Week 1, 1995

played in St. Louis, MO

92 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	10	0	0	14	-	24
St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	10	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 LA - Terrell Davis 7 fumble return (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 00:35 LA - John Carney 24 field goal
2Q: 00:58 STL - Irv Smith 6 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:03 STL - David Meggett 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:32 STL - Dale Dawson 21 field goal
4Q: 14:06 LA - Terrell Davis 18 run (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 09:41 STL - Charlie Garner 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:06 LA - Shawn Collins 56 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 LA - Terrell Davis 7 fumble return (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 00:35 LA - John Carney 24 field goal
2Q: 00:58 STL - Irv Smith 6 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:03 STL - David Meggett 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:32 STL - Dale Dawson 21 field goal
4Q: 14:06 LA - Terrell Davis 18 run (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 09:41 STL - Charlie Garner 5 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:06 LA - Shawn Collins 56 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)

Team Statistics LA STL
Record 0-0-1 0-0-1
First Downs 33 21
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 21 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 553 417
- Offensive Plays 85 79
- Yards per Play 6.51 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 166 97
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 6.15 2.85
Net Passing Yards 387 320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 34 - 1 43 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 396 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/69 8/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 37:45 37:15

Team Statistics	LA	STL
Record	0-0-1	0-0-1
First Downs	33	21
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	21	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	553	417
- Offensive Plays	85	79
- Yards per Play	6.51	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	166	97
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	6.15	2.85
Net Passing Yards	387	320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 34 - 1	43 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	396	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/69	8/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	37:45	37:15

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	6:08	5:39	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
2	13:17	3:37	OWN 34	7	27	Punt
2	8:09	0:54	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
2	4:21	1:57	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 23	2	27	Half
3	12:28	1:47	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
3	9:53	2:47	OWN 25	4	18	Interception
3	2:24	3:36	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	9:31	2:05	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	5:18	3:46	OWN 30	11	63	Downs
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 44	1	56	Touchdown
OT1	8:43	3:14	OWN 22	7	37	Punt
OT1	3:26	0:50	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
OT1	1:25	1:25	OWN 20	6	51	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:10	3:02	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
1	0:29	2:12	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	9:40	1:31	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	7:15	2:54	OWN 22	6	25	Punt
2	2:24	1:35	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	10:41	0:48	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
3	7:06	4:42	OWN 38	8	58	Field Goal
4	13:48	4:17	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	7:26	2:08	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
4	1:32	1:26	OWN 7	5	12	Punt
OT1	15:00	6:17	OWN 20	13	65	Missed FG
OT1	5:29	2:03	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
OT1	2:36	1:11	OWN 42	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	16	82	5.13	18	4	1
Steve Young	6	49	8.17	17	2	0
Ricky Watters	5	35	7.00	12	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	28	86	3.07	11	2	1
Brett Favre	3	4	1.33	5	0	0
David Meggett	1	2	2.00	2	0	1
Eddie Vedder	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Curtis Martin	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	56	34	396	2/9	1	56	1	80.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	43	28	327	2/7	1	59	0	95.7

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Sanders	8	10	107	13.38	6	26	0
WR Shawn Collins	5	13	118	23.60	36	56	1
RB Terrell Davis	5	7	34	6.80	1	15	0
WR Wesley Carroll	4	9	34	8.50	3	21	0
RB Ricky Watters	4	5	16	4.00	3	10	0
WR Jessie Hester	3	5	35	11.67	11	20	0
TE Pierson Hill	2	3	14	7.00	8	15	0
TE David Sloan	2	2	32	16.00	16	20	0
FB Keith Byars	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Wade Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Raghib Ismail	6	8	114	19.00	62	38	0
WR Michael Westbrook	6	10	36	6.00	0	10	0
WR Eddie Vedder	5	9	46	9.20	26	20	0
TE Irv Smith	3	3	29	9.67	8	15	1
RB Charlie Garner	3	5	6	2.00	3	6	0
TE Benjamin Blue	2	3	12	6.00	1	8	0
RB David Meggett	1	1	59	59.00	57	59	0
WR Jake Reed	1	1	19	19.00	11	19	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	2	6	6.00	7	6	0
WR Chris Cornell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shawn Collins	1	0	0	0
Terrell Davis	0	1	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Walhberg	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	7	260	37.1	31.0	62	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Sanders	9	396	44.0	37.7	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	3	17	5.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricky Watters	2	44	22.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kevin Smith	9	3	0.0	32	43
OLB Aaron Wallace	7	3	0.0	25	39
ILB Levon Kirkland	7	0	0.0	27	36
S Derrick Hoskins	6	4	0.0	31	44
CB Jarvis Williams	6	2	0.0	32	41
DT Scott Davis	5	1	0.0	23	26
S Hannibal Lecter	4	0	0.0	32	42
DT Rhett Hall	3	0	1.0	19	28
DE Jay Taylor	3	2	0.0	30	34
ILB Pat Swilling	3	1	0.0	9	12
DE Alonzo Spellman	3	0	0.0	27	35
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	0	0.5	22	35
CB Frank Simmons	1	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	1	0.0	18	16
WR Jessie Hester	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dixon Edwards	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE Rueben Davis	0	2	0.5	7	10

