Week 1, 1999

played in Seattle, OR

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	0	7	3	0	-	10
Seattle Seahawks	3	10	3	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 SEA - Jason Elam 50 field goal
2Q: 12:21 SEA - Hines Ward 9 pass from Brad Johnson (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 05:13 LA - Frank Sanders 4 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:50 SEA - Jason Elam 28 field goal
3Q: 09:25 SEA - Jason Elam 52 field goal
3Q: 00:58 LA - Ryan Longwell 28 field goal
4Q: 01:16 SEA - Hines Ward 2 pass from Brad Johnson (Butch Rasmussen run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 SEA - Jason Elam 50 field goal
2Q: 12:21 SEA - Hines Ward 9 pass from Brad Johnson (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 05:13 LA - Frank Sanders 4 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:50 SEA - Jason Elam 28 field goal
3Q: 09:25 SEA - Jason Elam 52 field goal
3Q: 00:58 LA - Ryan Longwell 28 field goal
4Q: 01:16 SEA - Hines Ward 2 pass from Brad Johnson (Butch Rasmussen run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics LA SEA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 6
Total Net Yards 282 275
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 4.78 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 88 101
- Rushing Attempts 21 37
- Yards per Rush 4.19 2.73
Net Passing Yards 194 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 2 26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 207 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/100 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/109 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:23 33:37

Team Statistics	LA	SEA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	6
Total Net Yards	282	275
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	4.78	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	88	101
- Rushing Attempts	21	37
- Yards per Rush	4.19	2.73
Net Passing Yards	194	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 2	26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	207	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/100	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/109	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:23	33:37

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:29	1:28	OWN 43	4	19	Punt
1	8:08	4:06	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
1	2:11	2:11	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
2	12:15	7:09	OWN 42	15	58	Touchdown
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 25	3	13	Interception
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 27	4	51	Fumble
3	9:19	3:03	OWN 38	5	25	Punt
3	5:04	4:12	OPP 39	8	28	Field Goal
4	9:42	2:20	OWN 38	5	15	Punt
4	1:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	13:01	4:53	OWN 20	10	47	Field Goal
1	4:02	1:51	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	15:00	2:45	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
2	5:06	4:22	OWN 39	8	50	Field Goal
3	13:09	3:50	OWN 22	7	43	Field Goal
3	6:16	1:12	OWN 6	4	2	Punt
3	0:52	6:10	OWN 23	10	36	Interception
4	7:22	6:13	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 30	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Jason Elam, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Watters	16	61	3.81	11	1
Wilmont Perry	4	20	5.00	13	1
Wade Reeves	1	7	7.00	7	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Butch Rasmussen	24	57	2.38	12	3
Skip Hicks	11	41	3.73	13	2
Brad Johnson	2	3	1.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	36	22	207	2/13	1	39	2	63.1

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Johnson	26	14	182	2/8	2	34	1	85.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Moore	6	10	60	10.00	23	30	0
WR Joe Jurevicius	6	11	35	5.83	0	16	0
WR Shawn Collins	3	5	39	13.00	7	18	0
WR Frank Sanders	3	5	55	18.33	31	39	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Wilmont Perry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Patten	5	8	97	19.40	9	34	0
WR Hines Ward	5	10	53	10.60	12	17	2
WR Joey Galloway	2	4	7	3.50	2	9	0
WR Dedric Ward	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
TE Roland Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Clint Haynes	1	3	3.00	0

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Dumas	1	9	9.00	0
S Reggie Tongue	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Troy Aikman	1	0	0
Ricky Watters	1	0	0
Frank Garcia	0	1	0
Hannibal Lecter	0	0	1

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Butch Rasmussen	1	0	0
Mike Dumas	0	1	0
Brad Johnson	0	1	0
Ricardo McDonald	0	0	1
James Trapp	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	5	203	40.6	25.8	47	2

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	3	123	41.0	39.7	55	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	3/3	2/2	2/2	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D'Wayne Bates	2	4	2.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	4	109	27.3	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Marts	8	3	1.0	28	19
ILB Levon Kirkland	8	3	0.0	33	24
S Hannibal Lecter	7	1	0.0	35	24
CB Mark McMillian	4	1	0.0	37	28
DE Marvin Thomas	3	0	0.5	12	12
S Lawyer Milloy	3	2	0.0	35	27
DE Sean Moran	3	1	0.0	35	23
DE Chuck Smith	3	0	0.0	14	5
DT Austin Robbins	2	3	0.5	23	22
DT Rhett Hall	2	2	0.0	15	9
CB Lance Brown	2	0	0.0	22	17
CB Jerry Azumah	2	0	0.0	30	26
DE Duane Ashman	1	2	0.0	23	23
ILB Reinard Wilson	1	2	0.0	9	9
DT Clint Haynes	1	1	0.0	22	16
WR Frank Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Antony Jordan	0	1	0.0	4	4

