Week 8, 1998

played in St. Louis, MO

41 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	7	7	7	3	-	24
St. Louis Cardinals	3	6	13	6	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 STL - Adam Vinatieri 51 field goal
1Q: 04:28 LA - Ricky Watters 7 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 11:33 LA - Wilmont Perry 6 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 06:30 STL - Adam Vinatieri 28 field goal
2Q: 00:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 57 field goal
3Q: 11:33 STL - Cris Carter 21 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 09:11 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal
3Q: 06:47 LA - Herman Moore 2 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 00:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
4Q: 12:15 LA - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
4Q: 09:10 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
4Q: 01:45 STL - Adam Vinatieri 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 STL - Adam Vinatieri 51 field goal
1Q: 04:28 LA - Ricky Watters 7 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 11:33 LA - Wilmont Perry 6 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 06:30 STL - Adam Vinatieri 28 field goal
2Q: 00:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 57 field goal
3Q: 11:33 STL - Cris Carter 21 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 09:11 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal
3Q: 06:47 LA - Herman Moore 2 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 00:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
4Q: 12:15 LA - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
4Q: 09:10 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
4Q: 01:45 STL - Adam Vinatieri 26 field goal

Team Statistics LA STL
Record 3-5 4-3
First Downs 17 27
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 23
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 293 546
- Offensive Plays 61 79
- Yards per Play 4.80 6.91
Net Rushing Yards 94 101
- Rushing Attempts 16 25
- Yards per Rush 5.88 4.04
Net Passing Yards 199 445
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 19 - 1 52 - 35 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 453
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.42 8.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/165 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 27
Time of Possession 23:29 36:31

Team Statistics	LA	STL
Record	3-5	4-3
First Downs	17	27
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	23
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	293	546
- Offensive Plays	61	79
- Yards per Play	4.80	6.91
Net Rushing Yards	94	101
- Rushing Attempts	16	25
- Yards per Rush	5.88	4.04
Net Passing Yards	199	445
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 19 - 1	52 - 35 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	453
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.42	8.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/165	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 27
Time of Possession	23:29	36:31

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	2:25	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	7:56	3:35	OPP 46	10	46	Touchdown
1	3:08	2:48	OWN 39	6	31	Missed FG
2	14:51	3:27	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
2	6:23	1:39	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	0:55	0:30	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
3	11:22	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	9:06	2:25	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	0:45	3:35	OWN 37	9	33	Field Goal
4	9:03	1:56	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	1:39	1:38	OWN 43	8	9	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	5	46	Field Goal
1	9:30	1:34	OWN 6	4	51	Fumble
1	4:21	1:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:20	0:29	OWN 37	2	10	Fumble
2	11:24	5:01	OWN 20	13	69	Field Goal
2	4:44	3:49	OWN 26	9	33	Missed FG
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 5	3	55	Field Goal
3	13:56	2:34	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	10:23	1:17	OPP 11	3	-7	Field Goal
3	6:41	5:56	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
4	12:10	3:07	OWN 20	8	55	Field Goal
4	7:07	5:28	OWN 18	11	73	Field Goal
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 48	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Rich Gannon, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wilmont Perry	7	24	3.43	7	0	1
Ricky Watters	6	55	9.17	17	3	1
Wade Reeves	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
Troy Aikman	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	15	48	3.20	11	1
Chris Floyd	5	25	5.00	9	0
Rich Gannon	4	21	5.25	14	1
Jon Irwin	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	42	19	224	3/25	1	37	1	60.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	52	35	453	2/8	1	41	0	100.9

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Sanders	9	14	144	16.00	3	37	0
WR Herman Moore	4	13	22	5.50	0	11	1
WR Shawn Collins	2	6	22	11.00	3	15	0
TE David Sloan	2	3	16	8.00	14	20	0
RB Wilmont Perry	2	2	20	10.00	13	18	0
FB Daryl Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ricky Watters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Joe Jurevicius	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	13	19	217	16.69	102	31	1
WR Bert Emanuel	8	12	46	5.75	1	11	0
TE Mark Chmura	4	5	50	12.50	22	22	0
RB Curtis Martin	3	3	64	21.33	59	25	0
WR James McKnight	2	4	15	7.50	0	14	0
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	44	22.00	34	41	0
FB Zack Crockett	2	3	13	6.50	3	7	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Michael Westbrook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Carlos King	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	Recov	Force
Mark McMillian	1	0
Sean Moran	1	0
Frank Simmons	0	1
Levon Kirkland	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rich Gannon	1	0	0	0
Curtis Martin	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	5	178	35.6	35.6	55	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	1	42	42.0	32.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	7/8	3/4	2/3	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	10	10.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	5	165	33.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	7	3	0.0	22	45
S Lawyer Milloy	7	2	0.0	25	47
S Hannibal Lecter	6	4	0.0	23	50
OLB Chris Spielman	6	1	0.0	13	29
CB Kevin Smith	5	3	0.0	23	51
CB Mark McMillian	5	1	0.0	19	38
CB Frank Simmons	5	0	0.0	20	45
DE Chuck Smith	3	1	0.0	20	41
S Derrick Hoskins	3	0	0.0	6	22
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	2	1.0	10	16
DT Austin Robbins	2	0	1.0	19	32
DE Sean Moran	2	1	0.0	19	44
CB Alex Molden	2	0	0.0	5	13
DT Clint Haynes	1	1	0.0	8	18
WR Herman Moore	1	0	---	---	---
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	0	0.0	9	29
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	0.0	14	27
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Dean Wells	0	1	0.0	7	23

