Week 4, 1991

played in Detroit, MI

50 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	6	0	7	-	13
Detroit Lions	0	17	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:17 DET - Tom Rathman 10 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:45 LAS - Ricky Watters 7 run (Charlie Baumann extra point failed)
2Q: 02:56 DET - Rob Awalt 23 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 00:09 DET - Matt Stover 31 field goal
3Q: 07:11 DET - Crash Davis 1 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 09:01 DET - Matt Stover 42 field goal
4Q: 00:39 LAS - Jerry Rice 21 pass from Steve Young (Charlie Baumann extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:17 DET - Tom Rathman 10 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:45 LAS - Ricky Watters 7 run (Charlie Baumann extra point failed)
2Q: 02:56 DET - Rob Awalt 23 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 00:09 DET - Matt Stover 31 field goal
3Q: 07:11 DET - Crash Davis 1 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 09:01 DET - Matt Stover 42 field goal
4Q: 00:39 LAS - Jerry Rice 21 pass from Steve Young (Charlie Baumann extra point)

Team Statistics LAS DET
Record 3-1 2-2
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 272 467
- Offensive Plays 63 75
- Yards per Play 4.32 6.23
Net Rushing Yards 67 164
- Rushing Attempts 19 44
- Yards per Rush 3.53 3.73
Net Passing Yards 205 303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 20 - 1 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 9.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.9
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 4/61 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:52 36:08

Team Statistics	LAS	DET
Record	3-1	2-2
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	272	467
- Offensive Plays	63	75
- Yards per Play	4.32	6.23
Net Rushing Yards	67	164
- Rushing Attempts	19	44
- Yards per Rush	3.53	3.73
Net Passing Yards	205	303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 20 - 1	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	9.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.9
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	4/61	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:52	36:08

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 16	6	26	Punt
1	10:54	1:29	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
1	1:37	1:37	OWN 4	3	-3	Punt
2	14:07	0:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	11:55	7:19	OWN 19	14	81	Touchdown
2	2:43	1:08	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	7:02	4:19	OWN 16	8	20	Punt
4	8:56	2:30	OWN 23	8	31	Interception
4	3:59	1:49	OPP 31	8	24	Downs
4	1:34	1:06	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	1:16	OWN 15	4	10	Interception
1	9:25	7:48	OWN 3	14	93	Downs
2	15:00	0:53	OPP 24	2	24	Touchdown
2	13:32	1:37	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
2	4:36	1:53	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
2	1:35	1:32	OWN 24	8	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:58	OWN 21	15	79	Touchdown
3	2:43	8:47	OWN 15	18	60	Field Goal
4	6:26	2:27	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	2:10	0:36	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 45	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Doug Flutie, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Watters	8	35	4.38	12	1	1
Anthony Thompson	6	13	2.17	4	0	0
Steve Young	5	19	3.80	6	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Crash Davis	19	93	4.89	27	2	1
Marion Butts	15	42	2.80	6	0	0
Tom Rathman	5	14	2.80	9	0	0
Doug Flutie	4	14	3.50	11	1	0
Mike Mularkey	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	43	20	211	1/6	1	45	1	59.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	31	19	303	0/0	2	33	1	101.9

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	5	11	88	17.60	55	45	1
RB Ricky Watters	4	4	22	5.50	3	9	0
WR Robert Clark	3	4	41	13.67	5	29	0
WR Titus Dixon	3	4	33	11.00	1	15	0
WR Aubrey Matthews	2	6	15	7.50	0	12	0
WR Roy Green	1	10	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	10	10.00	11	10	0
RB Anthony Thompson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Jackson	6	6	92	15.33	21	33	0
WR Phil McConkey	2	3	64	32.00	1	32	0
FB Tom Rathman	2	2	11	5.50	2	10	1
WR Quinn Early	2	2	18	9.00	0	14	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	2	25	25.00	0	25	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Rob Awalt	1	3	23	23.00	7	23	1
WR Don Beebe	1	7	19	19.00	5	19	0
RB Marion Butts	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
TE Wesley Walls	1	2	14	14.00	12	14	0
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0
RB Crash Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	1	1.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marty Lyons	0	0	2	0
Mike Singletary	0	0	1	0
Shane Curry	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Marion Butts	2	0
Tom Rathman	1	0
Crash Davis	1	0
Doug Flutie	0	2
Anthony Munoz	0	1
Guy McIntyre	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	291	48.5	42.0	56	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	3	99	33.0	32.7	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Baumann	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Green	1	-3	-3.0	0
Frank Simmons	1	4	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	4	39	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Green	3	44	14.7	0
Bret Clark	1	17	17.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Beebe	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	7	3	0.0	40	29
OLB Mike Singletary	7	2	0.0	37	24
ILB Dennis Gibson	6	5	0.0	37	20
DT Willie Wyatt	6	1	0.0	39	23
CB Frank Simmons	4	1	0.0	19	19
DT Marty Lyons	4	0	0.0	28	17
DE William Fuller	3	2	0.0	23	8
S Bret Clark	3	2	0.0	24	21
CB Darrell Green	3	1	0.0	32	19
CB Charles Wright	3	0	0.0	34	27
DT Esera Ruaolo	2	1	0.0	12	15
S Kevin Porter	2	0	0.0	11	7
DE Donnie Gardner	2	0	0.0	36	29
S Deron Cherry	1	3	0.0	35	27
OLB Louis Cooper	1	3	0.0	18	8
DE Shane Curry	1	2	0.0	36	27
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	0	0.0	9	3

