Week 8, 1989

played in Los Angeles, CA

54 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	10	7	6	0	-	23
Los Angeles Rams	3	10	3	7	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 42 field goal
2Q: 14:14 STL - Dale Dawson 49 field goal
2Q: 08:54 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 48 field goal
2Q: 02:07 STL - Vance Johnson 10 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:50 LAS - Robert Clark 62 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 08:38 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 38 field goal
3Q: 03:46 STL - DJ Dozier 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 04:26 STL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal
4Q: 01:34 LAS - Jerry Rice 4 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 00:07 STL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal
OT: 10:14 LAS - Darrol Ray 26 fumble return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 42 field goal
2Q: 14:14 STL - Dale Dawson 49 field goal
2Q: 08:54 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 48 field goal
2Q: 02:07 STL - Vance Johnson 10 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:50 LAS - Robert Clark 62 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 08:38 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 38 field goal
3Q: 03:46 STL - DJ Dozier 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 04:26 STL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal
4Q: 01:34 LAS - Jerry Rice 4 pass from Steve Young (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 00:07 STL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal
OT: 10:14 LAS - Darrol Ray 26 fumble return

Team Statistics STL LAS
Record 2-5 3-5
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 21 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 378 358
- Offensive Plays 74 59
- Yards per Play 5.11 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 88 101
- Rushing Attempts 26 20
- Yards per Rush 3.38 5.05
Net Passing Yards 290 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 32 - 0 38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 314 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.04 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/70 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 6/142 3/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 37:16 27:44

Team Statistics	STL	LAS
Record	2-5	3-5
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	21	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	378	358
- Offensive Plays	74	59
- Yards per Play	5.11	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	88	101
- Rushing Attempts	26	20
- Yards per Rush	3.38	5.05
Net Passing Yards	290	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 32 - 0	38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	314	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.04	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/70	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	6/142	3/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	37:16	27:44

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
1	11:45	4:22	OWN 16	9	31	Downs
1	4:53	5:47	OWN 29	10	39	Field Goal
2	8:48	6:50	OWN 39	12	61	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 32	3	7	Half
3	12:36	1:16	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	8:32	4:55	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	14:49	2:57	OWN 22	5	8	Punt
4	10:30	6:12	OWN 35	9	64	Field Goal
4	1:23	1:23	OWN 31	6	68	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	2:24	OWN 23	4	20	Punt
OT1	10:14	0:14	OWN 35	1	-9	Fumble

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	1:37	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
1	7:23	2:30	OPP 47	5	22	Field Goal
2	14:06	5:18	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
2	1:58	1:26	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	11:20	2:48	OWN 40	8	39	Field Goal
3	3:37	3:48	OWN 19	7	28	Punt
4	11:52	1:22	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
4	4:18	2:55	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
OT1	12:36	2:22	OWN 19	6	30	Punt

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
DJ Dozier	12	26	2.17	9	0	1
Cleveland Gary	12	52	4.33	10	1	0
Steve Bono	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Roger Vick	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Bell	11	60	5.45	19	1
Curt Warner	5	17	3.40	7	0
Steve Young	4	24	6.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	45	32	314	3/24	1	30	0	97.8

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	38	23	262	1/5	2	62	0	98.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vance Johnson	10	12	112	11.20	12	21	1
RB Cleveland Gary	7	7	53	7.57	26	15	0
WR Roy Green	5	10	89	17.80	14	30	0
WR Curtis Duncan	3	5	9	3.00	0	6	0
FB Tony Paige	2	5	14	7.00	6	12	0
TE Robert Tyler	2	2	19	9.50	8	14	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Roger Vick	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	6	12	81	13.50	41	47	1
TE Jay Novacek	5	10	34	6.80	11	18	0
RB Greg Bell	4	4	25	6.25	9	15	0
WR Otis Grant	3	3	21	7.00	6	13	0
WR Robert Clark	3	5	80	26.67	46	62	1
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE John Spagnola	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Jerry Butler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Bono	2	1	0	0
Vincent Brown	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curt Warner	1	0	0	0
Darrol Ray	0	1	0	1
Jerry Rice	0	1	0	0
Mel Owens	0	0	1	0
Mike Singletary	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	4	172	43.0	43.5	54	1

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	175	35.0	30.6	40	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	3/3	2/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Jefferson	2	22	11.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	2	-2	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	5	123	24.6	0
James Jefferson	1	19	19.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	3	23	7.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	6	2	0.0	14	27
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	2	0.0	19	35
S Leonard Smith	5	1	0.0	17	30
CB James Jefferson	4	0	0.0	17	31
DE Josh Moore	3	2	1.0	19	35
S Rod McSwain	3	1	0.0	18	31
CB Jerry Gray	3	1	0.0	15	29
CB Ernest Gibson	3	0	0.0	18	35
ILB Fredd Young	3	0	0.0	6	14
S Derrick Crudup	2	1	0.0	9	15
DT Jim Kowalkowski	2	0	0.0	9	19
S Cornell Gowdy	1	2	0.0	7	13
DT Rollin Putzier	1	0	0.0	5	14
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0.0	14	27
S Rich Miano	0	1	0.0	3	10
DT Dick Chapura	0	1	0.0	11	20