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	7	0	2.0	13	43
S Steve Atwater	6	2	0.0	16	45
ILB Ben Wallace	5	2	0.0	16	45
CB Darryl Pounds	3	0	0.0	15	39
S Ace Ventura	2	0	0.0	12	35
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0.0	2	17
G Brent Smith	2	0	---	---	---
OLB James Francis	1	0	1.0	12	20
S Brock Marion	1	1	0.0	6	14
CB Richard Woodley	1	1	0.0	15	42
DE Mike Fox	1	0	0.0	13	27
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	9	16
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	0	0.0	12	28
CB Tito Paul	1	0	0.0	7	28
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	0.0	5	12
DE Andre Wadsworth	1	0	0.0	3	18
DT Daryl Gardnener	0	1	0.0	7	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Austin Robbins	1.0	0	2	32
OLB Lonnie Marts	1.0	0	0	16
OLB Dean Wells	0.0	1	1	23
DE Alonzo Spellman	0.0	1	0	27
ILB Antony Jordan	0.0	0	1	11

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	2.0	0	1	0	43
OLB James Francis	1.0	0	2	2	20
DE Mike Fox	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.0	0	2	0	28
OLB Brad Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mark McMillian	5	1	38
OLB Chris Spielman	5	0	29
CB Kevin Smith	4	2	51
CB Frank Simmons	4	0	45
S Lawyer Milloy	4	0	47
S Hannibal Lecter	3	1	50
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	1	45
DE Chuck Smith	3	0	41
S Derrick Hoskins	1	1	22
CB Alex Molden	1	1	13
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	0	16
DE Sean Moran	1	0	44

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	3	3	1	45
OLB Jason Gildon	3	1	0	43
CB Darryl Pounds	3	1	0	39
CB Bobby Taylor	2	1	0	17
S Ace Ventura	1	1	0	35
CB Richard Woodley	1	1	0	42
CB Shawn Springs	1	1	0	12
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0	16
S Brock Marion	1	0	0	14
CB Tito Paul	1	0	0	28
ILB Ben Wallace	1	0	0	45
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jumbo Elliott	2	4	16	1	45
Todd Weiner	2	3	16	1	45
Greg Huntington	1	3	16	0	45
John Flannery	1	2	16	1	45
Robbie Tobeck	1	2	16	0	45
David Sloan	1	1	13	0	23

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	4	7	25	0	54
Trent Pollary	1	1	25	0	54
Benjamin Blue	1	1	6	0	12
David Walker	0	4	25	1	54
David Ortiz	0	3	25	0	54
James Williams	0	2	12	1	37
Tony Berti	0	2	13	0	17
Zack Crockett	0	1	12	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Woodley	3	11
London Fletcher	1	21
Lee Woodall	1	14
Benjamin Blue	1	12

