Week 15, 1997

played in St. Louis, MO

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	7	10	6	3	-	26
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	7	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:59 LA - Terrell Davis 11 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 14:15 LA - Ricky Watters 1 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 01:37 LA - Ryan Longwell 25 field goal
3Q: 09:09 LA - Ryan Longwell 25 field goal
3Q: 07:05 STL - Cris Carter 52 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 01:24 LA - Ryan Longwell 48 field goal
4Q: 12:06 STL - Adam Vinatieri 50 field goal
4Q: 10:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 37 field goal
4Q: 00:46 LA - Ryan Longwell 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:59 LA - Terrell Davis 11 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 14:15 LA - Ricky Watters 1 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 01:37 LA - Ryan Longwell 25 field goal
3Q: 09:09 LA - Ryan Longwell 25 field goal
3Q: 07:05 STL - Cris Carter 52 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 01:24 LA - Ryan Longwell 48 field goal
4Q: 12:06 STL - Adam Vinatieri 50 field goal
4Q: 10:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 37 field goal
4Q: 00:46 LA - Ryan Longwell 27 field goal

Team Statistics LA STL
Record 7-7 6-8
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 15 0
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 416 226
- Offensive Plays 65 55
- Yards per Play 6.40 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 261 34
- Rushing Attempts 53 8
- Yards per Rush 4.92 4.25
Net Passing Yards 155 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 12 - 11 - 0 40 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 155 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 7/44
- Yards per Pass Play 12.92 4.09
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/55 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:39 23:22

Team Statistics	LA	STL
Record	7-7	6-8
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	15	0
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	416	226
- Offensive Plays	65	55
- Yards per Play	6.40	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	261	34
- Rushing Attempts	53	8
- Yards per Rush	4.92	4.25
Net Passing Yards	155	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	12 - 11 - 0	40 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	155	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	7/44
- Yards per Pass Play	12.92	4.09
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/55	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:39	23:22

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	5:39	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
1	4:21	5:12	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	12:58	2:00	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
2	6:14	4:45	OWN 29	9	63	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 17	1	10	Half
3	15:00	5:56	OWN 32	9	60	Field Goal
3	6:50	5:32	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
4	11:59	0:44	OWN 20	2	22	Fumble
4	9:58	3:25	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	4:28	1:49	OPP 49	3	0	Punt
4	1:48	1:07	OPP 14	3	4	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 32	4	16	Punt
1	6:51	2:30	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	14:09	1:11	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	10:58	4:44	OWN 19	9	10	Punt
2	1:29	1:05	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	9:04	2:14	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	1:18	4:19	OWN 20	10	47	Field Goal
4	11:15	1:17	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
4	6:33	2:05	OWN 17	7	32	Downs
4	2:39	0:51	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Terrell Davis, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	40	213	5.33	29	10	1
Ricky Watters	11	51	4.64	18	2	1
Wade Reeves	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Frank Sanders	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Curtis Martin	5	15	3.00	5
Charlie Garner	2	12	6.00	6
Brett Favre	1	7	7.00	7

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	12	11	155	0/0	0	54	0	118.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	40	22	236	7/44	1	52	0	80.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Wade Reeves	3	3	15	5.00	4	5
WR Shawn Collins	2	2	72	36.00	8	54
WR Herman Moore	2	2	13	6.50	0	8
RB Terrell Davis	2	2	25	12.50	6	18
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	23	23.00	0	23
TE David Sloan	1	2	7	7.00	0	7