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Minter	11	1	0.0	20	36
CB James Trapp	5	1	0.0	16	34
CB Chris McAlister	4	2	0.0	17	36
S Mike Dumas	4	1	0.0	21	37
CB Darrius Johnson	4	1	0.0	16	26
OLB Ricardo McDonald	3	1	1.0	16	26
S Tim Watson	3	3	0.0	9	9
DE Lee Carter	2	0	1.0	8	29
DE Keith McKenzie	2	0	0.0	18	32
DT Hollis Thomas	1	2	0.0	19	33
OLB Jon Livingston	1	1	0.0	7	15
ILB Mike Peterson	1	1	0.0	15	27
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	1	0	0.0	6	11
WR Hines Ward	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Ogbogu	1	0	0.0	10	10
DE Chike Okeafor	1	0	0.0	6	5
OLB Darrin Smith	0	3	0.0	18	29
ILB Sam Rogers	0	2	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Marts	1.0	0	0	19
DT Austin Robbins	0.5	1	1	22
DE Marvin Thomas	0.5	0	0	12
DE Sean Moran	0.0	1	1	23
DE Chuck Smith	0.0	1	0	5
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	0	1	23

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lee Carter	1.0	1	0	29
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1.0	0	2	26
DE Keith McKenzie	0.0	1	0	32
DE Chike Okeafor	0.0	0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	1	0	24
S Lawyer Milloy	2	1	0	27
CB Jerry Azumah	2	1	0	26
S Hannibal Lecter	2	0	0	24
CB Mark McMillian	2	0	0	28
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	0	0	19
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	0	10
CB Lance Brown	1	0	0	17
ILB Reinard Wilson	1	0	0	9
S Jason Belser	0	1	0	6
DT Clint Haynes	0	0	1	16

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Minter	5	0	0	36
CB James Trapp	4	0	0	34
CB Chris McAlister	3	0	0	36
CB Darrius Johnson	2	0	0	26
ILB Mike Peterson	2	0	0	27
S Mike Dumas	1	1	1	37
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	1	0	26
DE Lee Carter	1	0	0	29
S Tim Watson	1	0	0	9
DE Keith McKenzie	1	0	0	32
DE Eric Ogbogu	1	0	0	10
OLB Darrin Smith	0	1	0	29
S Reggie Tongue	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robbie Tobeck	3	4	21	1	38
Frank Garcia	2	4	21	0	38
Ryan Tucker	1	4	21	1	38
Kip Vickers	1	3	21	0	38
John Flannery	0	3	21	0	38
Wade Reeves	0	3	14	0	23

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roman Oben	5	12	37	1	28
Mike Compton	1	7	37	1	28
Harry Boatswain	1	5	37	0	28
Eric Moten	1	5	37	0	28
Kevin Mawae	1	4	37	0	28
Tim Lester	0	1	18	0	11
Roland Williams	0	1	34	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Watters	1	15
Alfred Pupunu	1	14
Lance Brown	1	11

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Watson	2	8
Darrius Johnson	1	20
Butch Rasmussen	1	19
Tim Lester	1	18
Reggie Tongue	1	13

