Week 1, 2010

played in Los Angeles, CA

79 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	10	3	7	-	27
Los Angeles Rams	3	14	10	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 STL - Michael Clayton 72 punt return (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 07:27 LAS - Owen Pochman 31 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - David Buehler 24 field goal
2Q: 07:52 LAS - Adrian Peterson 2 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 02:00 LAS - Roman Gerhardt 75 interception return (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 00:28 STL - Michael Clayton 24 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 12:35 LAS - Owen Pochman 40 field goal
3Q: 07:53 STL - David Buehler 38 field goal
3Q: 03:44 LAS - Everett Newton 6 pass from Joey Harrington (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 09:25 STL - Artose Pinner 5 run (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 02:04 LAS - Everett Newton 14 pass from Joey Harrington (Owen Pochman extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 STL - Michael Clayton 72 punt return (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 07:27 LAS - Owen Pochman 31 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - David Buehler 24 field goal
2Q: 07:52 LAS - Adrian Peterson 2 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 02:00 LAS - Roman Gerhardt 75 interception return (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 00:28 STL - Michael Clayton 24 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 12:35 LAS - Owen Pochman 40 field goal
3Q: 07:53 STL - David Buehler 38 field goal
3Q: 03:44 LAS - Everett Newton 6 pass from Joey Harrington (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 09:25 STL - Artose Pinner 5 run (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 02:04 LAS - Everett Newton 14 pass from Joey Harrington (Owen Pochman extra point)

Team Statistics STL LAS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 380 303
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 5.94 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 98 102
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 3.16 4.64
Net Passing Yards 282 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 1 33 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 294 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.55 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/72 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/89 5/164
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/75
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 40
Time of Possession 33:16 26:44

Team Statistics	STL	LAS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	380	303
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	5.94	5.22
Net Rushing Yards	98	102
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	3.16	4.64
Net Passing Yards	282	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 1	33 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	294	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.55	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/72	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/89	5/164
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/75
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 40
Time of Possession	33:16	26:44

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
1	7:20	7:28	OWN 25	12	68	Field Goal
2	11:44	2:25	OWN 20	5	19	Fumble
2	7:45	2:11	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
2	2:17	0:30	OPP 49	2	27	Interception
2	1:47	1:31	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	12:28	4:42	OWN 25	10	54	Field Goal
3	3:34	1:57	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
4	12:36	3:22	OPP 38	7	38	Touchdown
4	7:50	4:32	OWN 18	7	44	Missed FG
4	1:56	1:07	OWN 34	4	7	Downs

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	1:27	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
1	10:46	3:26	OWN 43	6	43	Field Goal
2	14:52	3:08	OWN 42	6	23	Punt
2	9:19	1:34	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
2	5:34	3:17	OWN 17	7	42	Interception
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:32	OPP 28	3	5	Field Goal
3	7:46	4:12	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
3	1:37	4:01	OWN 26	7	12	Fumble
4	9:14	1:24	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	3:18	1:22	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 41	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Adrian Peterson, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric Peerman	9	26	2.89	10	2	0
RB Craig Johnston	8	-6	-0.75	7	0	0
QB Alex Smith	7	56	8.00	13	3	0
RB Artose Pinner	5	14	2.80	5	0	1
WR Michael Clayton	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
WR Donnie Avery	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adrian Peterson	11	83	7.55	21	4	1
QB Joey Harrington	5	11	2.20	10	1	0
RB Willis McGahee	5	6	1.20	6	0	0
WR Everett Newton	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	30	21	294	3/12	1	32	1	98.5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	33	22	222	3/21	2	31	1	93.2

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnie Avery	8	10	125	15.63	74	32	0
WR Kyle Williams	7	9	81	11.57	29	27	0
WR Michael Clayton	3	4	64	21.33	38	27	1
FB Mike Goodson	1	2	15	15.00	9	15	0
TE Randy Whitworth	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Craig Johnston	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Santonio Holmes	6	6	102	17.00	32	31	0
WR Everett Newton	5	7	42	8.40	0	14	2
RB Adrian Peterson	5	6	24	4.80	11	9	0
TE Kellen Davis	3	7	24	8.00	1	9	0
RB Willis McGahee	2	3	22	11.00	8	15	0
TE Matt Balogh	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Paris Warren	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ed Reed	1	13	13.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roman Gerhardt	1	75	75.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alex Smith	1	0	0
WR Kyle Williams	1	0	0
DT Osi Umenyiora	0	1	0
C Max Unger	0	1	0
G Shaun O'Hara	0	0	1
DE Cory Redding	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Joey Harrington	1	0	0
S Chris Hope	1	0	0
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie0	0	1	1
RB Willis McGahee	0	1	0
DE Jonathan Babineaux	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Hobgood	3	135	45.0	38.7	52	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daniel Sepulveda	3	121	40.3	19.7	44	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	3/3

