Week 8, 1991

played in Los Angeles, CA

64 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals7373-20
Los Angeles Rams013714-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 STL - Eddie Vedder 17 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:09 STL - Dale Dawson 52 field goal
2Q: 08:21 LAS - Ricky Watters 1 run (Charlie Baumann extra point failed)
2Q: 01:23 LAS - Jerry Rice 2 pass from Steve Young (Charlie Baumann extra point)
3Q: 12:40 STL - Carwell Gardner 20 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:09 LAS - Jerry Rice 90 pass from Steve Young (Charlie Baumann extra point)
4Q: 14:14 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
4Q: 13:05 LAS - Willie Wyatt 92 fumble return (Charlie Baumann extra point)
4Q: 01:51 LAS - Roy Green 23 pass from Steve Young (Charlie Baumann extra point)

Team StatisticsSTLLAS
Record2-65-3
First Downs1718
- by Rushing36
- by Passing1312
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards298367
- Offensive Plays7362
- Yards per Play4.085.92
Net Rushing Yards79102
- Rushing Attempts2425
- Yards per Rush3.294.08
Net Passing Yards219265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 25 - 135 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards230276
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/112/11
- Yards per Pass Play4.477.16
Fumbles/Lost1/13/3
3rd Down Conversions2/155/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.47.7
4th Down Conversions0/10/1
Penalties/Yards1/105/35
Punt Returns/Yards2/280/0
Kick Returns/Yards5/934/99
Interception Ret./Yards1/161/15
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 40OWN 27
Time of Possession31:1128:49

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:24OWN 201380Touchdown
17:071:27OWN 3038Interception
14:522:39OWN 27831Punt
11:151:22OWN 2839Punt
213:401:39OPP 333-2Field Goal
28:112:13OWN 2633Punt
21:151:15OWN 40634Missed FG
313:531:02OWN 4734Punt
312:400:14OPP 20120Touchdown
310:504:11OWN 21618Punt
34:481:19OWN 4434Punt
32:203:12OWN 40531Field Goal
413:591:03OPP 22314Fumble
412:561:50OWN 1936Punt
46:461:38OWN 48518Missed FG
41:401:16OWN 33525Downs
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:362:29OWN 2834Punt
15:400:48OPP 3447Downs
12:130:58OWN 2036Punt
214:531:13OWN 136Punt
212:013:50OWN 32768Touchdown
25:584:43OWN 381162Touchdown
315:001:07OWN 31222Fumble
312:510:11OWN 2010Interception
312:261:36OWN 23377Touchdown
36:391:51OWN 2331Punt
33:291:09OWN 639Punt
414:080:09OWN 2012Fumble
411:064:20OWN 27725Fumble
45:083:28OWN 411059Touchdown
40:240:24OWN 421-1Game

Game MVP: Jerry Rice, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Johnny Bailey12484.001320
Cleveland Gary7152.14400
Brett Favre5163.20400
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ricky Watters14543.861011
Anthony Thompson6376.172010
Steve Young5112.20700

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brett Favre47252302/11221172.1
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Young35252762/113901111.1

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR J.J. Birden712699.865210
RB Cleveland Gary58479.4033180
WR Vance Johnson36268.674150
WR Kelvin Martin37206.677130
RB Johnny Bailey2394.50470
WR Eddie Vedder272814.000171
FB Tony Paige1155.00050
TE Mark Boyer1266.00060
TE Carwell Gardner112020.000201
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jerry Rice91517219.11127902
WR Roy Green66579.5015231
WR Aubrey Matthews3493.00040
TE Bobby Micho2294.50360
TE Mike Dyal2473.50040
RB Ricky Watters23115.50080
WR Robert Clark111111.000110

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Albert Lewis11616.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Charles Wright11515.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Cleveland Gary1000
Rod McSwain0100
James Jefferson0100
Vera De Milo0100
Albert Lewis0010
Greg Lloyd0010
Aaron Jones0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Roy Green1000
Steve Young1000
Anthony Thompson1000
Willie Wyatt0101
Lonnie Marts0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd731845.439.7622
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Feagles521543.037.4460

