Week 8, 2015

played in Los Angeles, CA

70 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	10	0	7	3	-	20
Los Angeles Rams	7	6	0	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 STL - Bernard Blair 29 pass from Drew Brees (Darnell Ross extra point)
1Q: 09:38 LAS - Vincent Brown 27 pass from Andrew Luck (Joshua Robbins extra point)
1Q: 07:24 STL - Darnell Ross 47 field goal
2Q: 11:58 LAS - Joshua Robbins 26 field goal
2Q: 04:07 LAS - Joshua Robbins 25 field goal
3Q: 11:28 STL - Tre Mason 42 run (Darnell Ross extra point)
4Q: 11:44 LAS - Joshua Robbins 28 field goal
4Q: 07:27 STL - Darnell Ross 34 field goal
4Q: 03:05 LAS - Joshua Robbins 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 STL - Bernard Blair 29 pass from Drew Brees (Darnell Ross extra point)
1Q: 09:38 LAS - Vincent Brown 27 pass from Andrew Luck (Joshua Robbins extra point)
1Q: 07:24 STL - Darnell Ross 47 field goal
2Q: 11:58 LAS - Joshua Robbins 26 field goal
2Q: 04:07 LAS - Joshua Robbins 25 field goal
3Q: 11:28 STL - Tre Mason 42 run (Darnell Ross extra point)
4Q: 11:44 LAS - Joshua Robbins 28 field goal
4Q: 07:27 STL - Darnell Ross 34 field goal
4Q: 03:05 LAS - Joshua Robbins 31 field goal

Team Statistics STL LAS
Record 2-6 5-3
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 338 460
- Offensive Plays 53 74
- Yards per Play 6.38 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 124 147
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 5.17 4.32
Net Passing Yards 214 313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 0 37 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 214 332
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.38 7.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/25 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 24:02 35:58

Team Statistics	STL	LAS
Record	2-6	5-3
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	338	460
- Offensive Plays	53	74
- Yards per Play	6.38	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	124	147
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	5.17	4.32
Net Passing Yards	214	313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 0	37 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	214	332
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.38	7.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/25	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	24:02	35:58

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	12:45	1:24	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
1	9:28	2:12	OWN 25	6	45	Field Goal
1	6:33	1:46	OPP 41	3	2	Punt
2	11:53	1:44	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	3:59	3:23	OWN 25	8	35	Punt
3	13:24	2:17	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
3	4:55	2:34	OWN 8	5	19	Punt
4	11:37	4:15	OWN 32	10	51	Field Goal
4	2:59	1:07	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 19	2	-1	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	0:51	OWN 41	2	32	Fumble
1	11:21	1:53	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
1	7:16	0:43	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
1	4:47	7:54	OWN 1	15	90	Field Goal
2	10:09	6:10	OWN 17	12	75	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 5	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	11:07	6:12	OWN 38	10	54	Downs
3	2:21	5:44	OWN 34	11	55	Field Goal
4	7:22	4:23	OWN 25	10	61	Field Goal
4	1:52	0:38	OWN 11	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Drew Brees, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tre Mason	14	95	6.79	42	3	1
QB Drew Brees	5	18	3.60	10	1	0
RB Dri Archer	4	8	2.00	6	0	0
WR Donnie Avery	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adrian Peterson	11	42	3.82	19	2
RB Tevin Coleman	11	55	5.00	20	2
QB Andrew Luck	7	26	3.71	7	0
RB Walt Mahoney	3	3	1.00	2	0
FB Braden Wilson	2	21	10.50	14	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	29	19	214	0/0	1	38	0	98.8