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	9	0	0.0	27	58
CB Mark Collins	8	2	0.0	19	45
OLB Jason Gildon	7	3	0.0	26	52
ILB Greg Lloyd	6	3	0.0	19	24
S Darren Woodson	6	2	0.0	27	57
CB Bobby Taylor	5	2	0.0	25	55
DE Vera De Milo	3	1	2.0	25	48
OLB Paschall Davis	3	2	0.0	8	30
CB Mark Walhberg	3	1	0.0	26	48
OLB Lee Woodall	3	1	0.0	8	10
DT Alfred Oglesby	2	2	0.0	18	33
DT Nolan Harrison	2	0	0.0	17	29
DE Chris Zorich	2	0	0.0	23	55
S Darren Perry	1	0	0.0	2	10
OLB Trevor Wilmont	1	0	0.0	1	14
DE Josh Evans	0	1	0.0	8	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rhett Hall	1.0	0	0	28
DE Rueben Davis	0.5	0	0	10
DT Esera Ruaolo	0.5	0	0	35
S Derrick Hoskins	0.0	1	0	44
DT Scott Davis	0.0	0	2	26
DE Alonzo Spellman	0.0	0	2	35
DE Jay Taylor	0.0	0	1	34

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vera De Milo	2.0	0	0	0	48
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	2	0	0	29
DE Chris Zorich	0.0	0	3	1	55
DT Dana Stubblefield	0.0	0	3	0	36
DE Josh Evans	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jarvis Williams	6	0	41
OLB Aaron Wallace	6	0	39
CB Kevin Smith	4	2	43
S Derrick Hoskins	4	0	44
S Hannibal Lecter	3	0	42
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	1	36
CB Frank Simmons	1	0	30
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	0	35
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	35

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darren Woodson	6	1	0	57
CB Mark Collins	6	0	0	45
S Steve Atwater	5	2	1	58
OLB Jason Gildon	4	2	0	52
OLB Paschall Davis	3	1	0	30
CB Bobby Taylor	3	0	0	55
CB Mark Walhberg	2	1	0	48
ILB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0	24
OLB Lee Woodall	2	0	0	10
OLB Trevor Wilmont	1	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	3	5	27	0	58
Greg Huntington	3	4	27	1	58
Jumbo Elliott	2	5	27	1	58
Keith Byars	1	2	4	0	11
John Flannery	1	2	27	0	58
Lincoln Kennedy	1	2	27	0	58
Wade Reeves	0	1	15	0	23

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	4	6	1	34	0	45
Harris Barton	3	9	0	34	1	45
Nate Newton	2	5	0	34	0	45
James Williams	1	4	0	34	0	45
Will Shields	0	6	0	34	1	45
Benjamin Blue	0	1	0	25	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmie Johnson	3	18

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Wilmont	3	33
David Meggett	1	28
Harris Barton	1	11