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	7	1	0.0	15	41
CB Le-Lo Lang	4	2	0.0	17	42
OLB Duane Bickett	4	1	0.0	18	37
CB Anthony Parker	3	2	0.0	10	32
ILB Chris Spielman	3	1	0.0	14	38
S Fred Marion	2	0	0.0	7	8
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	0.0	9	29
S John Baylor	2	0	0.0	5	15
OLB Kurt Cobain	2	0	0.0	8	9
DE Tom Gibson	1	1	0.5	15	19
DE Chuck Klingbeil	1	0	0.5	15	22
DT Jerome Sally	1	1	0.0	16	39
DE Keith Willis	1	1	0.0	9	17
DT Brian Sochia	1	1	0.0	10	29
S Larry Griffin	1	0	0.0	10	27
DT Tom Magee	1	0	0.0	10	30
RB Crash Davis	1	0	---	---	---
CB James Williams	1	0	0.0	16	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Donnie Gardner	1	1	29
DT Marty Lyons	1	0	17
DE William Fuller	0	1	8
DT Esera Ruaolo	0	1	15

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chuck Klingbeil	0.5	0	1	0	22
DE Tom Gibson	0.5	0	0	0	19
S Larry Griffin	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Jerome Sally	0.0	0	2	0	39
DE Keith Willis	0.0	0	2	0	17
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	0	2	0	29
ILB Chris Spielman	0.0	0	1	1	38
OLB Duane Bickett	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Simmons	4	0	0	19
S Steve Atwater	2	1	1	29
S Bret Clark	2	1	0	21
OLB Mike Singletary	2	0	0	24
CB Darrell Green	2	0	0	19
ILB Dennis Gibson	2	0	0	20
CB Charles Wright	2	0	0	27
OLB Louis Cooper	1	0	0	8
S Kevin Porter	1	0	0	7
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	0	0	15
S Deron Cherry	0	1	0	27
ILB Shane Conlan	0	1	0	11

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	4	1	0	41
OLB Duane Bickett	3	1	1	37
CB Le-Lo Lang	3	0	0	42
CB Duane Galloway	2	1	0	29
CB Anthony Parker	2	1	0	32
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0	39
DT Tom Magee	1	0	0	30
S John Baylor	1	0	0	15
ILB Chris Spielman	1	0	0	38
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	0	0	9
CB James Williams	1	0	0	38
DE Keith Willis	0	1	0	17
OLB Scott McLean	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Flannery	2	3	16	0	39
Paul Gruber	1	3	17	0	41
Patrick Salonen	0	2	15	1	31
John Bruhin	0	2	12	0	11
Carlton Haselrig	0	2	7	0	33
Jeff Criswell	0	1	5	0	8
Jumbo Elliott	0	1	14	0	37

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Anthony Munoz	2	7	0	31	14
Paul Jetton	1	8	1	40	27
Jay Hilgenberg	1	6	0	42	26
Guy McIntyre	1	6	0	42	30
Kirk Scrafford	1	5	0	39	26
Rob Awalt	1	3	1	31	12
Lomas Brown	1	3	0	19	23
Mike Mularkey	1	1	0	19	7
Tom Rathman	1	1	0	30	19

