Week 8, 1997

played in Los Angeles, CA

66 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	7	7	-	14
Los Angeles Rams	3	6	7	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 LA - Ryan Longwell 37 field goal
2Q: 10:59 LA - Ryan Longwell 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LA - Ryan Longwell 30 field goal
3Q: 12:14 LA - Terrell Davis 4 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 07:14 STL - Chris Cornell 11 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 11:49 LA - Levon Kirkland 43 interception return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 07:36 STL - Cris Carter 18 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 LA - Ryan Longwell 37 field goal
2Q: 10:59 LA - Ryan Longwell 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LA - Ryan Longwell 30 field goal
3Q: 12:14 LA - Terrell Davis 4 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 07:14 STL - Chris Cornell 11 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 11:49 LA - Levon Kirkland 43 interception return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 07:36 STL - Cris Carter 18 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics STL LA
Record 3-5 2-6
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 17 5
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 336 293
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 4.80 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 94 189
- Rushing Attempts 22 46
- Yards per Rush 4.27 4.11
Net Passing Yards 242 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 1 11 - 6 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 104
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.04 9.45
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 5/62
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 39
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	STL	LA
Record	3-5	2-6
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	17	5
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	336	293
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	4.80	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	94	189
- Rushing Attempts	22	46
- Yards per Rush	4.27	4.11
Net Passing Yards	242	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 1	11 - 6 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	104
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.04	9.45
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	5/62
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 39
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	2:06	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	3:16	1:53	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt
2	14:52	1:43	OWN 23	4	11	Fumble
2	10:51	1:56	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	7:19	2:25	OWN 4	5	10	Punt
2	3:14	2:21	OWN 5	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	0:46	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	12:04	5:00	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	4:52	2:06	OWN 26	4	35	Punt
3	0:19	3:41	OWN 3	7	34	Interception
4	11:38	4:10	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:12	1:37	OWN 3	10	39	Downs

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 24	6	56	Field Goal
1	9:35	6:19	OWN 23	11	42	Missed FG
1	1:23	1:31	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	13:09	2:18	OPP 26	5	20	Field Goal
2	8:55	1:36	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
2	4:54	1:40	50	3	4	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 37	4	50	Field Goal
3	14:14	2:10	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
3	7:04	2:12	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
3	2:46	2:27	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	7:28	5:16	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 42	3	10	Game

Game MVP: Levon Kirkland, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	9	27	3.00	12	2
Curtis Martin	8	33	4.13	17	1
Brett Favre	3	24	8.00	13	1
Chris Cornell	2	10	5.00	5	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	30	99	3.30	27	3	1
Ricky Watters	15	90	6.00	14	4	0
Daryl Johnston	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	43	23	270	5/28	2	32	1	78.6

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	11	6	104	0/0	0	31	0	86.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	14	103	12.88	36	32	1
WR Chris Cornell	4	12	51	12.75	33	30	1
WR Bobby Engram	3	4	20	6.67	0	11	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	34	17.00	36	24	0
WR Michael Westbrook	2	5	19	9.50	7	14	0
TE Pat Carter	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
WR Lake Dawson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herman Moore	3	3	60	20.00	33	31
WR Frank Sanders	3	7	44	14.67	16	27
WR Shawn Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	43	43.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
Bobby Engram	1	1
Brett Favre	1	0
Charlie Garner	1	0
Michael Westbrook	0	1

Los Angeles	Recov	Force
Clint Haynes	1	0
Kevin Smith	0	2
Jason Belser	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	7	305	43.6	31.9	52	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	6	258	43.0	41.5	47	5

