Week 8, 2012

played in St. Louis, MO

50 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	7	10	7	0	-	24
St. Louis Cardinals	9	0	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 STL - Derek Whaley 28 field goal
1Q: 10:08 LAS - Adrian Peterson 43 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
1Q: 05:36 STL - Daniel Thomas 13 run (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
2Q: 11:26 LAS - Devin McKnight 9 pass from Matt Ryan (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 02:00 LAS - Owen Pochman 40 field goal
3Q: 07:19 LAS - Camden Buckner 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 04:30 STL - Daniel Thomas 23 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 STL - Derek Whaley 28 field goal
1Q: 10:08 LAS - Adrian Peterson 43 run (Owen Pochman extra point)
1Q: 05:36 STL - Daniel Thomas 13 run (Derek Whaley extra point failed)
2Q: 11:26 LAS - Devin McKnight 9 pass from Matt Ryan (Owen Pochman extra point)
2Q: 02:00 LAS - Owen Pochman 40 field goal
3Q: 07:19 LAS - Camden Buckner 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 04:30 STL - Daniel Thomas 23 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics LAS STL
Record 4-4 3-5
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 15 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 361 277
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 5.08 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 137 124
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 4.89 5.17
Net Passing Yards 224 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 27 - 0 32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/48 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 2/87
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:06 27:54

Team Statistics	LAS	STL
Record	4-4	3-5
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	15	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	361	277
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	5.08	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	137	124
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	4.89	5.17
Net Passing Yards	224	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 27 - 0	32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/48	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	2/87
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:06	27:54

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	2:47	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	5:27	2:22	OWN 30	4	13	Punt
1	0:53	4:37	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	9:27	3:19	OWN 46	6	26	Missed FG
2	4:21	2:26	OPP 47	6	24	Field Goal
2	0:37	0:33	OWN 10	3	-9	Punt
3	15:00	7:50	OWN 16	17	84	Touchdown
3	4:18	1:28	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	0:59	1:06	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
4	9:03	1:22	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	6:16	1:44	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	3:27	3:27	OWN 47	8	45	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 40	5	49	Field Goal
1	9:52	4:25	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	3:05	2:12	OWN 18	6	18	Punt
2	11:16	1:49	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	6:08	1:47	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
2	1:55	1:18	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OPP 46	1	0	Half
3	7:10	2:52	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
3	2:50	1:51	OWN 26	3	-12	Punt
4	14:53	5:50	OWN 20	12	60	Interception
4	7:41	1:25	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
4	4:32	1:05	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Matt Ryan	15	40	2.67	9	0	0
RB Adrian Peterson	10	102	10.20	43	4	1
RB Ronnie Brown	3	-5	-1.67	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Alex Smith	10	68	6.80	12	2	0
RB Cedric Peerman	7	38	5.43	10	2	0
RB Daniel Thomas	6	18	3.00	13	1	1
WR Dexter McCluster	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	41	27	239	2/15	2	27	0	97.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	32	15	170	2/17	1	25	1	60.7

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Kerr	8	9	56	7.00	2	14	0
WR Everett Newton	7	8	73	10.43	19	27	0
WR Torrey Smith	4	8	28	7.00	18	14	0
RB Ronnie Brown	2	5	14	7.00	7	7	0
TE Kellen Davis	2	2	18	9.00	2	13	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	2	10	10.00	13	10	0
TE Devin McKnight	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
TE Tyler Reese	1	4	18	18.00	13	18	0
RB Camden Buckner	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	1

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Clayton	3	6	54	18.00	23	23	0
WR Calvin Johnson	3	9	29	9.67	15	25	0
RB Cedric Peerman	2	3	22	11.00	12	15	0
TE Brody Eldridge	2	3	21	10.50	5	16	0
RB Daniel Thomas	2	2	30	15.00	21	23	1
TE Conrad Rabach	2	4	8	4.00	0	9	0
WR Kyle Williams	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Dexter McCluster	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Levi Walls	1	18	18.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Clemons	6	282	47.0	43.0	61	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	7	291	41.6	34.7	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	4	48	12.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Thompson	3	59	19.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Thomas	1	66	66.0	0
Caleb Stevenson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Scott Starks	5	1	0.0	24	34
ILB Bobby Carpenter	5	1	0.0	22	24
S Nedu Ndukwe	5	1	0.0	23	27
DT Elvis Dumervil	4	2	1.0	22	31
ILB Johnathan Vilma	4	3	0.0	22	22
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie3	3	1	0.0	24	34
ILB Curtis Lofton	3	0	0.0	13	21
DE Elias Martinez	2	1	0.0	9	12
CB Levi Walls	2	1	0.0	2	12
DE Jonathan Babineaux	2	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Douglas Hogue	1	1	1.0	14	28
CB Chris Clemons	1	1	0.0	11	13
DT B.J. Raji	1	0	0.0	23	27
DE Jake Bequette	1	0	0.0	1	3
ILB Koa Misi	0	1	0.0	10	12