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	6	16	137	22.83	50	52	1
WR Chris Cornell	4	6	36	9.00	14	18	0
TE Mark Chmura	3	4	44	14.67	13	19	0
FB Zack Crockett	3	3	-1	-0.33	1	5	0
WR Michael Westbrook	2	3	0	0.00	0	3	0
WR Bobby Engram	2	3	15	7.50	16	11	0
TE Pat Carter	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0
RB Charlie Garner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terrell Davis	1	0	0
David Sloan	1	0	0
Randy Dixon	0	1	0
Kevin Smith	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Cornell	1	0	0
Steve Atwater	0	1	0
Charlie Garner	0	1	0
Jason Gildon	0	0	1
Ben Wallace	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	3	143	47.7	39.3	55	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	5	230	46.0	38.6	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	4/4	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	4	37	9.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	20	20.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Marts	6	2	0.0	6	40
S Hannibal Lecter	5	1	0.0	8	43
CB Mark McMillian	4	0	0.0	7	40
S Lawyer Milloy	4	0	0.0	8	46
DT Clint Haynes	3	0	0.0	4	28
DE Jay Taylor	2	0	2.0	6	34
DE Alonzo Spellman	2	0	1.5	6	39
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	1	1.0	8	38
DT Jerome Brown	2	0	1.0	3	21
CB Kevin Smith	2	1	0.0	7	45
CB Frank Simmons	2	0	0.0	8	38
DT Rhett Hall	1	1	1.0	5	26
T Jumbo Elliott	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	0.0	1	5
DE Duane Ashman	0	1	0.5	2	13
ILB Reggie Givens	0	1	0.0	1	8

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ben Wallace	14	4	53	12
S Steve Atwater	8	4	52	12
OLB Jason Gildon	7	1	39	11
S Brock Marion	5	1	50	12
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	2	26	7
DT Nolan Harrison	4	1	36	10
CB Bobby Taylor	3	2	23	1
DE Jeff Cross	3	1	47	9
CB Richard Shelton	2	1	44	7
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	1	48	9
OLB Bosco Baracus	2	0	8	0
S Ace Ventura	2	0	6	1
CB Darryl Pounds	1	1	46	12
DE Nathan Davis	1	1	39	9
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	33	7
DE Vernon Edwards	1	0	6	3
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	2	0
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	20	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jay Taylor	2.0	0	1	0	34
DE Alonzo Spellman	1.5	1	3	0	39
ILB Levon Kirkland	1.0	0	0	1	38
DT Jerome Brown	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Rhett Hall	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Duane Ashman	0.5	0	1	0	13
DT Clint Haynes	0.0	0	3	0	28

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	1	0	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Hannibal Lecter	5	0	43
S Lawyer Milloy	4	2	46
OLB Lonnie Marts	4	1	40
CB Mark McMillian	3	0	40
CB Frank Simmons	2	0	38
CB Kevin Smith	2	0	45
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	5
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	28
ILB Levon Kirkland	0	1	38

St. Louis	Caught	PPlay
S Brock Marion	3	12
ILB Ben Wallace	3	12
OLB Jason Gildon	2	11
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	7
CB Richard Shelton	1	7
CB Shawn Springs	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jumbo Elliott	6	11	53	12
John Flannery	3	11	53	12
Randy Dixon	3	10	53	12
Frank Garcia	2	7	53	12
Gerald Perry	1	8	53	12
David Sloan	1	3	43	12
Wade Reeves	1	2	38	10
Daryl Johnston	0	1	10	0

St. Louis	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
James Williams	2	8	2	47
David Walker	2	8	1	47
Henry Lush	1	8	3	47
Kent Hull	1	8	1	47
Nate Newton	1	8	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Watters	2	22
Mark McMillian	1	16

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Crockett	3	14
Lake Dawson	1	18
Ace Ventura	1	11