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	1	72	72.0	1

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Hope	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Poole	3	65	21.7	0
Mike Thomas	1	24	24.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paris Warren	4	146	36.5	0
Everett Newton	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	12	3	0.0	21	35
CB Ed Reed	5	1	0.0	22	36
OLB Akeem Jordan	5	1	0.0	20	34
CB Ashton Youboty	4	0	0.0	22	36
OLB Thomas Howard	3	1	1.0	15	29
S Leigh Bodden	3	2	0.0	21	34
S Bob Sanders	3	2	0.0	20	30
DE Keith Jackson	2	2	1.0	17	26
CB Don Poole	2	0	0.0	13	16
DE Cory Redding	1	0	1.0	19	24
G Shaun O'Hara	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Patterson	1	0	0.0	20	34
DT Osi Umenyiora	0	1	0.0	21	30
OLB Spencer Larson	0	1	0.0	2	8

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnathan Vilma	11	2	0.0	31	33
DT B.J. Raji	6	7	0.5	30	26
OLB Bob Schneider	6	0	0.0	29	18
CB Scott Starks	5	0	1.0	31	33
CB Chris Clemons	5	2	0.0	17	24
S Jeffrey Bernard	4	2	0.0	31	33
ILB Curtis Lofton	3	0	1.0	14	8
DT Elvis Dumervil	3	1	0.0	31	30
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie3	3	0	0.0	31	33
DE Jonathan Babineaux	2	1	0.5	26	22
S Chris Hope	2	0	0.0	16	14
ILB Koa Misi	1	2	0.0	14	19
S Roman Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	13	8
WR Santonio Holmes	1	0	---	---	---
DE Elias Martinez	0	1	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Thomas Howard	1.0	1	0	29
DE Cory Redding	1.0	0	0	24
DE Keith Jackson	1.0	0	0	26
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	0	1	30

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Scott Starks	1.0	0	0	0	33
ILB Curtis Lofton	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT B.J. Raji	0.5	0	2	4	26
DE Jonathan Babineaux	0.5	0	2	2	22
DE Jaylen Westbrook	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Elvis Dumervil	0.0	0	2	4	30
OLB Darrell McClover	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	5	1	0	35
CB Ed Reed	4	1	1	36
CB Ashton Youboty	4	1	0	36
OLB Thomas Howard	3	0	0	29
S Bob Sanders	2	1	0	30
OLB Akeem Jordan	2	0	0	34
S Leigh Bodden	1	0	0	34
CB Don Poole	1	0	0	16

Los Angeles	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Clemons	5	0	24
ILB Johnathan Vilma	3	0	33
CB Scott Starks	3	0	33
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie3	3	0	33
S Jeffrey Bernard	2	0	33
OLB Bob Schneider	2	0	18
DT Elvis Dumervil	1	0	30
DT B.J. Raji	1	0	26
ILB Koa Misi	1	0	19
S Roman Gerhardt	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tyler Polumbus	2	6	31	0	33
T Steve Vallos	2	4	31	2	33
TE Randy Whitworth	1	1	29	0	33
G Shaun O'Hara	0	6	31	0	33
C Max Unger	0	5	31	0	33
T Langston Walker	0	2	31	1	33

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Charlie Johnson	4	6	1	22	0	36
G Louis Vasquez	2	5	0	22	0	36
C Clay Johansen	1	2	0	22	0	36
T Jared Gaither	1	1	0	22	2	36
G Braxton Lin	0	2	0	22	1	36
TE Matt Balogh	0	1	0	4	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	3	10
Ed Reed	2	12
Artose Pinner	1	18
Dominique Foxworth	1	17
Shaun O'Hara	1	6

