Conference Finals, 1997

played in Washington, DC

46 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	14	0	6	-	20
Washington Redskins	3	21	10	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 WAS - Donald Igwebuike 39 field goal
2Q: 12:20 WAS - Jimmy Smith 6 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 07:57 WAS - Frank Wycheck 11 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 06:26 LA - David Sloan 21 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 02:53 LA - Frank Sanders 23 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 01:44 WAS - Dale Carter 51 interception return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 12:04 WAS - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal
3Q: 02:33 WAS - Reidel Anthony 14 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 11:35 LA - Terrell Davis 8 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 WAS - Donald Igwebuike 39 field goal
2Q: 12:20 WAS - Jimmy Smith 6 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 07:57 WAS - Frank Wycheck 11 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 06:26 LA - David Sloan 21 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 02:53 LA - Frank Sanders 23 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 01:44 WAS - Dale Carter 51 interception return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 12:04 WAS - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal
3Q: 02:33 WAS - Reidel Anthony 14 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 11:35 LA - Terrell Davis 8 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point failed)

Team Statistics LA WAS
Record 11-8 16-2
First Downs 26 23
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 399 348
- Offensive Plays 71 68
- Yards per Play 5.62 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 139 96
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 5.56 3.56
Net Passing Yards 260 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 3 36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 283 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 5/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/45 4/31
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:44 31:16

Team Statistics	LA	WAS
Record	11-8	16-2
First Downs	26	23
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	399	348
- Offensive Plays	71	68
- Yards per Play	5.62	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	139	96
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	5.56	3.56
Net Passing Yards	260	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 3	36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	283	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	5/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/45	4/31
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:44	31:16

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 36	8	50	Interception
1	5:30	3:22	OWN 18	5	19	Punt
2	12:10	3:08	OWN 11	5	20	Punt
2	7:50	1:35	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	4:16	0:52	OWN 44	3	-13	Punt
2	3:09	0:31	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
2	1:44	0:09	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
2	1:35	1:08	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
3	11:56	3:23	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
3	2:27	5:58	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	9:45	3:13	OWN 6	7	26	Punt
4	4:09	1:16	OWN 45	7	39	Downs
4	2:09	1:09	OPP 49	5	43	Interception

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	5:15	OWN 20	10	58	Field Goal
1	2:08	4:58	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
2	9:02	1:12	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
2	6:15	1:59	OWN 20	6	39	Fumble
2	3:24	0:15	OWN 18	1	-3	Fumble
2	2:38	0:54	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	13:41	1:45	OPP 27	4	17	Field Goal
3	8:33	6:06	OWN 2	12	98	Touchdown
4	11:29	1:44	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
4	6:32	2:23	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	2:53	0:44	OWN 16	3	-7	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 6	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jack Ryan, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terrell Davis	19	110	5.79	22	3
Ricky Watters	5	16	3.20	9	0
Wade Reeves	1	13	13.00	13	1

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Forrest Gump	16	66	4.13	8	0
Jack Ryan	6	33	5.50	12	3
Terry Allen	5	-3	-0.60	2	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	43	22	283	3/23	3	35	3	66.3

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	36	24	272	5/20	3	29	0	116.9

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Sanders	7	14	126	18.00	10	35	1
TE David Sloan	5	8	46	9.20	4	21	1
RB Terrell Davis	4	7	30	7.50	16	12	1
WR Herman Moore	3	10	52	17.33	3	26	0
WR Tim Barnett	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
WR Shawn Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Smith	6	10	74	12.33	15	21	1
WR Amp Lee	4	6	60	15.00	16	23	0
WR Reidel Anthony	4	6	36	9.00	1	14	1
RB Forrest Gump	3	3	18	6.00	6	9	0
RB Terry Allen	2	2	37	18.50	19	29	0
TE Frank Wycheck	2	4	19	9.50	0	11	1
TE John Davis	2	3	18	9.00	3	10	0
WR Antwuan Wyatt	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Mark Seay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Todd Lyght	2	0	0.00	0
CB Dale Carter	1	51	51.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wade Reeves	1	0	0
Jermaine Lewis	1	0	0
Rhett Hall	0	1	1
Jerome Brown	0	1	0
Terrell Davis	0	1	0
Mark McMillian	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jack Ryan	2	0	0
Brandon Bertelsen	0	1	0
John Davis	0	0	1
Bob Scanlan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	6	251	41.8	39.3	57	2