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	23	50	9	82
Kevin Smith	---	---	23	51	8	82
Mark McMillian	---	---	19	38	24	81
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	25	47	8	80
Frank Simmons	---	---	20	45	9	74
Levon Kirkland	---	---	22	45	7	74
Chuck Smith	---	---	20	41	8	69
Sean Moran	---	---	19	44	6	69
Robbie Tobeck	16	45	---	---	7	68
Frank Sanders	13	43	---	---	8	64
Jumbo Elliott	16	45	---	---	---	61
Troy Aikman	16	45	---	---	---	61
John Flannery	16	45	---	---	---	61
Greg Huntington	16	45	---	---	---	61
Todd Weiner	16	45	---	---	---	61
Austin Robbins	---	---	19	32	6	57
Herman Moore	13	40	---	---	---	53
Chris Spielman	---	---	13	29	7	49
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	14	27	5	46
Lonnie Marts	---	---	10	16	16	42
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	9	29	4	42
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	6	22	13	41
Wilmont Perry	11	27	---	---	---	38
David Sloan	13	23	---	---	1	37
Antony Jordan	---	---	6	11	19	36
Shawn Collins	5	17	---	---	13	35
Ricky Watters	8	25	---	---	2	35
Wade Reeves	9	18	---	---	8	35
Dean Wells	---	---	7	23	2	32
Clint Haynes	---	---	8	18	4	30
Joe Jurevicius	5	15	---	---	9	29
Pierson Hill	3	4	---	---	20	27
Alex Molden	---	---	5	13	6	24
Duane Ashman	---	---	7	13	1	21
Daryl Johnston	0	7	---	---	13	20
Terrell Davis	0	2	---	---	18	20
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	0	4	---	---	16	20
Paul Gruber	0	0	---	---	7	7
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ryan Tucker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jerome Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Benji Olson	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	25	54	---	---	9	88
Rich Gannon	25	54	---	---	---	79
Trent Pollary	25	54	---	---	---	79
David Ortiz	25	54	---	---	---	79
Brent Smith	25	54	---	---	---	79
Cris Carter	23	52	---	---	---	75
Steve Atwater	---	---	16	45	8	69
Richard Woodley	---	---	15	42	11	68
Bert Emanuel	21	40	---	---	5	66
Ace Ventura	---	---	12	35	17	64
Michael Westbrook	15	31	---	---	18	64
Ben Wallace	---	---	16	45	2	63
Jason Gildon	---	---	13	43	2	58
Darryl Pounds	---	---	15	39	2	56
Mark Chmura	14	31	---	---	5	50
Tito Paul	---	---	7	28	15	50
James Williams	12	37	---	---	---	49
James McKnight	7	21	---	---	21	49
Mike Fox	---	---	13	27	4	44
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	12	28	1	41
Curtis Martin	16	23	---	---	1	40
Tony Berti	13	17	---	---	9	39
Zack Crockett	12	21	---	---	6	39
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	7	29	2	38
Chris Floyd	8	29	---	---	---	37
London Fletcher	---	---	7	8	21	36
James Francis	---	---	12	20	3	35
Jon Irwin	1	4	---	---	26	31
Benjamin Blue	6	12	---	---	12	30
Bobby Taylor	---	---	2	17	10	29
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	3	18	7	28
Santana Dotson	---	---	9	16	1	26
Don Stewart	0	1	---	---	22	23
Vernon Edwards	---	---	4	17	1	22
Brock Marion	---	---	6	14	1	21
Lee Woodall	---	---	1	2	14	17
Shawn Springs	---	---	5	12	---	17
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	16	16
Carlos King	2	5	---	---	9	16
Brad Jackson	---	---	1	10	2	13
Jim Hairston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gino Graham	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	10	64	6.4
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	8	36	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	42	19	4	4	1	9	7	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	52	35	9	1	3	7	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	65	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	68	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	92	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	76	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	20	244	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Sanders	14	9	0	144	3	43
WR Herman Moore	13	4	1	22	0	40
WR Shawn Collins	6	2	0	22	0	17
TE David Sloan	3	2	0	16	1	23
RB Wilmont Perry	2	2	0	20	0	27
WR Joe Jurevicius	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Daryl Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	0	0	0	25

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	19	13	1	217	5	52
WR Bert Emanuel	12	8	1	46	0	40
TE Mark Chmura	5	4	1	50	1	31
WR James McKnight	4	2	0	15	0	21
FB Zack Crockett	3	2	0	13	0	21
RB Curtis Martin	3	3	0	64	2	23
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	0	44	1	12
RB Chris Floyd	2	1	0	4	0	29
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	0	0	0	31
RB Carlos King	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	2	19	9.50	9.17
Wilmont Perry	1	6	6.00	3.43

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	4	12	3.00	3.20
Chris Floyd	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	6	4	18	3.00	5.33

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	8	4	10	1.25	8.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Sanders	2	2	14	7.00	10.29
FB Daryl Johnston	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Herman Moore	1	1	2	2.00	1.69
TE David Sloan	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
RB Wilmont Perry	1	1	2	2.00	10.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	5	3	9	1.80	3.83
WR James McKnight	2	1	1	0.50	3.75
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	11.42

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	3	2
Wilmont Perry	2	0
Troy Aikman	1	0
Wade Reeves	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Gannon	1	1
Curtis Martin	1	0
Jon Irwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	5	3	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Sanders	3	3	1
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	0
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	5	4	2
WR James McKnight	3	2	1
FB Zack Crockett	3	2	2
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)