Week 17, 2002

played in St. Louis, MO

39 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	3	3	7	10	-	23
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:04 LA - Ryan Longwell 34 field goal
2Q: 09:33 LA - Ryan Longwell 22 field goal
2Q: 01:11 STL - Adam Vinatieri 29 field goal
3Q: 00:42 LA - Joe Jurevicius 2 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 13:11 LA - Jonathan Linton 13 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 03:01 LA - Ryan Longwell 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:04 LA - Ryan Longwell 34 field goal
2Q: 09:33 LA - Ryan Longwell 22 field goal
2Q: 01:11 STL - Adam Vinatieri 29 field goal
3Q: 00:42 LA - Joe Jurevicius 2 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 13:11 LA - Jonathan Linton 13 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 03:01 LA - Ryan Longwell 28 field goal

Team Statistics LA STL
Record 7-9 2-14
First Downs 21 10
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 329 193
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 4.91 3.22
Net Rushing Yards 152 78
- Rushing Attempts 42 17
- Yards per Rush 3.62 4.59
Net Passing Yards 177 115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 0 41 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 186 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.08 2.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 20
Time of Possession 36:28 23:32

Team Statistics	LA	STL
Record	7-9	2-14
First Downs	21	10
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	329	193
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	4.91	3.22
Net Rushing Yards	152	78
- Rushing Attempts	42	17
- Yards per Rush	3.62	4.59
Net Passing Yards	177	115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 0	41 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	186	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.08	2.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/40	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 20
Time of Possession	36:28	23:32

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:58	7:01	OWN 11	13	72	Field Goal
2	14:03	1:23	OPP 42	3	5	Punt
2	11:53	2:28	OPP 23	5	18	Field Goal
2	7:25	3:03	OWN 26	5	24	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	2	8	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	12:22	4:46	OWN 29	9	43	Missed FG
3	6:04	1:26	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
3	3:38	3:07	50	7	50	Touchdown
4	14:02	0:59	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
4	11:36	5:31	OWN 15	8	31	Punt
4	5:17	2:21	OPP 10	3	-1	Field Goal
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 39	2	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:02	OWN 13	12	48	Punt
1	0:57	1:54	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	12:40	0:47	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
2	9:25	2:00	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	4:22	3:17	OWN 20	10	68	Field Goal
3	13:19	0:57	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	7:36	1:32	OWN 35	3	-11	Punt
3	4:38	1:00	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
3	0:31	1:29	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
4	13:03	1:27	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:05	0:48	OWN 5	4	5	Downs
4	2:56	2:45	OWN 20	11	41	Downs

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Linton	20	61	3.05	13	4	1
Joey Harrington	11	66	6.00	10	1	0
Eddie George	8	16	2.00	7	0	0
Wade Reeves	1	12	12.00	12	1	0
Jon Kitna	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Ronald Curry	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Giovanni Carmazzi	6	50	8.33	15	2
Steve Stifler	5	19	3.80	7	0
Dan Alexander	5	3	0.60	7	0
Sam Moreau	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	23	17	186	2/9	1	49	0	111.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni Carmazzi	41	16	122	2/7	0	42	1	37.0

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Cornell	5	5	45	9.00	13	15	0
TE Stephen Alexander	3	3	13	4.33	7	8	0
WR Joe Jurevicius	3	6	20	6.67	12	11	1
FB Wade Reeves	2	3	8	4.00	0	8	0
WR Amani Toomer	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Jonathan Linton	1	1	14	14.00	14	14	0
WR Anthony Lucas	1	2	20	20.00	4	20	0
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	49	49.00	47	49	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jeremy Shockey	5	9	44	8.80	11	17
WR Bert Emanuel	3	7	9	3.00	0	7
RB Steve Stifler	3	4	6	2.00	0	6
WR Tony McDaniel	2	7	25	12.50	0	17
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	1	4	0	0.00	0	0
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Antwaan Randle El	1	8	42	42.00	31	42
WR Eddie Drummond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Azumah	1	28	28.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Joey Harrington	2	0
Amani Toomer	0	1
Mike Gandy	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kavika Pittman	0	0	1	0
Roberto Lear	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	5	225	45.0	35.4	50	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	8	330	41.3	36.1	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	3/4	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Lucas	4	41	10.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Broadus Jr	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Drummond	2	44	22.0	0
Antwaan Randle El	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	6	0	0.0	16	34
CB Anthony Henry	5	1	0.0	15	27
S Derrick Hoskins	5	0	0.0	17	40
DT Fred Robbins	3	2	1.0	14	25
CB Jerry Azumah	3	1	0.0	13	38
OLB Will Overstreet	3	0	0.0	8	22
OLB Jerry Jensen	2	1	0.0	6	10
DE Jared DeVries	2	0	0.0	8	20
DE Sean Moran	1	2	1.0	15	30
CB Taje Allen	1	2	0.0	13	37
S Cory Bird	1	1	0.0	17	37
DT Austin Robbins	1	0	0.0	8	23
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	0.0	7	22
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	5	21
OLB Bernard Carter	0	1	0.0	6	14
DE Alex Brown	0	1	0.0	7	27