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	11	2	1.0	25	45
S Darrol Ray	6	1	0.0	19	31
S Deron Cherry	6	1	0.0	20	44
OLB Mel Owens	4	1	2.0	16	31
CB Darrell Green	4	1	0.0	20	38
OLB James Haynes	4	1	0.0	19	30
DT Gary Lewis	3	1	0.0	21	36
ILB Shane Conlan	3	1	0.0	4	8
DE Jerome Foster	3	0	0.0	6	18
CB Vito McKeever	3	0	0.0	10	25
CB Terry Taylor	2	3	0.0	19	40
S Steve Atwater	2	3	0.0	19	34
DE Rulon Jones	2	0	0.0	22	34
OLB Tim Harris	1	3	0.0	10	17
ILB Mike Hunt	1	2	0.0	5	2
DT Bob Clasby	1	1	0.0	15	24
S Charles Romes	1	0	0.0	4	7
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0.0	1	2
ILB Richard Anderson	1	0	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Josh Moore	1.0	1	3	0	35
ILB Vincent Brown	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	0	3	2	27
OLB Greg Lloyd	0.0	0	1	1	35
DT Dick Chapura	0.0	0	1	0	20

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	2.0	1	1	31
OLB Mike Singletary	1.0	0	0	45
OLB Tim Harris	0.0	0	2	17
DE Mike Hammerstein	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rod McSwain	4	0	31
CB Ernest Gibson	2	1	35
CB Jerry Gray	2	1	29
ILB Vincent Brown	2	1	27
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	14
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	35
S Derrick Crudup	2	0	15
CB James Jefferson	2	0	31
S Leonard Smith	1	0	30
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	7
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	13
DT Rollin Putzier	1	0	14
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	19
S Rich Miano	0	1	10

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	6	0	45
CB Darrell Green	4	1	38
ILB Shane Conlan	3	1	8
S Deron Cherry	3	0	44
OLB James Haynes	3	0	30
CB Terry Taylor	3	0	40
CB Vito McKeever	3	0	25
S Steve Atwater	2	1	34
S Charles Romes	1	0	7
S Darrol Ray	1	0	31
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	31
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	2
ILB Richard Anderson	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom McHale	3	4	0	10	0	12
Tony Paige	3	3	1	12	1	26
Bob Landsee	1	4	0	19	1	43
John Scully	1	4	0	24	0	45
Larry Williams	1	3	0	18	1	39
Robert Tyler	0	3	0	21	0	29
Harris Barton	0	2	1	26	0	44
Luis Sharpe	0	1	0	22	0	40
Jim Lachey	0	1	0	7	0	9

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leotis Harris	3	4	19	1	32
Gerry Feehery	1	2	9	0	17
Joey Howard	1	2	19	0	33
Rich Umphrey	0	2	13	0	34
Jumbo Elliott	0	2	15	0	35
Paul Gruber	0	2	19	0	36
Wayne Wilson	0	1	5	0	9
Harper LeBel	0	1	7	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Boyer	2	18
Jerry Gray	1	15
David Braxton	1	13
Tom McHale	1	7

