---	---	16	33	6	55
Ron Holmes	---	---	11	36	6	53
Issiac Holt	---	---	13	39	1	53
Kevin Fagan	---	---	18	34	1	53
Chip Banks	---	---	16	34	---	50
Jeff Dellenbach	28	17	---	---	5	50
Tony Jones	30	20	---	---	---	50
Ethan Horton	26	15	---	---	6	47
Ernest Givins	28	18	---	---	---	46
Keith Slough	25	17	---	---	4	46
Ed Simmons	26	17	---	---	---	43
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	10	26	6	42
Tony Colorito	---	---	11	29	1	41
Andrew Provence	---	---	12	28	---	40
Curt Jarvis	---	---	15	24	---	39
Hubert Oliver	18	11	---	---	9	38
Ottis Anderson	11	10	---	---	16	37
Bill Johnson	21	13	---	---	2	36
Wes Pritchett	---	---	4	9	17	30
Mike Kelley	11	12	---	---	6	29
Buster Rhymes	13	15	---	---	---	28
Odessa Turner	18	10	---	---	---	28
Rick Parros	12	9	---	---	4	25
Jimmie Johnson	7	5	---	---	12	24
Todd Kalis	8	9	---	---	6	23
Craig Heyward	5	7	---	---	9	21
Kenny Jackson	1	2	---	---	12	15
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	11	11
David Jones	2	1	---	---	6	9
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	0	3	5	8
Greg Bright	---	---	3	2	1	6
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Robinson	---	---	1	2	2	5
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	7	10	1.4
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	12	109	9.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	47	27	3	2	8	4	6	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	22	10	1	0	2	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	118	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	100	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	25	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	44	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	8	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	42	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	12	6	1	57	1	37
WR Robert Clark	11	8	1	95	1	48
WR Otis Grant	6	4	0	42	1	30
TE John Spagnola	4	2	2	13	0	19
WR Jerry Butler	4	1	1	2	0	15
TE Jay Novacek	4	1	2	8	0	24
RB Johnny Hector	2	2	0	9	0	24
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	0	5	0	4
RB Curt Warner	1	1	0	11	0	17
C Harper LeBel	1	0	1	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	6	2	1	10	0	18
WR Buster Rhymes	4	1	1	7	0	15
WR Rick Parros	3	1	0	8	0	9
RB Bill Johnson	3	1	0	-2	0	13
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	0	14	0	15
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	0	42	1	10
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	0	0	0	10
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0	13	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	5	19	3.80	7.95
Ottis Anderson	1	1	1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	2	16	5.33	4.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	-0.67
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	6	6.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Hector	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	2	1
Bill Johnson	2	2
Hubert Oliver	1	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	12	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	3	2	2
WR Robert Clark	3	2	2
TE John Spagnola	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0
WR Otis Grant	1	0	0
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	0
RB Curt Warner	1	1	1
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	2	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	2
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (21,400)
End Zone 8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (21,400)
End Zone	8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)