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shawn Springs	8	3	0.0	38	22
ILB London Fletcher	7	6	0.0	41	25
CB Dante Wesley	6	1	0.0	30	16
DE Kavika Pittman	5	1	1.5	35	25
DE La'roi Glover	5	2	0.0	24	19
S Brock Marion	4	3	0.0	40	24
OLB Ben Wallace	4	1	0.0	27	21
OLB Roberto Lear	3	1	0.0	10	8
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	0	0.0	32	17
CB Hank Poteat	3	0	0.0	35	22
S Steve Atwater	2	1	0.0	13	8
S Daquan Lane	2	1	0.0	29	18
ILB Robert Thomas	2	1	0.0	15	4
CB Orlando Pierce	2	0	0.0	18	11
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	1	0.5	25	18
DT Richard Seals	1	0	0.0	19	10
RB Dan Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
DE Byron Frisch	0	1	0.0	19	7
ILB James Cotton	0	1	0.0	5	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Fred Robbins	1.0	0	1	25
DE Sean Moran	1.0	0	0	30
DT Clint Haynes	0.0	1	2	22
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	1	1	23
DE Jared Tomich	0.0	0	2	9
DE Alex Brown	0.0	0	1	27

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kavika Pittman	1.5	0	1	25
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.5	0	1	18
S Brock Marion	0.0	1	1	24
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Anthony Henry	3	2	0	27
CB Jerry Azumah	3	0	1	38
S Derrick Hoskins	3	0	0	40
DE Jared DeVries	2	1	0	20
OLB Will Overstreet	2	0	0	22
S Jay Bellamy	1	1	0	21
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	0	22
OLB Jerry Jensen	1	0	0	10
ILB Levon Kirkland	0	1	0	34
ILB Phil Glover	0	1	0	6
CB Julio Wickland	0	1	0	22

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	22
CB Dante Wesley	3	0	16
S Brock Marion	2	1	24
CB Hank Poteat	2	1	22
OLB Ben Wallace	2	0	21
ILB London Fletcher	2	0	25
S Steve Atwater	1	0	8
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	0	17
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Meester	4	9	42	0	25
Mike Gandy	3	9	39	0	25
Cornell Green	2	4	42	1	25
Eric Mahlum	1	3	42	0	25
Stephen Alexander	1	1	26	0	14
Mark Tauscher	0	3	38	1	25
Kevin Shaffer	0	1	4	0	0

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Langston Walker	2	5	0	16	1	36
Shaun O'Hara	1	3	1	17	0	41
Jon Jansen	1	1	0	16	0	35
Kendall Simmons	0	2	0	15	1	38
Zack Crockett	0	1	0	10	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Wickland	1	24
Jason Gavadza	1	16
Amani Toomer	1	12
Jay Bellamy	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Chamberlain	1	17
Jeremy Shockey	1	16
Orlando Pierce	1	12
Eddie Drummond	1	12

