Week 16, 1997

played in Los Angeles, CA

71 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers	0	0	0	3	-	3
Los Angeles Rams	7	7	0	13	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 LA - Ricky Watters 2 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 02:42 LA - Terrell Davis 5 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 11:27 TEN - Lucy Draper 27 field goal
4Q: 07:51 LA - Ryan Longwell 28 field goal
4Q: 03:55 LA - Levon Kirkland 68 interception return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 02:09 LA - Ryan Longwell 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 LA - Ricky Watters 2 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 02:42 LA - Terrell Davis 5 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 11:27 TEN - Lucy Draper 27 field goal
4Q: 07:51 LA - Ryan Longwell 28 field goal
4Q: 03:55 LA - Levon Kirkland 68 interception return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 02:09 LA - Ryan Longwell 18 field goal

Team Statistics TEN LA
Record 8-7 8-7
First Downs 10 21
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 143 346
- Offensive Plays 55 70
- Yards per Play 2.60 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 31 164
- Rushing Attempts 13 50
- Yards per Rush 2.38 3.28
Net Passing Yards 112 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 2 20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 141 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.67 9.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/78
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:39 36:21

Team Statistics	TEN	LA
Record	8-7	8-7
First Downs	10	21
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	143	346
- Offensive Plays	55	70
- Yards per Play	2.60	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	31	164
- Rushing Attempts	13	50
- Yards per Rush	2.38	3.28
Net Passing Yards	112	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 2	20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	141	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.67	9.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/78
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:39	36:21

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	0:12	OPP 31	1	0	Interception
1	10:03	1:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	2:46	2:20	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
2	10:41	2:58	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	2:32	2:17	OWN 17	6	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
3	10:26	1:35	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
3	3:23	3:00	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
4	13:00	1:41	OPP 15	3	5	Field Goal
4	7:44	4:02	OWN 20	11	34	Interception
4	3:42	1:05	OWN 20	4	-15	Downs
4	2:04	1:26	OWN 23	6	27	Downs

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
1	13:34	3:31	OWN 30	7	24	Punt
1	8:59	6:13	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
1	0:26	4:45	OWN 18	8	33	Punt
2	7:43	5:11	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 42	1	19	Missed FG
3	12:51	2:25	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	8:51	5:28	OWN 45	9	24	Missed FG
3	0:23	2:23	OWN 5	5	10	Fumble
4	11:19	3:35	OWN 41	6	48	Field Goal
4	2:37	0:33	OPP 5	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:38	0:38	50	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Terrell Davis, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rey Mysterio Jr	6	-3	-0.50	4	0
Jeff George	4	22	5.50	7	0
Sedrick Shaw	3	12	4.00	15	1

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	28	102	3.64	15	4	0
Ricky Watters	16	55	3.44	11	1	1
Greg Hill	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Wade Reeves	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Troy Aikman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Frank Sanders	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff George	32	20	101	4/21	0	26	2	41.2
Randall Floyd	5	2	40	1/8	0	28	0	68.8

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	20	14	182	0/0	1	39	1	94.2

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	15	82	9.11	35	28
TE Alfred Pupunu	3	3	31	10.33	0	12
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	3	4	10	3.33	4	6
FB Donnell Bennett	2	2	4	2.00	6	7
WR Alex Van Dyke	2	4	2	1.00	0	2
WR Lonzell Hill	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Macey Brooks	1	4	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Terrell Davis	4	4	77	19.25	58	39	1
WR Herman Moore	3	3	37	12.33	16	18	0
WR Frank Sanders	2	4	25	12.50	0	22	0
TE David Sloan	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	22	22.00	8	22	0
TE Pierson Hill	1	2	7	7.00	3	7	0
WR Wesley Carroll	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alvin Walton	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	78	39.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Recov	Force
Alvin Walton	1	0
Mark Carrier	0	1
Alex Van Dyke	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Frank Simmons	1	0
Ricky Watters	1	0
Reggie Givens	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	7	335	47.9	43.7	56	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	3	148	49.3	36.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/4	0/2	0/1	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Johnson	1	18	18.0	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	28	28.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Carrier	11	1	0.0	43	20
ILB Pepper Johnson	8	7	0.0	45	19
S George Teague	7	2	0.0	47	20
OLB Mike Vrabel	4	5	0.0	35	15
S Alvin Walton	4	0	0.0	46	19
S Ron Granger	4	0	0.0	9	0
OLB Carlos Jenkins	4	0	0.0	18	5
DT Israel Miller	3	3	0.0	33	13
DT Shane Dronett	3	2	0.0	31	18
DE Hugh Douglas	3	1	0.0	48	20
CB Dexter Bahr	3	0	0.0	30	14
OLB Vincent Brown	2	1	0.0	22	7
CB James Hasty	2	1	0.0	43	18
DE Ray Moreno	2	1	0.0	21	2
DE Shante Carver	1	3	0.0	35	13
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chris Dishman	0	2	0.0	16	5
DE Anthony Smith	0	1	0.0	23	11

