Week 15, 1991

played in St. Louis, MO

45 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	0	0	21	7	-	28
St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:49 STL - Dale Dawson 30 field goal
3Q: 08:41 LAS - Dennis Bligen 2 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Charlie Baumann extra point)
3Q: 05:59 LAS - Ricky Watters 1 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
3Q: 01:49 LAS - Ricky Watters 14 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
4Q: 15:00 LAS - Cosmo Kramer 70 punt return (Charlie Baumann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:49 STL - Dale Dawson 30 field goal
3Q: 08:41 LAS - Dennis Bligen 2 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Charlie Baumann extra point)
3Q: 05:59 LAS - Ricky Watters 1 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
3Q: 01:49 LAS - Ricky Watters 14 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
4Q: 15:00 LAS - Cosmo Kramer 70 punt return (Charlie Baumann extra point)

Team Statistics LAS STL
Record 8-6 4-10
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 237 337
- Offensive Plays 49 69
- Yards per Play 4.84 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 116 100
- Rushing Attempts 25 25
- Yards per Rush 4.64 4.00
Net Passing Yards 121 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 1 43 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 121 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.04 5.39
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/85 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 4/45
Interception Ret./Yards 3/111 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 18
Time of Possession 25:37 34:23

Team Statistics	LAS	STL
Record	8-6	4-10
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	237	337
- Offensive Plays	49	69
- Yards per Play	4.84	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	116	100
- Rushing Attempts	25	25
- Yards per Rush	4.64	4.00
Net Passing Yards	121	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 1	43 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	121	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.04	5.39
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/85	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	4/45
Interception Ret./Yards	3/111	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 18
Time of Possession	25:37	34:23

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:30	4:16	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
1	1:42	3:02	OWN 26	6	20	Punt
2	8:38	1:56	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	5:54	1:38	OWN 40	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 20	5	26	Interception
3	10:08	1:38	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
3	6:29	0:40	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
3	1:49	0:06	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
4	12:14	2:59	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
4	5:22	2:26	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 29	4	19	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:30	OWN 13	7	23	Punt
1	6:14	4:32	OWN 15	10	72	Field Goal
2	13:40	5:02	OWN 3	8	55	Punt
2	6:42	0:48	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
2	4:16	4:16	OWN 3	7	33	Punt
3	12:08	2:00	OWN 36	6	31	Interception
3	8:30	2:01	OWN 15	3	12	Interception
3	5:49	4:00	OWN 25	7	27	Interception
3	1:43	1:51	OWN 15	4	18	Punt
4	14:52	2:38	OWN 34	5	28	Punt
4	9:15	3:53	OWN 14	7	33	Punt
4	2:56	0:43	OWN 34	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Steve Atwater, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Watters	18	90	5.00	29	4	2
Anthony Thompson	7	26	3.71	7	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cleveland Gary	14	53	3.79	18	2
Johnny Bailey	6	8	1.33	6	0
Tony Paige	3	28	9.33	12	2
Brett Favre	2	11	5.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	24	13	121	0/0	1	19	1	64.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	43	26	246	1/9	0	24	3	47.3

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	4	7	48	12.00	14	19	0
WR Aubrey Matthews	3	6	27	9.00	9	14	0
RB Ricky Watters	2	3	16	8.00	12	12	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
C Mark Lewis	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Robert Clark	1	2	13	13.00	12	13	0
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Titus Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelvin Martin	7	9	47	6.71	12	12
RB Cleveland Gary	4	4	39	9.75	22	15
RB Johnny Bailey	4	5	19	4.75	7	9
WR Eddie Vedder	4	7	53	13.25	22	22
WR Vance Johnson	3	8	50	16.67	14	24
WR J.J. Birden	2	4	16	8.00	0	13
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Jake Reed	1	2	14	14.00	9	14
FB Tony Paige	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mark Boyer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	2	96	48.00	0
CB Charles Wright	1	15	15.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB James Jefferson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Frank Simmons	1	1
Ricky Watters	1	0
Jeff Criswell	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Leonard Smith	0	0	1	0
Rollin Putzier	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	236	39.3	39.3	51	5

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	8	365	45.6	31.6	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Baumann	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	3	77	25.7	1
Frank Simmons	2	8	4.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	1	24	24.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	31	10.3	0
Kelvin Martin	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Charles Wright	10	4	0.0	22	34
S Steve Atwater	10	1	0.0	24	39
OLB Mike Singletary	5	1	0.5	23	37
CB Terry Taylor	5	0	0.0	14	25
ILB Dennis Gibson	5	0	0.0	21	34
CB Darrell Green	2	2	0.0	19	34
S Kevin Porter	2	2	0.0	15	15
DE William Fuller	2	0	0.0	14	33
OLB Louis Cooper	2	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	0	0.0	1	4
ILB Shane Conlan	1	1	0.5	4	10
S Deron Cherry	1	1	0.0	17	41
S Bret Clark	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Lorenzo Freeman	1	0	0.0	20	30
DE Donnie Gardner	1	0	0.0	16	25
DT Willie Wyatt	1	0	0.0	8	21
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Esera Ruaolo	0	1	0.0	13	27