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/42/41/2522/2
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Baumann0/00/00/004/5

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Jake Reed22814.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
DJ Dozier59318.60
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Cosmo Kramer49924.80

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rod McSwain810.02237
ILB Vincent Brown610.02329
CB James Jefferson610.02133
OLB Greg Lloyd530.02529
CB Albert Lewis301.01727
S Leonard Smith320.01930
DE Vera De Milo320.01923
S Cornell Gowdy300.01825
OLB Gregg Carr200.0918
CB Jerry Gray200.02027
DT Nolan Harrison111.01414
ILB Jeff Mills110.067
OLB Paul Butcher100.039
OLB Galand Thaxton100.01720
RB Cleveland Gary10---------
DT Alfred Oglesby100.01123
DE Mel Agee020.0910
DE Aaron Jones010.01627
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Charles Wright520.01941
S Bret Clark510.0827
ILB Shane Conlan510.0711
CB Frank Simmons500.01637
S Kevin Porter400.01319
DE Donnie Gardner311.01433
DT Esera Ruaolo300.51827
S Steve Atwater310.02448
S Deron Cherry300.01745
DE Shane Curry210.52134
OLB Mike Singletary220.01936
CB Darrell Green210.01934
OLB Louis Cooper200.056
ILB Dennis Gibson200.01637
OLB Lonnie Marts200.053
DT Willie Wyatt120.01122
WR Jerry Rice10---------
DE William Fuller030.01331
DT Marty Lyons010.01435
OLB Richard Tardits010.0513

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Nolan Harrison1.002014
CB Albert Lewis1.000027
OLB Galand Thaxton0.020020
OLB Gregg Carr0.001018
DT Alfred Oglesby0.001023
OLB Greg Lloyd0.000129
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Donnie Gardner1.001033
DE Shane Curry0.502034
DT Esera Ruaolo0.500027
DE William Fuller0.011031
OLB Louis Cooper0.00116

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Vincent Brown60029
CB James Jefferson51033
CB Albert Lewis20127
S Rod McSwain20037
OLB Gregg Carr20018
S Cornell Gowdy20025
OLB Greg Lloyd20029
S Leonard Smith11030
CB Jerry Gray10027
OLB Paul Butcher1009
DE Aaron Jones10027
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Frank Simmons50037
CB Charles Wright33141
S Bret Clark30027
ILB Shane Conlan30011
S Steve Atwater24048
S Deron Cherry21045
S Kevin Porter20019
OLB Mike Singletary11036
CB Darrell Green10034
DE Donnie Gardner10033
DT Willie Wyatt10022
OLB Lonnie Marts1003
ILB Dennis Gibson01037

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Lachey24024049
Luis Sharpe14024049
Courtney Hall13123144
Jim Juriga13017139
Marsharne Graves03018040
Tony Paige01016020
Mark Boyer01017024
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jumbo Elliott57122032
John Bruhin22018127
John Flannery12022031
Blake Moore1107014
Patrick Salonen04019024
Paul Gruber02020035
Jeff Criswell010315
Mark Lewis0101408
Carlton Haselrig0107012

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Carwell Gardner220
Mike Sherrard116
Albert Lewis110
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Blake Ezor422
Roy Green111
Anthony Thompson111
Carlton Haselrig15

