Week 4, 2000

played in Detroit, MI

51 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	7	7	7	-	24
Detroit Lions	3	13	0	9	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 LA - Ryan Longwell 31 field goal
1Q: 02:12 DET - Teddy Garcia 25 field goal
2Q: 05:51 LA - Wade Reeves 19 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 02:45 DET - Calvin Bowzer 1 pass from Craig Whelihan (Teddy Garcia extra point failed)
2Q: 00:12 DET - Nigea Carter 33 pass from Craig Whelihan (Teddy Garcia extra point)
3Q: 12:20 LA - Levon Kirkland 53 interception return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Teddy Garcia 34 field goal
4Q: 14:53 LA - Joe Jurevicius 81 kickoff return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 08:17 DET - Michael Jackson 11 pass from Craig Whelihan (Sedrick Shaw run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 LA - Ryan Longwell 31 field goal
1Q: 02:12 DET - Teddy Garcia 25 field goal
2Q: 05:51 LA - Wade Reeves 19 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 02:45 DET - Calvin Bowzer 1 pass from Craig Whelihan (Teddy Garcia extra point failed)
2Q: 00:12 DET - Nigea Carter 33 pass from Craig Whelihan (Teddy Garcia extra point)
3Q: 12:20 LA - Levon Kirkland 53 interception return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Teddy Garcia 34 field goal
4Q: 14:53 LA - Joe Jurevicius 81 kickoff return (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 08:17 DET - Michael Jackson 11 pass from Craig Whelihan (Sedrick Shaw run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics LA DET
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 217 401
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 3.62 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 51 185
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 2.83 5.29
Net Passing Yards 166 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 24 - 0 34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 175 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.95 6.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/59 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 4/41
Kick Returns/Yards 2/105 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/53 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:03 31:57

Team Statistics	LA	DET
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	217	401
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	3.62	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	51	185
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	2.83	5.29
Net Passing Yards	166	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 24 - 0	34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	175	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.95	6.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/59	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	4/41
Kick Returns/Yards	2/105	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/53	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:03	31:57

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	2:53	OWN 45	8	41	Field Goal
1	6:46	2:15	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
1	2:07	3:05	OWN 42	5	17	Punt
2	9:59	4:14	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	2:35	2:05	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	9:35	5:18	OWN 10	10	34	Punt
4	11:45	1:36	OWN 6	5	12	Punt
4	8:08	2:00	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
4	3:45	1:49	OWN 14	5	1	Punt
4	1:21	1:13	OWN 24	4	-4	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:03	OWN 20	7	35	Fumble
1	9:04	2:18	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
1	4:31	2:24	OPP 43	5	35	Field Goal
2	14:02	4:03	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	5:45	3:10	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
3	13:17	1:09	OWN 35	3	10	Interception
3	12:08	2:33	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
3	4:17	4:24	OWN 20	8	63	Field Goal
4	14:37	2:52	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
4	10:09	1:00	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
4	9:09	1:01	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
4	6:08	2:23	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	1:56	0:35	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 20	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Craig Whelihan, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kevin Faulk	10	22	2.20	6	0	0
Wilmont Perry	8	29	3.63	10	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Shaw	23	121	5.26	26	5
Damian Holleran	8	35	4.38	12	2
Craig Whelihan	4	29	7.25	15	1

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	40	24	175	2/9	1	20	0	78.6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Craig Whelihan	34	20	216	0/0	3	35	1	94.7

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Jurevicius	7	13	46	6.57	13	13	0
FB Wade Reeves	5	5	17	3.40	23	19	1
WR Frank Sanders	5	12	35	7.00	11	14	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	3	5	40	13.33	19	20	0
WR Herman Moore	2	3	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Pierson Hill	2	2	24	12.00	13	19	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Kennison	6	10	43	7.17	30	32	0
WR Nigea Carter	5	9	104	20.80	9	35	1
WR Michael Jackson	3	4	21	7.00	3	11	1
TE Jay Riemersma	3	5	46	15.33	20	22	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	2	3	1	0.50	0	1	0
TE Calvin Bowzer	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR James McKnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	53	53.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hannibal Lecter	1	0	0
Fred Robbins	0	1	0
Jerry Azumah	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Craig Whelihan	1	0	0
Nathan Parks	0	1	0
Deion Sanders	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	8	345	43.1	33.0	58	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	7	313	44.7	38.1	54	5

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Garcia	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hannibal Lecter	2	26	13.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	4	41	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	2	105	52.5	1