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mark McMillian	7	1	0.0	12	39
S Hannibal Lecter	5	0	0.0	12	38
DT Clint Haynes	4	0	1.0	10	22
OLB Lonnie Marts	4	4	0.0	12	32
ILB Levon Kirkland	4	3	0.0	11	32
OLB Pellom McDaniels	3	0	0.5	1	10
CB Kevin Smith	3	0	0.0	12	35
CB Frank Simmons	2	2	0.5	11	35
S Lawyer Milloy	2	1	0.5	12	37
S Jason Belser	2	0	0.0	4	21
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	1.0	1	4
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	1.0	1	19
DT Jerome Brown	1	1	0.5	6	18
DE Jay Taylor	1	1	0.0	12	32
TE David Sloan	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Israel Miller	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Shane Dronett	0.0	0	1	0	18

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Duane Ashman	1.0	2	2	0	19
DT Clint Haynes	1.0	0	0	1	22
OLB Dean Wells	1.0	0	0	0	4
DT Jerome Brown	0.5	0	0	0	18
CB Frank Simmons	0.5	0	0	0	35
OLB Pellom McDaniels	0.5	0	0	0	10
S Lawyer Milloy	0.5	0	0	0	37
DT Rhett Hall	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Lonnie Marts	0.0	0	1	0	32
ILB Levon Kirkland	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S George Teague	5	0	0	20
S Mark Carrier	3	1	0	20
CB James Hasty	2	0	0	18
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	0	14
S Alvin Walton	1	0	1	19
DE Ray Moreno	1	0	0	2

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mark McMillian	4	1	0	39
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	0	2	32
S Hannibal Lecter	3	0	0	38
OLB Lonnie Marts	3	0	0	32
CB Kevin Smith	3	0	0	35
OLB Pellom McDaniels	2	1	0	10
CB Frank Simmons	2	0	0	35
S Jason Belser	1	0	0	21
DE Jay Taylor	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wally Williams	1	2	13	1	37
Jeff Davidson	0	2	13	2	42
Jay Pennison	0	2	13	1	42
Orlando Brown	0	2	13	1	42
Donnell Bennett	0	1	8	0	15

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Greg Huntington	5	9	48	20
Randy Dixon	3	10	50	20
John Flannery	3	8	50	20
David Sloan	2	3	42	16
Daryl Johnston	2	2	10	3
Gerald Perry	1	6	50	20
Wade Reeves	1	5	30	13
Ryan Tucker	1	4	38	17
Pierson Hill	0	1	20	7
Drew Koplitz	0	1	12	3

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Aska	1	14
Alex Van Dyke	1	9
Alfred Pupunu	1	6

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Arthur Marshall	1	15
Greg Hill	1	14