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Willis McGahee	1	21
Tommy Kerr	1	17
Chad Jackson	1	16
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Shaun O'Hara	31	33	---	---	6	70
T Langston Walker	31	33	---	---	6	70
CB Ed Reed	---	---	22	36	12	70
T Steve Vallos	31	33	---	---	6	70
G Tyler Polumbus	31	33	---	---	6	70
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	15	29	21	65
QB Alex Smith	31	33	---	---	---	64
C Max Unger	31	33	---	---	---	64
WR Michael Clayton	29	29	---	---	4	62
TE Randy Whitworth	29	33	---	---	---	62
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	22	36	2	60
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	21	35	3	59
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	21	34	2	57
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	20	34	2	56
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	20	34	2	56
WR Donnie Avery	28	27	---	---	1	56
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	21	30	4	55
S Bob Sanders	---	---	20	30	1	51
WR Kyle Williams	19	25	---	---	6	50
DE Cory Redding	---	---	19	24	---	43
DE Keith Jackson	---	---	17	26	---	43
CB Don Poole	---	---	13	16	9	38
FB Mike Goodson	5	9	---	---	19	33
RB Artose Pinner	6	7	---	---	18	31
TE Jason Witten	11	7	---	---	10	28
RB Craig Johnston	11	17	---	---	---	28
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	2	7	17	26
TE Brody Eldridge	1	1	---	---	21	23
RB Cedric Peerman	14	6	---	---	1	21
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	---	---	19	21
WR Dexter McCluster	1	3	---	---	12	16
CB Douglas Godfrey	---	---	0	0	15	15
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	2	7	5	14
ILB Alex Pressnall	---	---	1	1	9	11
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	2	8	---	10
DE O'Brien Schofield	---	---	2	7	1	10
K David Buehler	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Cooper Hobgood	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Chris Cook	---	---	0	1	3	4
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	2	1	---	3
G Vince Manuwai	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Andres Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Courtney Greene	---	---	0	0	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie---	---	---	31	33	13	77
CB Scott Starks	---	---	31	33	4	68
S Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	31	33	3	67
ILB Johnathan Vilma	---	---	31	33	3	67
DT Elvis Dumervil	---	---	31	30	3	64
WR Everett Newton	22	35	---	---	6	63
G Braxton Lin	22	36	---	---	5	63
T Charlie Johnson	22	36	---	---	5	63
T Jared Gaither	22	36	---	---	5	63
G Louis Vasquez	22	36	---	---	5	63
QB Joey Harrington	22	36	---	---	---	58
C Clay Johansen	22	36	---	---	---	58
DT B.J. Raji	---	---	30	26	2	58
CB Chris Clemons	---	---	17	24	16	57
TE Kellen Davis	22	34	---	---	---	56
ILB Koa Misi	---	---	14	19	19	52
DE Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	26	22	2	50
WR Santonio Holmes	20	30	---	---	---	50
OLB Bob Schneider	---	---	29	18	2	49
RB Adrian Peterson	12	24	---	---	13	49
S Chris Hope	---	---	16	14	16	46
RB Willis McGahee	10	15	---	---	21	46
TE Matt Balogh	4	16	---	---	21	41
OLB Darrell McClover	---	---	14	19	3	36
WR Paris Warren	13	15	---	---	8	36
ILB Curtis Lofton	---	---	14	8	2	24
S Roman Gerhardt	---	---	13	8	2	23
WR Tommy Kerr	3	2	---	---	17	22
DE Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	5	14	1	20
S Nedu Ndukwe	---	---	2	12	4	18
WR Chad Jackson	0	0	---	---	16	16
DE Rodrique Wright	---	---	4	7	4	15
DE Elias Martinez	---	---	1	7	4	12
K Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Oscar Lua	---	---	0	0	9	9
TE Toby Yonkovit	0	6	---	---	2	8
RB Desmond Dickinson	4	3	---	---	---	7
CB Syd'Quan Thompson	---	---	1	3	3	7
WR Early Doucet	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Jerome Assler	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Daniel Sepulveda	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB David Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Biff Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Trent Mathews	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sebastian Vollmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	21	69	3.3
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	37	7.4
Middle	10	52	5.2
Right	4	18	4.5
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	30	21	7	0	0	0	7	10	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	33	22	2	2	2	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	81	10.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	64	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	127	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	61	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	10	8	125	3	27
WR Kyle Williams	9	7	81	2	25
WR Michael Clayton	4	3	64	2	29
TE Randy Whitworth	4	1	3	0	33
FB Mike Goodson	2	1	15	0	9
RB Craig Johnston	1	1	6	0	17

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Newton	7	5	0	42	0	35
TE Kellen Davis	7	3	0	24	0	34
WR Santonio Holmes	6	6	0	102	2	30
RB Adrian Peterson	6	5	1	24	0	24
RB Willis McGahee	3	2	0	22	0	15
TE Matt Balogh	2	1	0	8	0	16
WR Paris Warren	2	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alex Smith	2	16	8.00	8.00
RB Artose Pinner	1	5	5.00	2.80
RB Cedric Peerman	1	1	1.00	2.89
RB Craig Johnston	1	-1	-1.00	-0.75

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Peterson	2	4	2.00	7.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.80

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	5	2	20	4.00	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kyle Williams	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Everett Newton	4	2	20	5.00	6.00
TE Matt Balogh	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	3	2

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
QB Joey Harrington	1	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	11	9	5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	4	3	2
WR Kyle Williams	4	4	2
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	1
TE Randy Whitworth	1	0	0
RB Craig Johnston	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Newton	2	1	0
WR Paris Warren	2	0	0
RB Willis McGahee	1	1	1
WR Santonio Holmes	1	1	1
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 17,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	17,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)