Week 17, 1991

played in Los Angeles, CA

59 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Portland Breakers	7	14	7	10	-	38
Los Angeles Rams	7	0	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 LAS - Robert Clark 10 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Charlie Baumann extra point)
1Q: 00:36 POR - Allen Pinkett 21 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 03:04 POR - Jessie Hester 14 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:33 POR - Allen Pinkett 71 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 10:29 POR - Derek Russell 4 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:45 LAS - Jerry Rice 4 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Charlie Baumann extra point)
4Q: 15:00 POR - Tony Hunter 9 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 14:51 LAS - Roy Green 96 kickoff return (Charlie Baumann extra point)
4Q: 02:43 POR - Scott Norwood 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 LAS - Robert Clark 10 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Charlie Baumann extra point)
1Q: 00:36 POR - Allen Pinkett 21 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 03:04 POR - Jessie Hester 14 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:33 POR - Allen Pinkett 71 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 10:29 POR - Derek Russell 4 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:45 LAS - Jerry Rice 4 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Charlie Baumann extra point)
4Q: 15:00 POR - Tony Hunter 9 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 14:51 LAS - Roy Green 96 kickoff return (Charlie Baumann extra point)
4Q: 02:43 POR - Scott Norwood 35 field goal

Team Statistics POR LAS
Record 11-5 9-7
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 13 1
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 449 334
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 6.41 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 292 46
- Rushing Attempts 49 10
- Yards per Rush 5.96 4.60
Net Passing Yards 157 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 17 - 0 44 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 157 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/39
- Yards per Pass Play 7.48 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/19 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 2/118
Interception Ret./Yards 3/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 37:42 22:18

Team Statistics	POR	LAS
Record	11-5	9-7
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	13	1
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	449	334
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	6.41	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	292	46
- Rushing Attempts	49	10
- Yards per Rush	5.96	4.60
Net Passing Yards	157	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 17 - 0	44 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	157	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/39
- Yards per Pass Play	7.48	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/19	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	2/118
Interception Ret./Yards	3/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	37:42	22:18

Drive Charts

Portland Breakers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	9:55	1:41	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
1	6:39	6:15	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
2	13:35	1:14	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	10:48	2:09	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
2	7:25	4:31	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
2	1:36	1:18	OWN 24	3	76	Touchdown
3	13:26	3:07	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	7:37	3:43	OWN 30	6	39	Missed FG
3	2:50	1:23	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
3	1:17	1:26	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
4	14:35	4:28	OWN 33	6	21	Punt
4	8:00	5:24	OWN 38	8	44	Field Goal

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	3:24	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	8:14	1:35	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
1	0:24	1:49	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	12:21	1:33	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
2	8:39	1:14	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
2	2:54	1:18	OWN 34	3	-13	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	26	Half
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	10:19	2:42	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	3:54	1:04	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
3	1:27	0:10	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
4	10:07	2:07	OWN 11	6	46	Interception
4	2:36	2:36	OWN 20	13	63	Interception

Game MVP: Jim Kelly, Portland Breakers

Rushing Statistics

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tim Worley	29	115	3.97	28	1	0
Allen Pinkett	18	169	9.39	71	4	2
Bruce Perkins	2	8	4.00	8	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Watters	7	38	5.43	19	1	0
Anthony Thompson	3	8	2.67	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	21	17	157	0/0	3	16	0	137.4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	38	19	309	5/39	2	40	2	73.2
Scott Secules	6	2	18	0/0	0	16	1	2.8

Receiving Statistics

Portland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jessie Hester	6	7	60	10.00	30	16	1
C Tony Hunter	2	2	24	12.00	0	15	1
WR Earnest Byner	2	2	22	11.00	5	13	0
TE Marv Cook	2	4	30	15.00	13	15	0
FB Bruce Perkins	2	3	4	2.00	0	2	0
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Todd McNair	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Derek Russell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	9	15	126	14.00	43	29	1
WR Roy Green	3	5	55	18.33	0	37	0
WR Aubrey Matthews	3	8	51	17.00	7	40	0
WR Robert Clark	2	9	36	18.00	24	26	1
RB Anthony Thompson	2	2	34	17.00	21	24	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
TE Bobby Micho	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0
C Mark Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ricky Watters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Portland	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Craig Shaffer	1	0	0.00
CB Kerry Glenn	1	12	12.00
CB Sheldon White	1	0	0.00

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Portland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Gray	0	0	1	0
Joel Smeenge	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Jeff Rutledge	1	0
Anthony Thompson	1	0
Jumbo Elliott	0	2

Punting Statistics

Portland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	6	276	46.0	44.2	59	3

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	329	47.0	42.6	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Portland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	5/5