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gregg Carr	6	1	0.0	15	11
ILB Vincent Brown	5	0	0.0	21	19
ILB Jeff Mills	3	2	0.0	8	5
S Rich Miano	3	1	0.0	16	13
S Leonard Smith	2	2	0.0	23	22
DT Alfred Oglesby	2	1	0.0	17	17
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	0.0	17	16
S Cornell Gowdy	2	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0.0	24	21
OLB Paul Butcher	1	1	0.0	5	5
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	1	0.0	9	8
DE Vera De Milo	1	1	0.0	14	19
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	0.0	20	24
T Harris Barton	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ken Griffey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	0.0	14	18
DT Rollin Putzier	1	0	0.0	11	6
CB James Jefferson	1	0	0.0	19	16
DE Mel Agee	1	0	0.0	11	6
WR Jake Reed	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Galand Thaxton	0	1	0.0	12	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	0.5	0	0	37
ILB Shane Conlan	0.5	0	0	10
DE Lorenzo Freeman	0.0	1	0	30
DT Willie Wyatt	0.0	1	0	21
DE William Fuller	0.0	0	2	33
DE Donnie Gardner	0.0	0	1	25

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jim Kowalkowski	0.0	0	1	0	8
DT Alfred Oglesby	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charles Wright	7	0	1	34
OLB Mike Singletary	4	0	0	37
CB Terry Taylor	4	0	0	25
S Steve Atwater	2	2	2	39
CB Darrell Green	2	2	0	34
S Kevin Porter	2	0	0	15
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	0	0	4
DE William Fuller	1	0	0	33
DE Lorenzo Freeman	1	0	0	30
ILB Dennis Gibson	1	0	0	34
S Deron Cherry	0	1	0	41

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	4	1	0	19
S Leonard Smith	3	0	0	22
ILB Jeff Mills	1	1	0	5
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	0	11
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0	16
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	0	0	21
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	0	8
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	0	17
CB Albert Lewis	0	1	0	24
S Rich Miano	0	1	0	13
CB James Jefferson	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Patrick Salonen	3	4	23	19
Jeff Criswell	3	3	6	3
John Bruhin	1	2	17	17
Henry Lush	1	2	4	6
Jumbo Elliott	0	4	19	21
Paul Gruber	0	4	22	21
Carlton Haselrig	0	3	10	7
John Flannery	0	3	22	20