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Ezor	4	18
Titus Dixon	1	15

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Wesley Walls	2	11
Chris Spielman	2	9
Greg McMurtry	1	9
James Williams	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	40	29	7	76
Shane Curry	---	---	36	27	4	67
Donnie Gardner	---	---	36	29	1	66
Deron Cherry	---	---	35	27	2	64
Willie Wyatt	---	---	39	23	2	64
Mike Singletary	---	---	37	24	2	63
Steve Young	19	44	---	---	---	63
Charles Wright	---	---	34	27	2	63
Paul Gruber	17	41	---	---	1	59
Roy Green	12	34	---	---	12	58
Dennis Gibson	---	---	37	20	1	58
Bret Clark	---	---	24	21	11	56
John Flannery	16	39	---	---	---	55
Jerry Rice	14	40	---	---	---	54
Darrell Green	---	---	32	19	2	53
Patrick Salonen	15	31	---	---	6	52
Jumbo Elliott	14	37	---	---	---	51
Frank Simmons	---	---	19	19	10	48
Aubrey Matthews	15	32	---	---	---	47
Marty Lyons	---	---	28	17	1	46
Carlton Haselrig	7	33	---	---	6	46
Robert Clark	8	21	---	---	10	39
Ricky Watters	12	25	---	---	---	37
William Fuller	---	---	23	8	2	33
Eric Sievers	7	9	---	---	15	31
Mike Dyal	8	13	---	---	10	31
Anthony Thompson	7	15	---	---	9	31
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	12	15	3	30
Shane Conlan	---	---	7	11	10	28
John Bruhin	12	11	---	---	5	28
Kevin Porter	---	---	11	7	9	27
Louis Cooper	---	---	18	8	---	26
Richard Tardits	---	---	6	7	12	25
Blake Moore	6	14	---	---	3	23
Titus Dixon	0	8	---	---	15	23
Mark Lewis	7	12	---	---	3	22
Dennis Bligen	5	11	---	---	5	21
Jeff Criswell	5	8	---	---	6	19
Blake Ezor	0	0	---	---	18	18
Lonnie Marts	---	---	9	3	2	14
Henry Lush	3	6	---	---	3	12
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charlie Baumann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aaron Wallace	---	---	1	0	1	2
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Secules	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Flutie	44	31	---	---	---	75
Guy McIntyre	42	30	---	---	1	73
Wesley Walls	38	24	---	---	11	73
Paul Jetton	40	27	---	---	4	71
Kirk Scrafford	39	26	---	---	5	70
Jay Hilgenberg	42	26	---	---	1	69
Le-Lo Lang	---	---	17	42	8	67
James Williams	---	---	16	38	9	63
Chris Spielman	---	---	14	38	9	61
Tom Rathman	30	19	---	---	9	58
Ronnie Lott	---	---	15	41	1	57
Duane Bickett	---	---	18	37	2	57
Anthony Parker	---	---	10	32	15	57
Jerome Sally	---	---	16	39	---	55
Rob Awalt	31	12	---	---	11	54
Crash Davis	26	24	---	---	1	51
Anthony Munoz	31	14	---	---	5	50
Michael Jackson	26	17	---	---	1	44
Lomas Brown	19	23	---	---	---	42
Tom Magee	---	---	10	30	2	42
Chuck Klingbeil	---	---	15	22	5	42
Mike Mularkey	19	7	---	---	14	40
Brian Sochia	---	---	10	29	---	39
Duane Galloway	---	---	9	29	1	39
Larry Griffin	---	---	10	27	2	39
Marion Butts	18	7	---	---	13	38
Tom Gibson	---	---	15	19	---	34
Quinn Early	8	17	---	---	9	34
Keith Willis	---	---	9	17	1	27
Kurt Cobain	---	---	8	9	10	27
Don Beebe	11	12	---	---	2	25
Phil McConkey	1	5	---	---	17	23
John Baylor	---	---	5	15	2	22
Tom Newberry	7	9	---	---	4	20
Bobby Howard	10	6	---	---	---	16
Greg McMurtry	2	5	---	---	9	16
Fred Marion	---	---	7	8	---	15
Bryan Cox	---	---	5	4	4	13
Scott McLean	---	---	0	6	6	12
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	9	9
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	0	0	4	4
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bobby Butler	---	---	0	2	---	2
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vinny Testaverde	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	10	47	4.7
Right	3	9	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	45	3.8
Middle	17	49	2.9
Right	13	70	5.4
None	2	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	43	20	3	2	4	6	9	1	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	31	19	6	1	1	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	31	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	120	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	29	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	48	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	86	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	145	20.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	11	5	0	88	2	40
WR Roy Green	10	1	2	0	0	34
WR Aubrey Matthews	6	2	1	15	0	32
WR Robert Clark	4	3	0	41	1	21
WR Titus Dixon	4	3	1	33	0	8
RB Ricky Watters	4	4	0	22	0	25
RB Anthony Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	2	0	11
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	0	10	0	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Beebe	7	1	1	19	0	12
WR Michael Jackson	6	6	0	92	1	17
WR Phil McConkey	3	2	0	64	2	5
TE Rob Awalt	3	1	0	23	1	12
TE Mike Mularkey	2	1	0	25	1	7
FB Tom Rathman	2	2	0	11	0	19
WR Quinn Early	2	2	0	18	0	17
TE Wesley Walls	2	1	0	14	0	24
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	0	11	0	6
RB Crash Davis	1	0	0	0	0	24
RB Marion Butts	1	1	0	3	0	7
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	0	23	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Young	1	4	4.00	3.80
Anthony Thompson	1	0	0.00	2.17
Ricky Watters	1	7	7.00	4.38

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Crash Davis	4	22	5.50	4.89
Marion Butts	2	3	1.50	2.80
Tom Rathman	1	1	1.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	3	1	3	1.00	4.91

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	5	1	10	2.00	9.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Aubrey Matthews	1	1	3	3.00	2.50
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0.00	8.25

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Beebe	4	0	0	0.00	2.71
FB Tom Rathman	1	1	10	10.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Young	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Marion Butts	5	4
Crash Davis	3	2
Tom Rathman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	14	7	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	0	0
WR Aubrey Matthews	2	1	1
WR Robert Clark	2	2	1
WR Titus Dixon	2	1	1
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	1
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	0
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	0
RB Anthony Thompson	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jackson	3	3	3
WR Don Beebe	2	0	0
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0
RB Crash Davis	1	0	0
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)