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	3/4	0/1	0/1	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	1	9	9.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	5	62	12.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	2	34	17.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	1	25	25.0	0
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	12	2	0.0	46	11
ILB Ben Wallace	8	5	0.0	46	11
DE Mike Fox	6	3	0.0	42	9
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	1	0.0	27	5
DT Santana Dotson	3	2	0.0	28	4
S Brock Marion	3	2	0.0	46	11
DT Daryl Gardnener	3	2	0.0	22	5
DT Nolan Harrison	3	0	0.0	34	8
CB Darryl Pounds	2	2	0.0	44	11
CB Richard Shelton	2	0	0.0	27	9
CB Shawn Springs	1	2	0.0	44	10
C Kent Hull	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	0.0	28	6
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	0.0	10	3

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Marts	9	2	1.0	17	42
CB Kevin Smith	8	0	1.0	21	42
ILB Levon Kirkland	6	1	0.5	20	41
CB Frank Simmons	5	0	1.0	16	43
S Derrick Hoskins	4	1	0.0	12	21
S Jason Belser	4	0	0.0	6	15
CB Mark McMillian	3	0	0.0	16	43
OLB Pellom McDaniels	3	0	0.0	5	6
DT Clint Haynes	2	1	1.0	11	29
DE Sean Moran	2	2	0.0	16	47
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	1	0.0	5	3
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	1	0.0	10	20
DT Jerome Brown	0	2	0.5	12	14
S Hannibal Lecter	0	2	0.0	21	46

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Edwards	1	1	0	5
DT Daryl Gardnener	0	1	1	5
OLB Jason Gildon	0	1	0	6

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clint Haynes	1.0	1	0	0	29
OLB Lonnie Marts	1.0	0	1	0	42
CB Frank Simmons	1.0	0	0	0	43
CB Kevin Smith	1.0	0	0	0	42
ILB Levon Kirkland	0.5	0	1	0	41
DT Jerome Brown	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Sean Moran	0.0	1	2	0	47
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	1	0	0	29
S Lawyer Milloy	0.0	0	1	1	46
DE Alonzo Spellman	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	5
CB Richard Shelton	1	9
S Brock Marion	1	11
OLB Jason Gildon	1	6
CB Richard Woodley	1	3
ILB Ben Wallace	1	11

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Smith	5	0	0	42
CB Frank Simmons	4	0	0	43
OLB Lonnie Marts	4	0	0	42
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	2	1	41
CB Mark McMillian	3	0	0	43
S Jason Belser	3	0	0	15
DE Sean Moran	1	0	0	47
S Hannibal Lecter	0	2	0	46
S Lawyer Milloy	0	1	0	46

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Lush	3	5	22	0	48
Kent Hull	1	7	22	1	48
James Williams	1	3	22	1	48
Nate Newton	1	2	22	3	48
David Walker	0	2	22	0	48

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Randy Dixon	7	9	0	46	11
John Flannery	3	12	0	46	11
Greg Huntington	2	9	2	46	11
Gerald Perry	1	6	0	46	11
Jumbo Elliott	1	3	0	46	11
David Sloan	1	1	0	42	10
Wade Reeves	0	5	0	29	9
Daryl Johnston	0	1	0	9	2

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	21
Bosco Baracus	1	21
Charlie Garner	1	16
Pat Carter	1	15
Lake Dawson	1	15
Tony Berti	1	7