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	10	3	0.5	28	43
DT Osi Umenyiora	5	3	0.5	21	36
CB Ed Reed	5	2	0.0	22	39
CB Dominique Foxworth	5	1	0.0	28	43
DT Aaron Maybin	4	0	1.0	25	39
OLB Akeem Jordan	4	2	0.0	28	41
OLB Spencer Larson	4	0	0.0	14	24
DT Mike Patterson	3	2	0.0	28	43
CB Ashton Youboty	3	2	0.0	28	43
S Courtney Greene	2	1	0.0	25	35
DE Cory Redding	2	0	0.0	25	36
CB Brandon Flowers	2	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Dustin Farley	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Marco Mularkey	1	0	0.0	7	9
TE Conrad Rabach	1	0	---	---	---
CB Janoris Jenkins	1	0	0.0	11	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Elvis Dumervil	1.0	0	1	1	31
OLB Douglas Hogue	1.0	0	1	1	28
DT B.J. Raji	0.0	1	3	0	27
DE Jonathan Babineaux	0.0	0	1	0	22

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Maybin	1.0	0	1	39
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.5	0	0	36
ILB Corey Hall	0.5	0	0	43
DT Mike Patterson	0.0	2	1	43
DE Cory Redding	0.0	1	1	36
OLB Thomas Howard	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Akeem Jordan	0.0	1	0	41
DT Marco Mularkey	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie3	3	2	0	34
CB Scott Starks	3	1	0	34
CB Levi Walls	2	0	1	12
ILB Bobby Carpenter	2	0	0	24
S Nedu Ndukwe	1	1	0	27
DE Jonathan Babineaux	1	0	0	22
DT Elvis Dumervil	1	0	0	31
DT B.J. Raji	1	0	0	27
CB Chris Clemons	1	0	0	13
CB Christian Thompson	0	1	0	18

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	5	0	43
CB Ed Reed	3	1	39
CB Dominique Foxworth	3	1	43
CB Ashton Youboty	3	1	43
OLB Akeem Jordan	2	1	41
DT Osi Umenyiora	2	0	36
OLB Spencer Larson	2	0	24
CB Brandon Flowers	2	0	9
DE Cory Redding	1	0	36
DT Mike Patterson	1	0	43
OLB Dustin Farley	1	0	2
DT Aaron Maybin	1	0	39
CB Janoris Jenkins	1	0	14
S Courtney Greene	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Louis Vasquez	2	4	28	0	43
T Cordy Glenn	2	3	28	0	43
G Braxton Lin	1	8	28	0	43
T Tyron Smith	1	3	28	2	43
C Lyle Sendlein	0	2	28	0	43

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T George Bussey	3	5	1	24	2	34
C Sawyer Prescott	2	3	0	24	0	34
TE Conrad Rabach	1	1	0	10	0	14
G Kelechi Osemele	0	3	0	24	0	34
T Langston Walker	0	2	0	24	0	34
G Christopher Williams	0	2	0	24	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Peterson	2	24
Vernon Winters	1	21
Ronnie Brown	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Flowers	4	22
Thomas Howard	1	23
Rhett Ellison	1	16
Chad Stott	1	8