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marsharne Graves	3	5	19	0	33
Courtney Hall	2	6	22	0	39
Carwell Gardner	1	1	2	0	6
Jim Juriga	0	3	17	0	34
Harris Barton	0	2	25	1	44
Don Mosebar	0	2	6	0	11
Ken Griffey	0	2	15	0	24
Luis Sharpe	0	1	17	0	28
Bob Landsee	0	1	3	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Ezor	1	21
Titus Dixon	1	14
Bobby Micho	1	13
Mike Dyal	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Smith	2	23
Mark Boyer	1	16
Tony Paige	1	13
Luis Sharpe	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	24	39	1	64
Terry Taylor	---	---	14	25	24	63
Mike Singletary	---	---	23	37	1	61
Deron Cherry	---	---	17	41	1	59
Dennis Gibson	---	---	21	34	3	58
Charles Wright	---	---	22	34	2	58
William Fuller	---	---	14	33	9	56
Darrell Green	---	---	19	34	1	54
Lorenzo Freeman	---	---	20	30	---	50
Frank Simmons	---	---	13	27	10	50
Jeff Rutledge	25	24	---	---	---	49
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	13	27	9	49
Patrick Salonen	23	19	---	---	6	48
Marty Lyons	---	---	17	27	---	44
Paul Gruber	22	21	---	---	1	44
Robert Clark	15	15	---	---	13	43
Donnie Gardner	---	---	16	25	1	42
John Flannery	22	20	---	---	---	42
Jumbo Elliott	19	21	---	---	---	40
Jerry Rice	21	18	---	---	---	39
John Bruhin	17	17	---	---	4	38
Titus Dixon	9	14	---	---	14	37
Bobby Micho	12	10	---	---	13	35
Aubrey Matthews	17	17	---	---	---	34
Ricky Watters	18	15	---	---	---	33
Kevin Porter	---	---	15	15	---	30
Willie Wyatt	---	---	8	21	1	30
Aaron Wallace	---	---	2	7	19	28
Dennis Bligen	6	8	---	---	10	24
Mike Dyal	8	6	---	---	10	24
Carlton Haselrig	10	7	---	---	6	23
Bret Clark	---	---	6	8	8	22
Shane Conlan	---	---	4	10	7	21
Blake Ezor	0	0	---	---	21	21
Cosmo Kramer	2	6	---	---	12	20
Louis Cooper	---	---	6	6	5	17
Mark Lewis	10	6	---	---	1	17
Jeff Criswell	6	3	---	---	6	15
Blake Moore	2	6	---	---	6	14
Anthony Thompson	7	5	---	---	---	12
Henry Lush	4	6	---	---	1	11
Lonnie Marts	---	---	1	4	5	10
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charlie Baumann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Secules	0	0	---	---	---	0
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	25	44	---	---	3	72
Courtney Hall	22	39	---	---	9	70
Brett Favre	25	44	---	---	---	69
Leonard Smith	---	---	23	22	23	68
Jim Juriga	17	34	---	---	7	58
Eddie Vedder	18	31	---	---	6	55
Luis Sharpe	17	28	---	---	9	54
Marsharne Graves	19	33	---	---	---	52
Albert Lewis	---	---	20	24	7	51
Kelvin Martin	17	26	---	---	7	50
James Jefferson	---	---	19	16	14	49
Vance Johnson	15	29	---	---	1	45
Greg Lloyd	---	---	24	21	---	45
Jerry Gray	---	---	17	16	11	44
Tony Paige	12	18	---	---	13	43
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	19	19	2	40
Vincent Brown	---	---	21	19	---	40
Johnny Bailey	8	28	---	---	4	40
Ken Griffey	15	24	---	---	---	39
J.J. Birden	14	25	---	---	---	39
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	17	17	2	36
Aaron Jones	---	---	14	18	3	35
Vera De Milo	---	---	14	19	1	34
Gregg Carr	---	---	15	11	7	33
Jim Lachey	8	16	---	---	9	33
Cleveland Gary	17	16	---	---	---	33
Mark Boyer	5	11	---	---	16	32
Rich Miano	---	---	16	13	---	29
Galand Thaxton	---	---	12	16	---	28
DJ Dozier	0	0	---	---	22	22
Rollin Putzier	---	---	11	6	5	22
Jake Reed	2	6	---	---	14	22
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	9	8	4	21
Larry Williams	8	10	---	---	2	20
Don Mosebar	6	11	---	---	---	17
Carwell Gardner	2	6	---	---	9	17
Mel Agee	---	---	11	6	---	17
Paul Butcher	---	---	5	5	5	15
Bob Landsee	3	5	---	---	6	14
Jeff Mills	---	---	8	5	---	13
David Braxton	---	---	0	3	7	10
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Zorich	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	1	1
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	52	3.7
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	48	4.0
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	24	13	0	0	4	4	2	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	43	26	3	2	2	5	3	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	42	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	39	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	157	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	28	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	7	4	1	48	18
WR Aubrey Matthews	6	3	3	27	17
C Mark Lewis	3	1	0	5	6
RB Ricky Watters	3	2	0	16	15
WR Robert Clark	2	1	0	13	15
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	2	8
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	0	10	6
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0	14

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Martin	9	7	0	47	0	26
WR Vance Johnson	8	3	0	50	2	29
WR Eddie Vedder	7	4	0	53	1	31
RB Johnny Bailey	5	4	0	19	0	28
WR J.J. Birden	4	2	0	16	0	25
RB Cleveland Gary	4	4	0	39	0	16
TE Mark Boyer	2	0	1	0	0	11
WR Jake Reed	2	1	0	14	0	6
FB Tony Paige	1	0	1	0	0	18
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	0	8	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	2	15	7.50	5.00
Anthony Thompson	1	-1	-1.00	3.71

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	4	2	21	5.25	5.04

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	2	7	2.33	5.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
C Mark Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	19	19.00	6.86
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	6.25
WR Kelvin Martin	1	1	3	3.00	5.22
WR J.J. Birden	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Anthony Thompson	3	1
Ricky Watters	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Cleveland Gary	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	7	4	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	15	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Clark	2	1	1
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	1
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	0
WR Aubrey Matthews	1	1	1
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vance Johnson	3	2	2
WR Kelvin Martin	3	2	2
WR J.J. Birden	3	1	0
WR Eddie Vedder	3	1	1
RB Johnny Bailey	2	1	0
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)