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hugh Douglas	---	---	48	20	6	74
Alvin Walton	---	---	46	19	5	70
George Teague	---	---	47	20	3	70
Pepper Johnson	---	---	45	19	3	67
Mark Carrier	---	---	43	20	3	66
Jay Pennison	13	42	---	---	8	63
James Hasty	---	---	43	18	2	63
Jeff Davidson	13	42	---	---	8	63
Wally Williams	13	37	---	---	8	58
Orlando Brown	13	42	---	---	---	55
Dexter Bahr	---	---	30	14	10	54
Lonzell Hill	10	38	---	---	5	53
Shane Dronett	---	---	31	18	3	52
Mike Vrabel	---	---	35	15	2	52
Shante Carver	---	---	35	13	3	51
Haywood Jeffires	12	37	---	---	1	50
Israel Miller	---	---	33	13	4	50
George Hegamin	13	37	---	---	---	50
Jeff George	13	36	---	---	---	49
Alfred Pupunu	8	32	---	---	6	46
Rey Mysterio Jr	8	24	---	---	10	42
Sedrick Shaw	5	17	---	---	18	40
Vincent Brown	---	---	22	7	9	38
Anthony Smith	---	---	23	11	4	38
Alex Van Dyke	7	17	---	---	9	33
Chris Dishman	---	---	16	5	11	32
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	18	5	8	31
Itula Mili	6	9	---	---	13	28
Donnell Bennett	8	15	---	---	2	25
Ray Moreno	---	---	21	2	1	24
Joe Aska	1	9	---	---	14	24
Ron Granger	---	---	9	0	13	22
Macey Brooks	0	12	---	---	9	21
Thomas Rayam	0	10	---	---	8	18
Ben Talley	---	---	0	0	15	15
Curtis Jackson III	---	---	5	1	4	10
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randall Floyd	0	6	---	---	1	7
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ben Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Akers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Settle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Michels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abraham Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Flannery	50	20	---	---	7	77
Randy Dixon	50	20	---	---	6	76
Gerald Perry	50	20	---	---	---	70
Troy Aikman	50	20	---	---	---	70
Greg Huntington	48	20	---	---	1	69
David Sloan	42	16	---	---	9	67
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	12	37	15	64
Frank Simmons	---	---	11	35	16	62
Mark McMillian	---	---	12	39	11	62
Frank Sanders	38	17	---	---	---	55
Ryan Tucker	38	17	---	---	---	55
Wade Reeves	30	13	---	---	11	54
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	12	38	2	52
Kevin Smith	---	---	12	35	1	48
Lonnie Marts	---	---	12	32	2	46
Herman Moore	33	13	---	---	---	46
Terrell Davis	30	16	---	---	---	46
Levon Kirkland	---	---	11	32	2	45
Jay Taylor	---	---	12	32	1	45
Ricky Watters	25	7	---	---	9	41
Pierson Hill	20	7	---	---	13	40
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	11	25	1	37
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	4	23	8	35
Clint Haynes	---	---	10	22	3	35
Rhett Hall	---	---	7	24	3	34
Jason Belser	---	---	4	21	8	33
Jerome Brown	---	---	6	18	5	29
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	1	10	14	25
Daryl Johnston	10	3	---	---	11	24
Drew Koplitz	12	3	---	---	7	22
Duane Ashman	---	---	1	19	---	20
Arthur Marshall	2	0	---	---	15	17
Shawn Collins	9	5	---	---	2	16
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	2	10	4	16
Greg Hill	2	0	---	---	14	16
Tim Barnett	2	0	---	---	13	15
Dean Wells	---	---	1	4	7	12
Wesley Carroll	7	3	---	---	---	10
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Reggie Givens	---	---	2	6	1	9
Frank Garcia	2	0	---	---	7	9
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bernie Kosar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	10	19	1.9
Right	1	15	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	41	2.7
Middle	25	89	3.6
Right	9	35	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff George	32	20	1	0	4	2	3	2	2
Randall Floyd	5	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	20	14	3	0	2	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	24	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	77	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	12	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	28	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	33	16.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	84	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	43	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	15	9	1	82	2	37
WR Lonzell Hill	4	1	2	7	0	38
WR Alex Van Dyke	4	2	0	2	0	17
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	4	3	1	10	0	24
WR Macey Brooks	4	1	0	0	0	12
TE Alfred Pupunu	3	3	0	31	0	32
FB Donnell Bennett	2	2	0	4	0	15
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0	5	0	17

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Terrell Davis	4	4	0	77	1	16
WR Frank Sanders	4	2	2	25	1	17
TE David Sloan	4	2	0	6	0	16
WR Herman Moore	3	3	0	37	0	13
TE Pierson Hill	2	1	0	7	0	7
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	0	8	0	5
WR Wesley Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	0	22	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	-4	-4.00	-0.50

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	3	2	0.67	3.44
Terrell Davis	3	-5	-1.67	3.64
Greg Hill	2	5	2.50	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff George	2	2	9	4.50	3.16

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	4	3	11	2.75	9.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	3	3.00	5.47
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	6	6.00	2.50

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pierson Hill	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	5	5.00	19.25
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	3	3.00	6.25
TE David Sloan	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff George	2	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	6	5
Terrell Davis	5	2
Greg Hill	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff George	10	7	3
Randall Floyd	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	4	1
WR Lonzell Hill	3	1	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	1
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Carroll	1	0	0
TE David Sloan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 94,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	94,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)