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Bartee	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	12	4	30	33
S Tommy Carlisle	8	2	34	34
DE Duane Ashman	4	2	20	26
CB Mark McMillian	3	2	24	20
DE Sean Moran	3	2	28	31
S Jason Belser	3	1	34	32
OLB Bernard Carter	3	0	14	14
OLB Derrick Rodgers	2	2	20	19
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	0	11	7
DT Fred Robbins	2	0	16	17
S Hannibal Lecter	1	2	6	11
CB Lance Brown	1	1	28	32
ILB Antony Jordan	1	1	5	1
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	7	3
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	2	5
DT Austin Robbins	1	0	22	20
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	27	22
CB Andy Macdonald	1	0	4	7
CB Daryl Weis	0	1	7	4
CB Jerry Azumah	0	1	31	27

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	6	4	1.0	17	42
CB Kevin Smith	6	1	0.0	15	42
OLB Peter Boulware	5	2	0.0	16	29
OLB Bryan Cox	5	0	0.0	6	17
DT Mike Collins	5	0	0.0	13	37
CB Denard Walker	4	1	0.0	17	39
DE Grant Wistrom	3	0	0.0	10	16
ILB Kivuusama Mays	2	2	0.0	17	39
S Roman Conway	2	2	0.0	17	40
CB William Bartee	2	2	0.0	14	31
DE Simeon Rice	1	0	0.5	14	36
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	1	0.0	11	21
OLB Danny Clark	1	0	0.0	0	5
DE Patrick Kerney	0	1	0.5	12	32
S Jamel Williams	0	3	0.0	4	10
DT Brenston Buckner	0	1	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Duane Ashman	1	1	26
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	19
DT Clint Haynes	0	1	22
S Tommy Carlisle	0	1	34
CB Lance Brown	0	1	32

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Patrick Kerney	0.5	2	0	1	32
DE Simeon Rice	0.5	0	2	1	36
DT Mike Collins	0.0	1	2	1	37
DT Brenston Buckner	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	4	0	1	33
S Tommy Carlisle	3	0	0	34
S Jason Belser	2	0	0	32
OLB Bernard Carter	2	0	0	14
S Hannibal Lecter	1	2	0	11
CB Lance Brown	1	1	0	32
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	0	0	7
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	0	3
CB Mark McMillian	1	0	0	20
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	0	5
CB Andy Macdonald	1	0	0	7
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	0	26
ILB Reinard Wilson	1	0	0	1

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	5	0	17
CB Kevin Smith	4	0	42
CB Denard Walker	3	2	39
OLB Peter Boulware	3	0	29
S Roman Conway	2	1	40
S Omar Stoutmire	2	0	42
ILB Kivuusama Mays	2	0	39
CB William Bartee	2	0	31
OLB Danny Clark	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Tucker	2	4	18	1	42
Eric Mahlum	1	4	18	0	42
Kip Vickers	1	2	18	0	42
John Flannery	0	5	18	0	42
Brad Meester	0	2	18	1	42
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	15	0	21

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kirk Scrafford	3	8	35	34
Mike Rosenthal	3	5	35	34
Kimble Anders	2	4	23	14
J.P. Machado	2	4	35	34
Jay Riemersma	1	1	29	27
Greg Huntington	0	5	35	34
Nathan Parks	0	3	35	34
Calvin Bowzer	0	1	13	15

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Faulk	2	26
Wade Reeves	1	20
Pierson Hill	1	18
Mark McMillian	1	15
Reinard Wilson	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Deion Sanders	2	33
Calvin Bowzer	1	18