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark McMillian	---	---	37	28	12	77
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	35	24	12	71
Robbie Tobeck	21	38	---	---	6	65
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	35	27	3	65
Sean Moran	---	---	35	23	3	61
Levon Kirkland	---	---	33	24	3	60
Joe Jurevicius	18	36	---	---	6	60
Troy Aikman	21	38	---	---	---	59
John Flannery	21	38	---	---	---	59
Frank Garcia	21	38	---	---	---	59
Kip Vickers	21	38	---	---	---	59
Ryan Tucker	21	38	---	---	---	59
Jerry Azumah	---	---	30	26	3	59
Ricky Watters	17	20	---	---	15	52
Wade Reeves	14	23	---	---	15	52
Lonnie Marts	---	---	28	19	4	51
Lance Brown	---	---	22	17	11	50
Duane Ashman	---	---	23	23	3	49
Austin Robbins	---	---	23	22	3	48
Alfred Pupunu	12	21	---	---	14	47
Herman Moore	15	28	---	---	3	46
Clint Haynes	---	---	22	16	3	41
Shawn Collins	9	20	---	---	9	38
Frank Sanders	9	16	---	---	9	34
Dean Wells	---	---	14	10	8	32
Rhett Hall	---	---	15	9	---	24
Doug Colman	---	---	8	2	14	24
Marvin Thomas	---	---	12	12	---	24
Chuck Smith	---	---	14	5	3	22
Reinard Wilson	---	---	9	9	4	22
D'Wayne Bates	0	7	---	---	13	20
Jason Belser	---	---	8	6	5	19
Wilmont Perry	5	14	---	---	---	19
Pierson Hill	6	5	---	---	4	15
Antony Jordan	---	---	4	4	---	8
Alex Molden	---	---	0	1	6	7
Paul Gruber	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Benji Olson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Todd Weiner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	0	1	3	4
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerome Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornell Green	0	0	---	---	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Compton	37	28	---	---	6	71
Harry Boatswain	37	28	---	---	---	65
Eric Moten	37	28	---	---	---	65
Brad Johnson	37	28	---	---	---	65
Kevin Mawae	37	28	---	---	---	65
Roman Oben	37	28	---	---	---	65
Butch Rasmussen	25	21	---	---	19	65
Darrius Johnson	---	---	16	26	20	62
Hines Ward	31	27	---	---	3	61
Mike Dumas	---	---	21	37	2	60
Roland Williams	34	19	---	---	6	59
James Trapp	---	---	16	34	8	58
Mike Minter	---	---	20	36	1	57
Chris McAlister	---	---	17	36	1	54
Hollis Thomas	---	---	19	33	1	53
Keith McKenzie	---	---	18	32	2	52
David Patten	26	23	---	---	---	49
Darrin Smith	---	---	18	29	1	48
Tim Lester	18	11	---	---	18	47
Mike Peterson	---	---	15	27	3	45
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	16	26	2	44
Dedric Ward	18	13	---	---	8	39
Lee Carter	---	---	8	29	1	38
Joey Galloway	13	8	---	---	14	35
Jon Livingston	---	---	7	15	10	32
Reggie Tongue	---	---	4	13	13	30
Jim Kleinsasser	7	10	---	---	11	28
Tim Watson	---	---	9	9	8	26
Eric Ogbogu	---	---	10	10	6	26
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	6	11	1	18
Skip Hicks	11	6	---	---	1	18
Sam Rogers	---	---	3	5	8	16
Travis McGriff	2	2	---	---	12	16
Chike Okeafor	---	---	6	5	3	14
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Emtman	---	---	2	5	---	7
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Estus Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Harris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Sapp	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nicolas Branch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Johnson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Glenn Foley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrence Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nathan Strikwerda	0	0	---	---	---	0
DeMingo Graham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	1	9	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	19	38	2.0
Right	10	38	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	36	22	2	2	2	3	3	0	2

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Johnson	26	14	2	0	1	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	127	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	81	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	67	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Jurevicius	11	6	0	35	0	36
WR Herman Moore	10	6	2	60	1	28
WR Shawn Collins	5	3	0	39	0	20
WR Frank Sanders	5	3	0	55	1	16
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	0	2	0	20
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	0	6	0	21
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	0	8	0	23
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	0	2	0	5
RB Wilmont Perry	1	0	0	0	0	14

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hines Ward	10	5	1	53	0	27
WR David Patten	8	5	0	97	2	23
WR Joey Galloway	4	2	0	7	0	8
WR Dedric Ward	2	1	0	16	0	13
TE Roland Williams	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	0	9	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	3	-7	-2.33	3.81

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Rasmussen	4	4	1.00	2.38
Skip Hicks	3	11	3.67	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	7	6	37	5.29	5.75

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Johnson	5	3	27	5.40	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	3	2	9	3.00	6.00
WR Frank Sanders	2	2	16	8.00	11.00
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	1	4	4.00	3.18

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hines Ward	3	2	11	3.67	5.30
WR Joey Galloway	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Dedric Ward	1	1	16	16.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Johnson	1	0
Butch Rasmussen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	14	10	8

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Johnson	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Jurevicius	4	3	1
WR Herman Moore	3	1	1
WR Shawn Collins	2	2	2
WR Frank Sanders	2	2	2
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	1
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	1
RB Wilmont Perry	1	0	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hines Ward	4	1	1
WR Joey Galloway	2	2	1
WR David Patten	2	2	2
WR Dedric Ward	1	1	1
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (18,600)
End Zone 12,900 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (18,600)
End Zone	12,900 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)