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Luis Sharpe2449------1184
Jim Lachey2449------1184
Courtney Hall2344------1178
Brett Favre2449---------73
Rod McSwain------22371170
Jim Juriga1739------965
Leonard Smith------19301160
Mark Boyer1724------1859
Marsharne Graves1840---------58
Jerry Gray------20271158
Tony Paige1620------2157
James Jefferson------2133256
Albert Lewis------17271054
Greg Lloyd------2529---54
Vincent Brown------2329---52
Carwell Gardner822------2050
Johnny Bailey1429------548
Aaron Jones------1627346
Eddie Vedder1333---------46
Vance Johnson1431---------45
J.J. Birden1431---------45
Vera De Milo------1923244
Cornell Gowdy------1825---43
Kelvin Martin825------538
Gregg Carr------9181037
Galand Thaxton------1720---37
DJ Dozier45------2736
Alfred Oglesby------1123236
Nolan Harrison------1414331
Cleveland Gary920------130
Mike Sherrard34------1623
Rollin Putzier------614222
David Braxton------041721
Larry Williams710------320
Mel Agee------910---19
Paul Butcher------39517
Don Mosebar69------116
Jake Reed01------1516
Bob Landsee15------915
Jeff Mills------67---13
Dale Dawson00------99
John Kidd00------77
Bobby Hebert00------44
Jim Kowalkowski------0134
Chris Zorich------0022
David Archer00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Atwater------24481385
Deron Cherry------1745365
Shane Curry------21341065
Charles Wright------1941464
Steve Young2537---------62
Mike Singletary------1936459
Jerry Rice2236------159
Dennis Gibson------1637457
Frank Simmons------1637356
Darrell Green------1934255
Paul Gruber2035---------55
Esera Ruaolo------18271055
Jumbo Elliott2232---------54
John Flannery2231------154
Marty Lyons------1435150
Richard Tardits------5133149
Donnie Gardner------1433249
Bret Clark------8271348
John Bruhin1827------348
Patrick Salonen1924------548
William Fuller------1331347
Kevin Porter------13191547
Roy Green1121------1143
Robert Clark1616------1143
Aubrey Matthews1524---------39
Ricky Watters1820---------38
Bobby Micho615------1637
Willie Wyatt------1122235
Dennis Bligen812------1434
Mike Dyal415------1332
Anthony Thompson714------1132
Shane Conlan------7111129
Cosmo Kramer44------1927
Blake Moore714------425
Carlton Haselrig712------524
Mark Lewis148---------22
Blake Ezor00------2222
Henry Lush75------214
Lonnie Marts------53614
Louis Cooper------56213
Jeff Criswell35------513
Charlie Baumann00------66
Jeff Feagles00------55
Aaron Wallace------0044
Jeff Rutledge00---------0
Scott Secules00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5142.8
Middle13372.8
Right6284.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11524.7
Middle8192.4
Right5326.4
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brett Favre472522310511
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Young35253012411

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64264.3
Short (0-8 Yds)2312783.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)126685.7
Long (19+ Yds)63589.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22168.0
Short (0-8 Yds)24191245.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)6413622.7
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR J.J. Birden127069131
RB Cleveland Gary85047020
WR Kelvin Martin73220025
WR Eddie Vedder72028033
WR Vance Johnson63126031
RB Johnny Bailey3209029
TE Mark Boyer2106024
FB Tony Paige1105020
TE Carwell Gardner11020122
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jerry Rice1590172236
WR Roy Green66057121
WR Aubrey Matthews4319024
TE Mike Dyal4207015
RB Ricky Watters32011020
TE Bobby Micho2209015
WR Robert Clark11011016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cleveland Gary122.002.14
Johnny Bailey144.004.00
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ricky Watters111.003.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brett Favre223718.504.89
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Young54316.207.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Carwell Gardner112020.0020.00
WR Eddie Vedder111717.004.00
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jerry Rice22199.5011.47
WR Aubrey Matthews1144.002.25
TE Mike Dyal1000.001.75
RB Ricky Watters1188.003.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Johnny Bailey21
Brett Favre20
Cleveland Gary10
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Steve Young10
Ricky Watters11

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Brett Favre931
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Steve Young864

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Kelvin Martin310
WR Vance Johnson211
WR J.J. Birden210
TE Mark Boyer100
RB Cleveland Gary100
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Jerry Rice432
WR Roy Green221
TE Bobby Micho111
RB Ricky Watters100

SectionAttendance
Stadium74,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (25,300)
End Zone13,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine7,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats11,700 (16,100)
Club Seats14,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes8,700 (9,900)