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Watters	1	25
Mark McMillian	1	14
Greg Hill	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	22	48	---	---	7	77
Kent Hull	22	48	---	---	---	70
Nate Newton	22	48	---	---	---	70
Brett Favre	22	48	---	---	---	70
Henry Lush	22	48	---	---	---	70
James Williams	22	48	---	---	---	70
Chris Cornell	19	42	---	---	6	67
Cris Carter	22	42	---	---	---	64
Steve Atwater	---	---	46	11	5	62
Brock Marion	---	---	46	11	4	61
Ben Wallace	---	---	46	11	4	61
Mike Fox	---	---	42	9	8	59
Darryl Pounds	---	---	44	11	4	59
Michael Westbrook	11	35	---	---	13	59
Shawn Springs	---	---	44	10	4	58
Charlie Garner	12	26	---	---	16	54
Richard Shelton	---	---	27	9	12	48
Nolan Harrison	---	---	34	8	4	46
Benjamin Blue	15	25	---	---	4	44
Zack Crockett	10	18	---	---	16	44
Nathan Davis	---	---	28	9	2	39
Greg Lloyd	---	---	27	5	5	37
Jason Gildon	---	---	28	6	2	36
Santana Dotson	---	---	28	4	2	34
Bobby Engram	5	22	---	---	7	34
Bosco Baracus	---	---	10	1	21	32
Curtis Martin	10	22	---	---	---	32
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	22	5	4	31
Vernon Edwards	---	---	18	5	7	30
David Meggett	2	3	---	---	21	26
Bobby Taylor	---	---	6	2	15	23
Pat Carter	3	4	---	---	15	22
Lake Dawson	1	1	---	---	15	17
Richard Woodley	---	---	10	3	2	15
Jim Hairston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Maddox	---	---	0	0	6	6
Lee Woodall	---	---	0	1	5	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	3	3
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	0	0	1	1
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	18	46	14	78
Mark McMillian	---	---	16	43	14	73
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	21	46	2	69
Randy Dixon	46	11	---	---	10	67
Frank Simmons	---	---	16	43	8	67
Sean Moran	---	---	16	47	4	67
Kevin Smith	---	---	21	42	---	63
Levon Kirkland	---	---	20	41	1	62
Lonnie Marts	---	---	17	42	2	61
David Sloan	42	10	---	---	9	61
Jumbo Elliott	46	11	---	---	---	57
Gerald Perry	46	11	---	---	---	57
Troy Aikman	46	11	---	---	---	57
John Flannery	46	11	---	---	---	57
Greg Huntington	46	11	---	---	---	57
Frank Sanders	42	10	---	---	---	52
Ricky Watters	20	3	---	---	25	48
Wade Reeves	29	9	---	---	10	48
Rhett Hall	---	---	10	34	3	47
Duane Ashman	---	---	18	29	---	47
Clint Haynes	---	---	11	29	3	43
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	12	21	6	39
Pierson Hill	20	2	---	---	16	38
Terrell Davis	30	8	---	---	---	38
Herman Moore	24	8	---	---	---	32
Jerome Brown	---	---	12	14	4	30
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	10	20	---	30
Jason Belser	---	---	6	15	7	28
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	5	6	14	25
Shawn Collins	11	2	---	---	10	23
Daryl Johnston	9	2	---	---	8	19
Dean Wells	---	---	7	4	6	17
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	0	0	---	---	15	15
Arthur Marshall	0	0	---	---	14	14
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	10	10
Drew Koplitz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ryan Tucker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	5	3	---	8
Reggie Givens	---	---	1	3	2	6
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wesley Carroll	3	1	---	---	---	4
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bernie Kosar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	14	76	5.4
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	57	8.1
Middle	30	90	3.0
Right	9	42	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	43	23	3	1	4	5	6	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	11	6	2	1	0	0	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	190	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	57	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	59	14.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	45	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	14	8	1	103	1	42
WR Chris Cornell	12	4	1	51	1	42
WR Michael Westbrook	5	2	2	19	0	35
WR Bobby Engram	4	3	0	20	0	22
TE Benjamin Blue	3	1	0	10	0	25
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	34	1	22
TE Pat Carter	1	1	0	16	0	4
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	0	6	0	26
WR Lake Dawson	1	1	0	11	0	1

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Sanders	7	3	44	1	10
WR Herman Moore	3	3	60	1	8
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	2	7	3.50	6.00
Daryl Johnston	1	0	0.00	0.00
Terrell Davis	1	4	4.00	3.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	2	29	9.67	6.28

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	1	0	0	0.00	9.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Cornell	2	1	11	5.50	4.25
WR Cris Carter	1	1	18	18.00	7.36

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	8	4
Terrell Davis	5	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	4	3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	2	1
TE Benjamin Blue	2	1	1
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	1
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (25,300)
End Zone 16,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (25,300)
End Zone	16,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,700 (9,900)