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Thomas	2	20
Charles Wright	2	14
Harper LeBel	1	20
Charles Romes	1	17
Robert Clark	1	14
Jerry Butler	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bono	26	48	---	---	---	74
John Scully	24	45	---	---	3	72
James Jefferson	---	---	17	31	24	72
Harris Barton	26	44	---	---	---	70
Bob Landsee	19	43	---	---	5	67
Ernest Gibson	---	---	18	35	10	63
Luis Sharpe	22	40	---	---	---	62
Josh Moore	---	---	19	35	8	62
Larry Williams	18	39	---	---	4	61
Jerry Gray	---	---	15	29	15	59
DJ Dozier	14	19	---	---	24	57
Greg Lloyd	---	---	19	35	3	57
Robert Tyler	21	29	---	---	7	57
Roy Green	18	38	---	---	---	56
Rod McSwain	---	---	18	31	3	52
Leonard Smith	---	---	17	30	4	51
Curtis Duncan	14	21	---	---	16	51
Vance Johnson	16	31	---	---	1	48
Cleveland Gary	12	29	---	---	5	46
Tony Paige	12	26	---	---	7	45
Keith Ferguson	---	---	14	27	3	44
Mark Boyer	9	17	---	---	18	44
Vincent Brown	---	---	14	27	2	43
Derrick Crudup	---	---	9	15	11	35
Dick Chapura	---	---	11	20	3	34
Fredd Young	---	---	6	14	13	33
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	9	19	5	33
Tom McHale	10	12	---	---	7	29
Roger Vick	5	11	---	---	13	29
Kent Kremer	---	---	9	18	1	28
J.J. Birden	7	18	---	---	1	26
Jim Lachey	7	9	---	---	7	23
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	7	13	3	23
Tom Gibson	---	---	6	12	4	22
Rollin Putzier	---	---	5	14	1	20
John Bruhin	4	8	---	---	7	19
Mike Sherrard	2	1	---	---	15	18
Gregg Carr	---	---	2	7	7	16
David Braxton	---	---	0	2	13	15
Rich Miano	---	---	3	10	---	13
Paul Butcher	---	---	1	1	9	11
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ben Thomas	---	---	1	4	---	5
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Singletary	---	---	25	45	3	73
Deron Cherry	---	---	20	44	1	65
Darrell Green	---	---	20	38	4	62
Terry Taylor	---	---	19	40	3	62
Steve Atwater	---	---	19	34	7	60
Leotis Harris	19	32	---	---	8	59
Rulon Jones	---	---	22	34	3	59
Gary Lewis	---	---	21	36	2	59
Steve Young	20	39	---	---	---	59
Jerry Rice	18	37	---	---	---	55
Paul Gruber	19	36	---	---	---	55
Darrol Ray	---	---	19	31	3	53
Joey Howard	19	33	---	---	---	52
Mel Owens	---	---	16	31	4	51
James Haynes	---	---	19	30	2	51
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	16	33	2	51
Jumbo Elliott	15	35	---	---	1	51
Rich Umphrey	13	34	---	---	3	50
Vito McKeever	---	---	10	25	15	50
Jay Novacek	9	21	---	---	18	48
Bob Clasby	---	---	15	24	7	46
Curt Warner	7	15	---	---	24	46
Jerry Butler	14	18	---	---	13	45
Otis Grant	12	28	---	---	1	41
Robert Clark	5	20	---	---	14	39
Charles Wright	---	---	8	17	14	39
Greg Bell	13	22	---	---	---	35
Gerry Feehery	9	17	---	---	7	33
Harper LeBel	7	6	---	---	20	33
Tim Harris	---	---	10	17	6	33
John Spagnola	9	17	---	---	6	32
Charles Romes	---	---	4	7	17	28
Richard Anderson	---	---	6	9	11	26
Jerome Foster	---	---	6	18	---	24
Zach Thomas	1	2	---	---	20	23
Mike Hunt	---	---	5	2	13	20
Wayne Wilson	5	9	---	---	5	19
Frank Winters	5	5	---	---	8	18
Shane Conlan	---	---	4	8	4	16
Tommy Tucker	1	3	---	---	8	12
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Gibson	---	---	1	3	2	6
Roland Mitchell	---	---	1	2	---	3
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Albright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	13	30	2.3
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	7	53	7.6
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	45	32	3	3	2	3	4	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	38	23	2	0	1	4	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	121	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	104	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	69	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	112	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	85	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	47	47.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vance Johnson	12	10	0	112	1	31
WR Roy Green	10	5	1	89	2	38
RB Cleveland Gary	7	7	0	53	0	29
FB Tony Paige	5	2	0	14	0	26
WR Curtis Duncan	5	3	1	9	0	21
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	0	11	0	18
TE Robert Tyler	2	2	0	19	0	29
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	5	0	17
FB Roger Vick	1	1	0	2	0	11

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	12	6	0	81	1	37
TE Jay Novacek	10	5	1	34	0	21
WR Robert Clark	5	3	0	80	1	20
RB Greg Bell	4	4	0	25	0	22
WR Otis Grant	3	3	0	21	0	28
TE John Spagnola	2	1	0	14	0	17
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	7	0	9
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
DJ Dozier	4	6	1.50	2.17
Cleveland Gary	1	5	5.00	4.33

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	5	4	41	8.20	6.98

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	3	2	9	3.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vance Johnson	3	3	23	7.67	9.33
WR Roy Green	2	1	18	9.00	8.90

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	2	2	9	4.50	6.75
WR Robert Clark	1	0	0	0.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
DJ Dozier	1	0
Cleveland Gary	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Curt Warner	1	0
Greg Bell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	13	9	7

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	2	2
RB Cleveland Gary	4	4	2
WR Curtis Duncan	3	2	2
WR Vance Johnson	2	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	4	2	1
TE Jay Novacek	2	0	0
WR Robert Clark	2	1	0
WR Otis Grant	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (25,300)
End Zone 14,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (25,300)
End Zone	14,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (9,900)