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	5	244	48.8	43.4	57	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Lewis	3	27	9.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antwuan Wyatt	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Lewis	3	62	20.7	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reidel Anthony	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lawyer Milloy	8	0	1.0	26	39
ILB Levon Kirkland	8	1	0.0	25	38
S Hannibal Lecter	5	2	0.0	27	41
CB Frank Simmons	5	1	0.0	21	35
DT Esera Ruaolo	4	1	1.0	13	17
DE Alonzo Spellman	4	0	0.0	22	32
DT Clint Haynes	3	0	1.5	16	29
CB Mark McMillian	3	2	0.0	13	25
CB Kevin Smith	2	1	0.0	25	39
ILB Reggie Givens	2	0	0.0	5	17
DE Duane Ashman	2	0	0.0	8	10
DT Rhett Hall	1	4	1.0	13	20
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	3	0.0	24	27
QB Troy Aikman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	0.0	10	14
WR Frank Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jay Taylor	0	1	0.5	19	31
DT Jerome Brown	0	1	0.0	14	21

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Scanlan	9	0	0.0	25	46
S Tito Wooten	7	1	0.0	25	44
OLB Kevin Hardy	5	3	0.0	22	40
ILB Ronnie Ward	5	1	0.0	25	46
OLB Craig Sauer	4	1	1.0	23	38
DE Neil Smith	3	0	1.0	15	27
DT Eric Swann	3	0	1.0	14	27
CB Todd Lyght	3	1	0.0	24	45
CB Martin Mayhew	2	0	0.0	14	35
DT Keith Millard	1	1	0.0	11	19
DE Michael McCrary	1	1	0.0	18	33
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	1	0.0	13	20
T Howard Ballard	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jeff Brady	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Jimmy Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bryant Yerger	1	0	0.0	10	19
ILB Harvey Nichols	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Dale Carter	0	4	0.0	23	40
DE Anthony Pleasant	0	1	0.0	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Clint Haynes	1.5	0	0	29
DT Rhett Hall	1.0	0	0	20
DT Esera Ruaolo	1.0	0	0	17
S Lawyer Milloy	1.0	0	0	39
DE Jay Taylor	0.5	1	2	31
DE Alonzo Spellman	0.0	1	0	32
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	0	2	21

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neil Smith	1.0	1	1	2	27
OLB Craig Sauer	1.0	1	1	0	38
DT Eric Swann	1.0	0	2	0	27
DT Keith Millard	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Bryant Yerger	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Michael McCrary	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lawyer Milloy	5	1	39
CB Frank Simmons	4	1	35
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	0	38
CB Kevin Smith	3	0	39
S Hannibal Lecter	2	0	41
DE Alonzo Spellman	2	0	32
CB Mark McMillian	2	0	25
ILB Reggie Givens	2	0	17
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	10
OLB Lonnie Marts	0	1	27

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tito Wooten	5	0	0	44
OLB Kevin Hardy	5	0	0	40
CB Todd Lyght	4	1	2	45
S Bob Scanlan	4	0	0	46
ILB Ronnie Ward	2	0	0	46
CB Martin Mayhew	1	2	0	35
OLB Craig Sauer	1	0	0	38
CB Dale Carter	0	0	1	40

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	3	6	25	2	46
Jumbo Elliott	3	4	25	0	46
Wade Reeves	2	3	14	0	25
Gerald Perry	1	4	25	1	46
John Flannery	1	3	25	0	46
Daryl Johnston	1	1	4	0	6
David Sloan	1	1	21	0	36
Greg Huntington	0	3	25	0	46

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Schlereth	2	6	27	2	41
Tim Mangum	2	6	27	0	41
John Jackson	1	4	27	1	41
Kimble Anders	1	1	14	0	23
Howard Ballard	0	2	27	2	41
John Davis	0	1	17	0	16
Jamie Nails	0	1	27	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Pierson Hill	1	17
Mark McMillian	1	12
Wade Reeves	1	6

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
John Davis	3	16
Kevin Hardy	2	12
Kimble Anders	1	16