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	34	34	2	70
Eric Mahlum	18	42	---	---	9	69
Jason Belser	---	---	34	32	2	68
Levon Kirkland	---	---	30	33	2	65
Lance Brown	---	---	28	32	2	62
Sean Moran	---	---	28	31	2	61
Troy Aikman	18	42	---	---	---	60
John Flannery	18	42	---	---	---	60
Frank Sanders	17	37	---	---	6	60
Kip Vickers	18	42	---	---	---	60
Ryan Tucker	18	42	---	---	---	60
Brad Meester	18	42	---	---	---	60
Mark McMillian	---	---	24	20	15	59
Jerry Azumah	---	---	31	27	1	59
Joe Jurevicius	15	37	---	---	5	57
Clint Haynes	---	---	27	22	5	54
Patrick Jeffers	7	29	---	---	16	52
Wade Reeves	13	17	---	---	20	50
Kevin Faulk	10	12	---	---	26	48
Duane Ashman	---	---	20	26	1	47
Austin Robbins	---	---	22	20	4	46
Alfred Pupunu	15	21	---	---	7	43
Lonnie Marts	---	---	11	7	24	42
Wilmont Perry	8	27	---	---	7	42
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	20	19	1	40
Fred Robbins	---	---	16	17	2	35
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	6	11	16	33
Pierson Hill	3	11	---	---	18	32
Bernard Carter	---	---	14	14	1	29
Marvin Thomas	---	---	15	8	5	28
R. Jay Soward	0	7	---	---	17	24
Daryl Weis	---	---	7	4	10	21
Andy Macdonald	---	---	4	7	8	19
Herman Moore	2	12	---	---	---	14
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	7	3	4	14
Antony Jordan	---	---	5	1	7	13
Dean Wells	---	---	2	5	5	12
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cornell Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Tauscher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reinard Wilson	---	---	0	1	7	8
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eddie Kennison	31	29	---	---	18	78
Nathan Parks	35	34	---	---	9	78
Mike Rosenthal	35	34	---	---	9	78
Kirk Scrafford	35	34	---	---	---	69
Greg Huntington	35	34	---	---	---	69
Craig Whelihan	35	34	---	---	---	69
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	17	42	10	69
J.P. Machado	35	34	---	---	---	69
Kevin Smith	---	---	15	42	10	67
Nigea Carter	29	26	---	---	8	63
William Bartee	---	---	14	31	18	63
Jay Riemersma	29	27	---	---	6	62
Kivuusama Mays	---	---	17	39	2	58
Roman Conway	---	---	17	40	1	58
Denard Walker	---	---	17	39	1	57
Simeon Rice	---	---	14	36	5	55
Sedrick Shaw	27	27	---	---	1	55
Mike Collins	---	---	13	37	1	51
Patrick Kerney	---	---	12	32	3	47
Peter Boulware	---	---	16	29	1	46
Calvin Bowzer	13	15	---	---	18	46
Kimble Anders	23	14	---	---	7	44
Deion Sanders	---	---	2	6	33	41
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	11	21	5	37
Travis Walker	2	7	---	---	26	35
Grant Wistrom	---	---	10	16	3	29
Jamel Williams	---	---	4	10	10	24
Bryan Cox	---	---	6	17	---	23
Damian Holleran	9	7	---	---	7	23
Danny Clark	---	---	0	5	16	21
James McKnight	4	4	---	---	12	20
Michael Jackson	7	12	---	---	---	19
Corey Simon	---	---	5	5	8	18
Brenston Buckner	---	---	5	11	---	16
Antonio Wilson	---	---	3	4	9	16
Jeff Thomason	1	2	---	---	8	11
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Richmond Webb	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hector Mathis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Teddy Garcia	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luis Tyler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	21	110	5.2
Right	3	24	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	40	24	1	1	4	3	5	4	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Craig Whelihan	34	20	5	2	2	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	102	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	41	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	65	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	50	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	103	17.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Jurevicius	13	7	0	46	0	37
WR Frank Sanders	12	5	3	35	0	37
FB Wade Reeves	5	5	0	17	0	17
WR Patrick Jeffers	5	3	1	40	1	29
WR Herman Moore	3	2	0	13	0	12
TE Pierson Hill	2	2	0	24	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	10	6	0	43	1	29
WR Nigea Carter	9	5	1	104	3	26
TE Jay Riemersma	5	3	1	46	1	27
WR Michael Jackson	4	3	0	21	0	12
RB Sedrick Shaw	3	2	0	1	0	27
TE Calvin Bowzer	2	1	0	1	0	15
WR James McKnight	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kevin Faulk	1	0	0.00	2.20

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	2	12	6.00	5.26
Craig Whelihan	1	-1	-1.00	7.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	3	1	19	6.33	4.38

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Craig Whelihan	9	5	27	3.00	6.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	19	19.00	3.40
WR Frank Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	2.92

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	22	11.00	5.25
WR Eddie Kennison	2	1	3	1.50	4.30
WR Nigea Carter	2	1	1	0.50	11.56
TE Calvin Bowzer	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	0	0.00	9.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	6	4
Craig Whelihan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	15	10	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Craig Whelihan	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Sanders	5	3	1
WR Patrick Jeffers	4	3	2
WR Joe Jurevicius	4	3	3
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Kennison	4	3	2
WR Nigea Carter	3	0	0
WR Michael Jackson	1	1	1
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)