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Braxton Lin	28	43	---	---	8	79
G Louis Vasquez	28	43	---	---	8	79
T Tyron Smith	28	43	---	---	8	79
T Cordy Glenn	28	43	---	---	8	79
RB Adrian Peterson	19	34	---	---	24	77
C Lyle Sendlein	28	43	---	---	---	71
QB Matt Ryan	28	43	---	---	---	71
TE Devin McKnight	16	29	---	---	22	67
DT B.J. Raji	---	---	23	27	12	62
CB Scott Starks	---	---	24	34	2	60
WR Tommy Kerr	23	34	---	---	2	59
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie---	---	---	24	34	1	59
WR Everett Newton	23	35	---	---	---	58
DT Elvis Dumervil	---	---	22	31	1	54
WR Torrey Smith	19	27	---	---	7	53
S Nedu Ndukwe	---	---	23	27	2	52
S Mike Jenkins	---	---	13	23	16	52
RB Ronnie Brown	17	18	---	---	13	48
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	22	24	2	48
DE Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	16	22	8	46
ILB Curtis Lofton	---	---	13	21	12	46
ILB Johnathan Vilma	---	---	22	22	1	45
OLB Douglas Hogue	---	---	14	28	1	43
CB Christian Thompson	---	---	12	18	4	34
TE Kellen Davis	9	16	---	---	2	27
OLB Vernon Winters	---	---	2	4	21	27
CB Chris Clemons	---	---	11	13	---	24
TE Tyler Reese	8	16	---	---	---	24
RB Camden Buckner	4	4	---	---	16	24
ILB Koa Misi	---	---	10	12	---	22
DE Elias Martinez	---	---	9	12	---	21
CB Levi Walls	---	---	2	12	7	21
WR Early Doucet	0	0	---	---	18	18
DT Aubrayo Franklin	---	---	1	7	7	15
CB Richard Sherman	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Darnerien McCants	2	2	---	---	4	8
C Jerome Assler	0	0	---	---	8	8
P B.J. Clemons	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Jake Bequette	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Tee Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Trent Mathews	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Corey Peters	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Terrell Jameson	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	28	43	13	84
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	28	43	3	74
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	28	43	2	73
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	28	43	2	73
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	28	41	1	70
T Langston Walker	24	34	---	---	8	66
T George Bussey	24	34	---	---	8	66
G Christopher Williams	24	34	---	---	8	66
G Kelechi Osemele	24	34	---	---	8	66
CB Ed Reed	---	---	22	39	4	65
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	25	39	1	65
DE Cory Redding	---	---	25	36	1	62
WR Calvin Johnson	24	31	---	---	7	62
S Courtney Greene	---	---	25	35	---	60
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	21	36	1	58
QB Alex Smith	24	34	---	---	---	58
C Sawyer Prescott	24	34	---	---	---	58
TE Brody Eldridge	23	30	---	---	---	53
WR Michael Clayton	21	30	---	---	1	52
RB Cedric Peerman	12	15	---	---	17	44
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	9	9	22	40
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	14	24	1	39
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	6	9	23	38
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	11	14	9	34
WR Dexter McCluster	12	19	---	---	---	31
RB Daniel Thomas	11	14	---	---	5	30
S Bob Sanders	---	---	3	8	17	28
FB Rhett Ellison	5	6	---	---	16	27
TE Armard Hall	1	1	---	---	23	25
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	7	9	8	24
TE Conrad Rabach	10	14	---	---	---	24
WR Donnie Avery	0	4	---	---	15	19
WR Kyle Williams	1	5	---	---	8	14
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Deion Keenan	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Caleb Stevenson	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	0	2	1	3
TE Devonte McElroy	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremiah Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bobby Massie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	31	10.3
Middle	20	85	4.3
Right	4	22	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	15	99	6.6
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	41	27	1	1	2	5	6	3	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	32	15	3	2	2	5	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	61	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	51	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	100	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	56	11.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	47	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	67	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommy Kerr	9	8	0	56	0	34
WR Everett Newton	8	7	0	73	1	35
WR Torrey Smith	8	4	1	28	0	27
RB Ronnie Brown	5	2	0	14	0	18
TE Tyler Reese	4	1	0	18	0	16
RB Adrian Peterson	2	1	0	10	0	34
TE Kellen Davis	2	2	0	18	0	16
TE Devin McKnight	2	1	1	9	0	29
RB Camden Buckner	1	1	0	13	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	9	3	1	29	1	31
WR Michael Clayton	6	3	1	54	1	30
TE Conrad Rabach	4	2	0	8	0	14
RB Cedric Peerman	3	2	0	22	0	15
TE Brody Eldridge	3	2	0	21	0	30
WR Dexter McCluster	3	0	0	0	0	19
WR Kyle Williams	2	1	0	6	0	5
RB Daniel Thomas	2	2	0	30	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Ryan	3	-1	-0.33	2.67

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Thomas	2	14	7.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	2	22	7.33	5.83

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	5	1	0	0.00	5.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Brown	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
TE Devin McKnight	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
RB Camden Buckner	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Johnson	2	1	3.22
TE Conrad Rabach	2	0	2.00
RB Cedric Peerman	1	0	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1
QB Matt Ryan	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	3	2
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	12	8	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Kerr	4	3	2
TE Devin McKnight	2	1	1
WR Torrey Smith	2	0	0
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	1
WR Everett Newton	1	1	1
TE Kellen Davis	1	1	0
RB Camden Buckner	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Clayton	2	1	1
WR Dexter McCluster	2	0	0
TE Conrad Rabach	2	0	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	1	0
TE Brody Eldridge	1	1	1
WR Kyle Williams	1	0	0
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)