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Dixon	25	46	---	---	6	77
Jumbo Elliott	25	46	---	---	6	77
John Flannery	25	46	---	---	6	77
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	26	39	12	77
Levon Kirkland	---	---	25	38	12	75
Gerald Perry	25	46	---	---	---	71
Troy Aikman	25	46	---	---	---	71
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	27	41	3	71
Greg Huntington	25	46	---	---	---	71
Frank Simmons	---	---	21	35	13	69
Herman Moore	20	40	---	---	7	67
Kevin Smith	---	---	25	39	2	66
Frank Sanders	20	41	---	---	1	62
David Sloan	21	36	---	---	5	62
Ricky Watters	9	29	---	---	22	60
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	22	32	3	57
Lonnie Marts	---	---	24	27	3	54
Jay Taylor	---	---	19	31	2	52
Terrell Davis	20	31	---	---	---	51
Mark McMillian	---	---	13	25	12	50
Clint Haynes	---	---	16	29	1	46
Wade Reeves	14	25	---	---	6	45
Jerome Brown	---	---	14	21	5	40
Rhett Hall	---	---	13	20	2	35
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	13	17	4	34
Dean Wells	---	---	10	14	10	34
Pierson Hill	9	3	---	---	17	29
Shawn Collins	3	13	---	---	12	28
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	9	9	10	28
Reggie Givens	---	---	5	17	6	28
Daryl Johnston	4	6	---	---	11	21
Duane Ashman	---	---	8	10	1	19
Jermaine Lewis	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tim Barnett	0	1	---	---	13	14
Jason Belser	---	---	3	4	6	13
Wesley Carroll	5	5	---	---	---	10
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug Colman	---	---	4	3	---	7
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bernie Kosar	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Leeuwenburg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Khari Erwin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Ward	---	---	25	46	12	83
John Jackson	27	41	---	---	7	75
Jamie Nails	27	41	---	---	7	75
Kevin Hardy	---	---	22	40	12	74
Bob Scanlan	---	---	25	46	---	71
Todd Lyght	---	---	24	45	---	69
Tito Wooten	---	---	25	44	---	69
Howard Ballard	27	41	---	---	---	68
Mark Schlereth	27	41	---	---	---	68
Jack Ryan	27	41	---	---	---	68
Tim Mangum	27	41	---	---	---	68
Dale Carter	---	---	23	40	---	63
Craig Sauer	---	---	23	38	---	61
Martin Mayhew	---	---	14	35	10	59
Michael McCrary	---	---	18	33	3	54
Kimble Anders	14	23	---	---	16	53
Frank Wycheck	21	32	---	---	---	53
Forrest Gump	20	30	---	---	---	50
John Davis	17	16	---	---	16	49
Antwuan Wyatt	16	15	---	---	16	47
Neil Smith	---	---	15	27	1	43
Reidel Anthony	13	20	---	---	10	43
Terry Allen	7	11	---	---	24	42
Eric Swann	---	---	14	27	1	42
Jimmy Smith	10	29	---	---	---	39
Kendall Roberts	---	---	13	20	3	36
Amp Lee	12	22	---	---	1	35
Bryant Yerger	---	---	10	19	6	35
Keith Millard	---	---	11	19	1	31
Mark Seay	4	5	---	---	14	23
Greg Scales	1	2	---	---	18	21
Anthony Pleasant	---	---	7	13	---	20
Dwayne Harper	---	---	2	5	11	18
Harvey Nichols	---	---	3	6	4	13
Ken Johnson	---	---	0	0	11	11
Ron Cox	---	---	0	0	11	11
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Brady	---	---	1	1	6	8
Brandon Bertelsen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	7	7
Duane Hale	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	2	3	5
Glyn Milburn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Stoney Case	0	0	---	---	---	0
Happy Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	13	88	6.8
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	9	52	5.8
Right	5	14	2.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	43	22	4	1	4	3	6	2	3

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	36	24	3	2	1	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	54	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	107	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	99	12.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	102	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	14	161	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Sanders	14	7	2	126	2	41
WR Herman Moore	10	3	1	52	1	40
TE David Sloan	8	5	1	46	1	36
RB Terrell Davis	7	4	0	30	0	31
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Tim Barnett	1	1	0	10	0	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	0	4	0	29
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	0	15	0	25

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Smith	10	6	1	74	1	29
WR Amp Lee	6	4	0	60	1	22
WR Reidel Anthony	6	4	0	36	0	20
TE Frank Wycheck	4	2	0	19	0	32
TE John Davis	3	2	0	18	0	16
RB Forrest Gump	3	3	0	18	0	30
RB Terry Allen	2	2	0	37	1	11
WR Mark Seay	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Antwuan Wyatt	1	1	0	10	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Davis	3	12	4.00	5.79

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Forrest Gump	2	10	5.00	4.13
Terry Allen	1	1	1.00	-0.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	9	3	17	1.89	6.58

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	6	5	50	8.33	7.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	3	0	0	0.00	5.20
RB Terrell Davis	2	1	8	4.00	4.29
WR Frank Sanders	2	1	8	4.00	9.00
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE David Sloan	1	1	1	1.00	5.75

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Frank Wycheck	2	1	11	5.50	4.75
WR Amp Lee	1	1	9	9.00	10.00
WR Jimmy Smith	1	1	6	6.00	7.40
WR Antwuan Wyatt	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Reidel Anthony	1	1	14	14.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Forrest Gump	4	1
Jack Ryan	1	1
Terry Allen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	6	2	2

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Moore	3	1	1
WR Frank Sanders	3	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Smith	2	1	1
WR Reidel Anthony	2	1	1
RB Terry Allen	1	1	1
WR Antwuan Wyatt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)