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Baumann	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Hicks	4	31	7.8	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Hicks	2	40	20.0	0
Alvin Moore	1	18	18.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Green	2	118	59.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Portland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Mike Gray	4	1	1.0	9	48
CB Sheldon White	4	0	0.0	5	31
DE Joel Smeenge	3	1	1.5	6	36
OLB Terry Crews	3	2	1.0	7	27
ILB Dino Hackett	3	2	0.5	10	42
ILB Craig Shaffer	3	1	0.0	3	21
CB Dwight Hicks	3	0	0.0	8	39
S Mike Dumas	2	3	0.0	8	39
CB Craig Curry	2	0	0.0	5	34
CB Kerry Glenn	2	0	0.0	5	19
OLB Jim Morrissey	1	1	0.0	3	19
S Terry Kinard	1	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Mike Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0.0	5	37
CB Larry Brown	1	0	0.0	1	11
DE Richard Dent	0	2	1.0	7	32
DE Ben Thomas	0	1	0.0	3	17
DT Tom Breedlove	0	1	0.0	9	38

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	11	5	0.0	45	20
S Deron Cherry	10	2	0.0	43	18
OLB Mike Singletary	9	5	0.0	42	19
CB Charles Wright	6	1	0.0	41	13
ILB Dennis Gibson	4	3	0.0	39	17
DT Willie Wyatt	3	3	0.0	27	14
DE Shane Curry	3	1	0.0	38	17
WR Robert Clark	3	0	---	---	---
OLB Lonnie Marts	3	0	0.0	9	5
DT Marty Lyons	2	2	0.0	28	9
CB Darrell Green	2	1	0.0	38	13
CB Frank Simmons	2	1	0.0	27	11
DT Esera Ruaolo	2	1	0.0	34	18
DE Donnie Gardner	2	0	0.0	32	12
S Bret Clark	1	0	0.0	9	2
S Kevin Porter	1	0	0.0	11	5
DE William Fuller	0	1	0.0	28	13
OLB Louis Cooper	0	1	0.0	5	7
ILB Shane Conlan	0	1	0.0	10	4
OLB Aaron Wallace	0	1	0.0	7	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Portland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joel Smeenge	1.5	1	1	36
DT Mike Gray	1.0	2	1	48
DE Richard Dent	1.0	1	0	32
OLB Terry Crews	1.0	0	0	27
ILB Dino Hackett	0.5	0	0	42
DE Steve McMichael	0.0	2	1	13

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnie Gardner	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Esera Ruaolo	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Portland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sheldon White	4	1	1	31
CB Dwight Hicks	3	2	0	39
CB Kerry Glenn	2	3	1	19
ILB Dino Hackett	2	1	0	42
OLB Terry Crews	2	1	0	27
ILB Craig Shaffer	2	0	1	21
S Mike Dumas	2	0	0	39
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0	34
OLB Jim Morrissey	1	0	0	19
S Tim Gordon	1	0	0	37
CB Larry Brown	1	0	0	11

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	4	1	18
ILB Dennis Gibson	3	0	17
OLB Mike Singletary	2	0	19
CB Frank Simmons	2	0	11
S Steve Atwater	2	0	20
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	0	5
CB Darrell Green	1	0	13
DE Shane Curry	1	0	17
ILB Shane Conlan	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Portland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bruce Kozerski	5	13	0	47	20
Jon Melander	5	7	0	33	16
Broderick Thompson	3	7	1	49	21
Chris Riehm	3	6	0	43	18
Marv Cook	2	5	0	37	14
Eric Moten	1	1	0	6	3
Bubba Paris	0	6	0	49	21
Paul Oswald	0	2	0	18	6
Bruce Perkins	0	2	0	22	12

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Flannery	1	2	6	0	46
Patrick Salonen	1	1	8	1	38
Paul Gruber	1	1	8	0	42
John Bruhin	0	2	7	1	36
Jumbo Elliott	0	2	8	1	42
Carlton Haselrig	0	1	4	1	11
Blake Moore	0	1	3	0	11
Jeff Criswell	0	0	2	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Portland	Tackles	STPlays
Jessie Hester	1	18
Alvin Moore	1	16
Tim Gordon	1	16
Paul Oswald	1	8

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Taylor	4	26
Mike Dyal	1	18
Bret Clark	1	11
Jeff Criswell	1	7