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Dixon	27	58	---	---	8	93
Jarvis Williams	---	---	32	41	13	86
Steve Young	27	58	---	---	---	85
Jumbo Elliott	27	58	---	---	---	85
John Flannery	27	58	---	---	---	85
Greg Huntington	27	58	---	---	---	85
Lincoln Kennedy	27	58	---	---	---	85
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	31	44	2	77
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	32	42	2	76
Kevin Smith	---	---	32	43	1	76
Frank Simmons	---	---	17	30	28	75
Frank Sanders	19	49	---	---	---	68
Aaron Wallace	---	---	25	39	3	67
Jay Taylor	---	---	30	34	2	66
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	27	35	2	64
Levon Kirkland	---	---	27	36	1	64
Terrell Davis	21	38	---	---	5	64
Shawn Collins	21	40	---	---	---	61
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	22	35	2	59
Pierson Hill	20	29	---	---	9	58
Ricky Watters	15	37	---	---	5	57
Scott Davis	---	---	23	26	7	56
Jessie Hester	9	25	---	---	19	53
Rhett Hall	---	---	19	28	1	48
Dixon Edwards	---	---	7	6	34	47
Wade Reeves	15	23	---	---	2	40
Lonnie Marts	---	---	18	16	---	34
David Sloan	2	11	---	---	21	34
Pat Swilling	---	---	9	12	11	32
Myron Guyton	---	---	8	5	19	32
Keith Byars	4	11	---	---	16	31
Rueben Davis	---	---	7	10	10	27
Wesley Carroll	8	18	---	---	---	26
Jimmie Johnson	0	2	---	---	18	20
Tim Barnett	1	7	---	---	11	19
Johnny Bailey	0	0	---	---	18	18
Raylee Johnson	---	---	4	11	2	17
John Gesek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug Widell	0	0	---	---	8	8
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Randolph	---	---	4	2	1	7
John Carney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	34	45	---	---	11	90
Will Shields	34	45	---	---	11	90
Steve Atwater	---	---	27	58	2	87
Chris Zorich	---	---	23	55	8	86
Darren Woodson	---	---	27	57	1	85
Bobby Taylor	---	---	25	55	1	81
Jason Gildon	---	---	26	52	2	80
Nate Newton	34	45	---	---	---	79
Courtney Hall	34	45	---	---	---	79
Brett Favre	34	45	---	---	---	79
James Williams	34	45	---	---	---	79
Mark Collins	---	---	19	45	11	75
Mark Walhberg	---	---	26	48	1	75
Vera De Milo	---	---	25	48	1	74
Raghib Ismail	28	38	---	---	---	66
Charlie Garner	33	32	---	---	---	65
Benjamin Blue	25	29	---	---	7	61
Eddie Vedder	23	37	---	---	---	60
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	18	33	7	58
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	15	36	1	52
Michael Westbrook	17	32	---	---	---	49
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	1	14	33	48
David Meggett	10	9	---	---	28	47
Nolan Harrison	---	---	17	29	1	47
Paschall Davis	---	---	8	30	9	47
Greg Lloyd	---	---	19	24	2	45
Zack Crockett	13	11	---	---	20	44
Chris Cornell	10	15	---	---	5	30
Josh Evans	---	---	8	22	---	30
Dion Lambert	---	---	3	12	14	29
Alfred Pupunu	1	0	---	---	21	22
Darren Perry	---	---	2	10	10	22
Lee Woodall	---	---	8	10	3	21
Irv Smith	7	6	---	---	7	20
Derek Brown	0	0	---	---	19	19
Jake Reed	2	3	---	---	12	17
Lake Dawson	0	0	---	---	17	17
Curtis Martin	1	13	---	---	---	14
Bernard Dafney	0	0	---	---	11	11
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	11	11
Paul Roquemore	0	0	---	---	11	11
Larry Sanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ace Ventura	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jarret Collins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	15	97	6.5
Right	6	39	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	17	42	2.5
Right	12	30	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	56	34	7	2	2	8	7	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	43	28	5	2	4	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	73	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	179	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	108	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	210	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Collins	13	5	1	118	2	40
WR Frank Sanders	10	8	0	107	2	49
WR Wesley Carroll	9	4	0	34	1	18
RB Terrell Davis	7	5	0	34	0	38
WR Jessie Hester	5	3	1	35	1	25
RB Ricky Watters	5	4	0	16	0	37
TE Pierson Hill	3	2	0	14	0	29
TE David Sloan	2	2	0	32	1	11
FB Keith Byars	1	1	0	6	0	11
FB Wade Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	23

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Westbrook	10	6	1	36	0	32
WR Eddie Vedder	9	5	1	46	1	37
WR Raghib Ismail	8	6	0	114	3	38
RB Charlie Garner	5	3	0	6	0	32
TE Irv Smith	3	3	0	29	0	6
TE Benjamin Blue	3	2	0	12	0	29
RB Curtis Martin	2	1	1	6	0	13
RB David Meggett	1	1	0	59	1	9
WR Jake Reed	1	1	0	19	0	3
WR Chris Cornell	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	1	11	11.00	7.00
Terrell Davis	1	18	18.00	5.13

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	5	17	3.40	3.07
David Meggett	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	9	4	16	1.78	7.07

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	5	2	9	1.80	7.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Collins	3	1	8	2.67	9.08
WR Wesley Carroll	3	2	9	3.00	3.78
TE Pierson Hill	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.67
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	0	0.00	3.20

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Vedder	2	1	3	1.50	5.11
WR Michael Westbrook	2	0	0	0.00	3.60
TE Irv Smith	1	1	6	6.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Young	1	1
Terrell Davis	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	2	1
Brett Favre	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	11	6	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	15	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Collins	6	2	2
WR Wesley Carroll	2	2	1
RB Ricky Watters	2	1	0
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Raghib Ismail	6	4	4
WR Eddie Vedder	3	1	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	1	0
WR Michael Westbrook	2	0	0
TE Irv Smith	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)