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Green	42	25	---	---	9	76
Eric Mahlum	42	25	---	---	8	75
Brad Meester	42	25	---	---	1	68
Joey Harrington	40	25	---	---	---	65
Mike Gandy	39	25	---	---	---	64
Mark Tauscher	38	25	---	---	---	63
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	17	40	2	59
Joe Jurevicius	34	22	---	---	2	58
Jerry Azumah	---	---	13	38	7	58
Cory Bird	---	---	17	37	1	55
Wade Reeves	27	11	---	---	15	53
Levon Kirkland	---	---	16	34	2	52
Taje Allen	---	---	13	37	1	51
Stephen Alexander	26	14	---	---	10	50
Julio Wickland	---	---	4	22	24	50
Chris Cornell	27	19	---	---	2	48
Sean Moran	---	---	15	30	3	48
Anthony Henry	---	---	15	27	3	45
Eddie George	10	14	---	---	17	41
Fred Robbins	---	---	14	25	2	41
Amani Toomer	15	12	---	---	12	39
Jonathan Linton	29	10	---	---	---	39
Austin Robbins	---	---	8	23	6	37
Jared DeVries	---	---	8	20	9	37
Ronald Curry	17	6	---	---	14	37
Alex Brown	---	---	7	27	2	36
Will Overstreet	---	---	8	22	5	35
Jay Bellamy	---	---	5	21	8	34
Jerry Jensen	---	---	6	10	16	32
Clint Haynes	---	---	7	22	1	30
Bernard Carter	---	---	6	14	7	27
Anthony Lucas	9	7	---	---	8	24
Jason Gavadza	5	0	---	---	16	21
Steve Heiden	5	4	---	---	8	17
Ronnie Coleman	---	---	1	0	16	17
Jared Tomich	---	---	4	9	---	13
Raymond Priester	6	6	---	---	1	13
Kevin Shaffer	4	0	---	---	9	13
Floyd Chiu	3	0	---	---	9	12
Andy Macdonald	---	---	2	9	---	11
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Phil Glover	---	---	1	6	2	9
Jon Kitna	2	0	---	---	4	6
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sage Rosenfels	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
London Fletcher	---	---	41	25	3	69
Hank Poteat	---	---	35	22	12	69
Brock Marion	---	---	40	24	3	67
Jeremy Shockey	14	36	---	---	16	66
Kavika Pittman	---	---	35	25	3	63
Shawn Springs	---	---	38	22	3	63
Steve Stifler	9	29	---	---	22	60
Giovanni Carmazzi	17	43	---	---	---	60
Cosey Coleman	15	36	---	---	9	60
Dante Wesley	---	---	30	16	13	59
Shaun O'Hara	17	41	---	---	---	58
Kendall Simmons	15	38	---	---	---	53
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	32	17	3	52
Langston Walker	16	36	---	---	---	52
Ben Wallace	---	---	27	21	3	51
Jon Jansen	16	35	---	---	---	51
Daquan Lane	---	---	29	18	3	50
Antwaan Randle El	15	28	---	---	6	49
Tony McDaniel	4	26	---	---	18	48
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	25	18	4	47
La'roi Glover	---	---	24	19	4	47
Calvin Broadus Jr	8	21	---	---	13	42
Byron Chamberlain	5	20	---	---	17	42
Orlando Pierce	---	---	18	11	12	41
Robert Thomas	---	---	15	4	17	36
Richard Seals	---	---	19	10	5	34
Zack Crockett	10	11	---	---	11	32
Byron Frisch	---	---	19	7	6	32
Bert Emanuel	9	22	---	---	---	31
Dan Alexander	8	14	---	---	2	24
Steve Atwater	---	---	13	8	2	23
Eddie Drummond	2	7	---	---	12	21
David Ortiz	2	9	---	---	9	20
Roberto Lear	---	---	10	8	1	19
Shar Pourdanesh	1	7	---	---	9	17
Barry Sims	2	5	---	---	9	16
James Cotton	---	---	5	0	9	14
Blake Brockermeyer	1	8	---	---	---	9
Snarky Robinson	0	0	---	---	9	9
DeLawrence Grant	---	---	7	0	1	8
Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ace Ventura	---	---	0	0	5	5
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sam Moreau	1	1	---	---	---	2
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	64	5.8
Middle	27	90	3.3
Right	3	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	9	55	6.1
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	23	17	2	1	2	2	1	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni Carmazzi	41	16	1	4	4	7	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	109	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	35	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	69	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	4	50	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Jurevicius	6	3	2	20	0	22
WR Chris Cornell	5	5	0	45	0	19
FB Wade Reeves	3	2	0	8	0	11
TE Stephen Alexander	3	3	0	13	0	14
WR Amani Toomer	2	1	0	17	0	12
WR Anthony Lucas	2	1	0	20	1	7
RB Jonathan Linton	1	1	0	14	0	10
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	0	49	1	6

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jeremy Shockey	9	5	0	44	0	36
WR Antwaan Randle El	8	1	0	42	1	28
WR Bert Emanuel	7	3	2	9	0	22
WR Tony McDaniel	7	2	2	25	0	26
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	4	1	0	0	0	21
RB Steve Stifler	4	3	0	6	0	29
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	0	-4	0	14
WR Eddie Drummond	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Linton	4	17	4.25	3.05
Eddie George	2	1	0.50	2.00
Joey Harrington	1	3	3.00	6.00
Ronald Curry	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	6	4	24	4.00	8.09

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Giovanni Carmazzi	3	0	0	0.00	2.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Cornell	2	2	14	7.00	9.00
WR Joe Jurevicius	2	1	2	1.00	3.33
FB Wade Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	4.33

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	2	0	0	0.00	1.29
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	2	0
Joey Harrington	2	0
Ronald Curry	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Stifler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	7	5	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni Carmazzi	12	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Jurevicius	3	2	2
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	0
WR Amani Toomer	1	1	1
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	0
WR Anthony Lucas	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony McDaniel	3	0	0
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	2	0	0
WR Bert Emanuel	2	1	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	2	2	2
WR Antwaan Randle El	2	0	0
RB Steve Stifler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)