Participation

Portland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba Paris	49	21	---	---	8	78
Bruce Kozerski	47	20	---	---	8	75
Broderick Thompson	49	21	---	---	3	73
Jim Kelly	49	21	---	---	---	70
Dino Hackett	---	---	10	42	14	66
Chris Riehm	43	18	---	---	---	61
Jessie Hester	29	13	---	---	18	60
Dwight Hicks	---	---	8	39	11	58
Tim Gordon	---	---	5	37	16	58
Tim Worley	29	12	---	---	17	58
Mike Gray	---	---	9	48	---	57
Jon Melander	33	16	---	---	5	54
Marv Cook	37	14	---	---	---	51
Tom Breedlove	---	---	9	38	---	47
Mike Dumas	---	---	8	39	---	47
Allen Pinkett	19	7	---	---	19	45
Joel Smeenge	---	---	6	36	1	43
Tony Hunter	23	11	---	---	7	41
Earnest Byner	27	13	---	---	---	40
Craig Curry	---	---	5	34	1	40
Richard Dent	---	---	7	32	---	39
Alfred Anderson	15	8	---	---	15	38
Sheldon White	---	---	5	31	1	37
Bruce Perkins	22	12	---	---	2	36
Jackie Harris	11	6	---	---	19	36
Terry Crews	---	---	7	27	1	35
Kerry Glenn	---	---	5	19	9	33
Paul Oswald	18	6	---	---	8	32
Steve McMichael	---	---	4	13	12	29
Todd McNair	12	3	---	---	14	29
Craig Shaffer	---	---	3	21	3	27
Jim Morrissey	---	---	3	19	4	26
Terry Kinard	---	---	5	12	5	22
Alvin Moore	5	1	---	---	16	22
Larry Brown	---	---	1	11	10	22
Derek Russell	16	5	---	---	---	21
Ben Thomas	---	---	3	17	---	20
Ken Johnson	---	---	2	14	2	18
Mike Johnson	---	---	3	3	11	17
Eric Moten	6	3	---	---	8	17
Romby Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	2	7	1	10
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darren Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	45	20	2	67
Terry Taylor	---	---	26	12	26	64
Mike Singletary	---	---	42	19	2	63
Shane Curry	---	---	38	17	8	63
Deron Cherry	---	---	43	18	1	62
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	34	18	8	60
Dennis Gibson	---	---	39	17	3	59
Charles Wright	---	---	41	13	2	56
Jeff Rutledge	10	43	---	---	---	53
Darrell Green	---	---	38	13	2	53
Patrick Salonen	8	38	---	---	7	53
John Flannery	6	46	---	---	---	52
Robert Clark	5	34	---	---	12	51
Jumbo Elliott	8	42	---	---	---	50
Paul Gruber	8	42	---	---	---	50
Jerry Rice	8	40	---	---	---	48
John Bruhin	7	36	---	---	4	47
Aubrey Matthews	9	36	---	---	---	45
Frank Simmons	---	---	27	11	7	45
Roy Green	2	25	---	---	17	44
Donnie Gardner	---	---	32	12	---	44
William Fuller	---	---	28	13	2	43
Willie Wyatt	---	---	27	14	1	42
Ricky Watters	7	33	---	---	---	40
Marty Lyons	---	---	28	9	1	38
Bobby Micho	5	20	---	---	11	36
Blake Ezor	0	10	---	---	24	34
Aaron Wallace	---	---	7	2	19	28
Kevin Porter	---	---	11	5	11	27
Dennis Bligen	7	9	---	---	10	26
Shane Conlan	---	---	10	4	11	25
Mike Dyal	1	6	---	---	18	25
Titus Dixon	0	7	---	---	18	25
Bret Clark	---	---	9	2	11	22
Carlton Haselrig	4	11	---	---	7	22
Blake Moore	3	11	---	---	7	21
Henry Lush	4	12	---	---	3	19
Louis Cooper	---	---	5	7	6	18
Mark Lewis	3	14	---	---	1	18
Lonnie Marts	---	---	9	5	4	18
Jeff Criswell	2	7	---	---	7	16
Anthony Thompson	3	11	---	---	2	16
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Secules	0	6	---	---	---	6
Charlie Baumann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	109	12.1
Middle	35	145	4.1
Right	5	38	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Portland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	21	17	0	0	0	2	2	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	38	19	6	1	4	6	6	3	2
Scott Secules	6	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	83	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	38	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	144	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	106	15.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Portland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Jessie Hester	7	6	60	13
TE Marv Cook	4	2	30	14
FB Bruce Perkins	3	2	4	12
C Tony Hunter	2	2	24	11
WR Earnest Byner	2	2	22	13
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	11	8
WR Todd McNair	1	1	2	3
WR Derek Russell	1	1	4	5

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	15	9	0	126	2	40
WR Robert Clark	9	2	1	36	1	34
WR Aubrey Matthews	8	3	3	51	1	36
WR Roy Green	5	3	0	55	1	25
TE Bobby Micho	2	1	1	16	0	20
RB Anthony Thompson	2	2	0	34	1	11
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	9	0	9
C Mark Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	0	0	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tim Worley	4	1	0.25	3.97

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	6	5	52	8.67	7.48

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	4	2	14	3.50	8.13
Scott Secules	4	0	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Portland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jessie Hester	3	3	39	13.00	8.57
C Tony Hunter	1	1	9	9.00	12.00
TE Marv Cook	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Derek Russell	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Clark	4	1	10	2.50	4.00
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	4	2.00	8.40
TE Bobby Micho	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Aubrey Matthews	1	0	0	0.00	6.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Portland	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Pinkett	7	5
Tim Worley	6	3

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Portland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	3	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	8	4	2
Scott Secules	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Portland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Hester	1	0	0
TE Marv Cook	1	0	0
FB Bruce Perkins	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	3	2	2
WR Aubrey Matthews	3	1	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0
WR Robert Clark	1	0	0
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (25,300)
End Zone 15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (25,300)
End Zone	15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)