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Dixon	53	12	---	---	7	72
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	8	46	12	66
Jumbo Elliott	53	12	---	---	---	65
Gerald Perry	53	12	---	---	---	65
Troy Aikman	53	12	---	---	---	65
John Flannery	53	12	---	---	---	65
Frank Garcia	53	12	---	---	---	65
Mark McMillian	---	---	7	40	16	63
David Sloan	43	12	---	---	6	61
Frank Sanders	47	10	---	---	---	57
Frank Simmons	---	---	8	38	8	54
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	8	43	3	54
Wade Reeves	38	10	---	---	6	54
Kevin Smith	---	---	7	45	1	53
Terrell Davis	42	9	---	---	---	51
Lonnie Marts	---	---	6	40	2	48
Levon Kirkland	---	---	8	38	2	48
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	6	39	2	47
Pierson Hill	26	3	---	---	17	46
Ricky Watters	15	4	---	---	22	41
Jay Taylor	---	---	6	34	1	41
Herman Moore	32	8	---	---	---	40
Clint Haynes	---	---	4	28	1	33
Rhett Hall	---	---	5	26	1	32
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	0	19	12	31
Jerome Brown	---	---	3	21	6	30
Jason Belser	---	---	2	16	6	24
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	2	7	15	24
Daryl Johnston	10	0	---	---	13	23
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	4	11	5	20
Reggie Givens	---	---	1	8	10	19
Shawn Collins	6	2	---	---	9	17
Jermaine Lewis	0	0	---	---	16	16
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	0	0	---	---	16	16
Duane Ashman	---	---	2	13	1	16
Wesley Carroll	6	2	---	---	4	12
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	11	11
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greg Huntington	0	0	---	---	7	7
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Drew Koplitz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ryan Tucker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dean Wells	---	---	1	5	---	6
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bernie Kosar	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Wallace	---	---	53	12	4	69
Steve Atwater	---	---	52	12	4	68
Richard Shelton	---	---	44	7	15	66
Brock Marion	---	---	50	12	3	65
David Walker	8	47	---	---	7	62
Darryl Pounds	---	---	46	12	4	62
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	48	9	5	62
Jeff Cross	---	---	47	9	3	59
Kent Hull	8	47	---	---	---	55
Nate Newton	8	47	---	---	---	55
Brett Favre	8	47	---	---	---	55
Henry Lush	8	47	---	---	---	55
James Williams	8	47	---	---	---	55
Jason Gildon	---	---	39	11	4	54
Chris Cornell	7	41	---	---	6	54
Cris Carter	8	44	---	---	---	52
Nathan Davis	---	---	39	9	4	52
Nolan Harrison	---	---	36	10	4	50
Mark Chmura	7	32	---	---	6	45
Santana Dotson	---	---	33	7	3	43
Charlie Garner	3	26	---	---	12	41
Michael Westbrook	5	22	---	---	14	41
Zack Crockett	2	23	---	---	14	39
Greg Lloyd	---	---	26	7	3	36
Bobby Taylor	---	---	23	1	9	33
Pat Carter	1	11	---	---	18	30
Shawn Springs	---	---	20	9	---	29
David Meggett	1	4	---	---	21	26
Curtis Martin	5	21	---	---	---	26
Bosco Baracus	---	---	8	0	17	25
Bobby Engram	1	11	---	---	11	23
Lake Dawson	0	0	---	---	18	18
Ace Ventura	---	---	6	1	11	18
Vernon Edwards	---	---	6	3	4	13
Lee Woodall	---	---	5	1	6	12
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Maddox	---	---	0	0	3	3
Richard Woodley	---	---	2	0	1	3
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Doug Riesenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	68	5.2
Middle	26	130	5.0
Right	14	63	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	4	18	4.5
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	12	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	40	22	3	1	4	4	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	24	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	77	38.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	35	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	40	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	89	11.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Wade Reeves	3	3	15	0	10
WR Shawn Collins	2	2	72	1	2
WR Herman Moore	2	2	13	0	8
RB Terrell Davis	2	2	25	0	9
TE David Sloan	2	1	7	0	12
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	23	1	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	16	6	1	137	3	44
WR Chris Cornell	6	4	2	36	0	41
TE Mark Chmura	4	3	0	44	0	32
FB Zack Crockett	3	3	0	-1	0	23
WR Michael Westbrook	3	2	0	0	0	22
WR Bobby Engram	3	2	1	15	0	11
TE Pat Carter	2	1	0	-1	0	11
RB Curtis Martin	2	1	0	6	0	21
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Davis	10	23	2.30	5.33
Ricky Watters	3	5	1.67	4.64

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	3	2	10	3.33	12.92

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	1	0	0.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	1	1	5	5.00	6.50
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE David Sloan	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Davis	9	3
Ricky Watters	3	2

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	1	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	15	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	2	2
WR Chris Cornell	3	2	1
TE Pat Carter	2	1	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	1	1
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0
WR Bobby Engram	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)