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	37	27	332	3/19	1	27	1	98.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnie Avery	4	5	49	12.25	30	38	0
TE Armard Hall	3	4	40	13.33	28	29	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	6	8	2.67	6	12	0
RB Tre Mason	3	4	40	13.33	21	23	0
TE Bernard Blair	2	3	35	17.50	6	29	1
WR Howie Aragon	2	5	7	3.50	14	11	0
RB Dri Archer	1	1	23	23.00	22	23	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Brown	7	11	86	12.29	36	27	1
WR Marvin Furrey	4	6	60	15.00	1	18	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	3	6	35	11.67	2	18	0
FB Braden Wilson	3	4	32	10.67	5	16	0
WR Jarvis Landry	3	3	36	12.00	12	21	0
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	2	2	53	26.50	21	27	0
RB Tevin Coleman	2	2	9	4.50	0	8	0
TE MyCole Pruitt	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Matt Johnson	1	6	6.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Matt Johnson	0	1	0	0
CB Brandon Flowers	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Tevin Coleman	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	6	274	45.7	39.5	55	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Clemons	1	62	62.0	62.0	62	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darnell Ross	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joshua Robbins	4/4	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Conte	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	1	19	19.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Mahoney	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	8	4	0.0	34	38
OLB Ryan Shazier	6	3	0.0	24	27
CB Ike Cassaday	6	0	0.0	33	37
S Matt Johnson	6	0	0.0	34	40
ILB Erin Henderson	5	2	0.0	23	26
OLB Philip Schmaltz	4	3	2.0	13	20
OLB Donnie Patrick	4	0	0.0	11	14
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	3	4	1.0	33	35
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	3	1	0.0	26	28
DT Johnnie Sanford	3	1	0.0	15	23
CB Brandon Flowers	3	0	0.0	10	10
S Kyle Fuller	3	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	2	0	0.0	23	28
CB Tyrone Gomez	2	0	0.0	22	29
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	1	1	0.0	16	20
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	23	26
DE Frank Alexander	1	0	0.0	12	15
DT Dante Fowler	1	0	0.0	10	7

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Conte	8	1	0.0	24	29
OLB Kwon Alexander	5	0	0.0	20	23
ILB Amari Jeffries	4	1	0.0	12	12
S Matt Elam	3	1	0.0	13	11
CB Bradley Roby	2	2	0.0	24	28
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie2	2	1	0.0	23	29
DT Christan Ballard	2	1	0.0	9	9
OLB Ben Heeney	2	1	0.0	11	10
DT B.J. Raji	2	0	0.0	15	20
DE O'Brien Schofield	2	0	0.0	19	21
CB Christian Thompson	2	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Douglas Hogue	1	3	0.0	12	19
CB Stoney Woodson	1	1	0.0	13	19
ILB Koa Misi	1	1	0.0	16	17
WR Vincent Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Quinn	1	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Gabe Miller	1	0	0.0	9	16
DE Jake Bequette	1	0	0.0	17	20

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Philip Schmaltz	2.0	0	0	20
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1.0	1	2	35
DE Kareem Martin	0.0	1	0	3
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	0.0	0	1	28

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT B.J. Raji	1	0	1	20
DE Jake Bequette	0	1	1	20
DE O'Brien Schofield	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	6	0	0	38
ILB Erin Henderson	5	0	0	26
CB Ike Cassaday	4	0	0	37
OLB Donnie Patrick	3	0	0	14
S Matt Johnson	2	0	1	40
CB Brandon Flowers	2	0	0	10
CB Tyrone Gomez	2	0	0	29
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	0	0	27
OLB Philip Schmaltz	1	0	0	20
S Kyle Fuller	0	1	0	14

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chris Conte	4	1	29
S Matt Elam	3	0	11
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie2	2	0	29
CB Christian Thompson	2	0	17
OLB Kwon Alexander	2	0	23
OLB Douglas Hogue	1	1	19
CB Bradley Roby	1	1	28
CB Stoney Woodson	1	0	19
ILB Gabe Miller	1	0	16
ILB Amari Jeffries	1	0	12
OLB Ben Heeney	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Bobby Massie	2	6	24	29
G Brian Winters	2	4	24	29
G Kelechi Osemele	1	5	24	29
C Chester Ambrose	0	3	24	29
TE Armard Hall	0	1	10	8

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tyler Arvold	4	9	34	0	40
G Antoine Caldwell	2	6	34	0	40
T Cordy Glenn	1	6	34	2	40
FB Braden Wilson	1	4	18	0	26
G Louis Vasquez	1	3	34	0	40
T Eric Fisher	1	2	34	0	40
RB Tevin Coleman	0	0	14	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Juszczyk	3	20
Brandon Flowers	1	18
Tyrone Gomez	1	8

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Peterson	1	11

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Matt Johnson	---	---	34	40	15	89
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	34	38	4	76
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	33	37	4	74
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	---	---	33	35	3	71
G Kelechi Osemele	24	29	---	---	8	61
T Bobby Massie	24	29	---	---	8	61
G Brian Winters	24	29	---	---	8	61
T Brandon Scherff	24	29	---	---	8	61
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	26	28	5	59
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	22	29	8	59
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	23	28	4	55
OLB Ryan Shazier	---	---	24	27	3	54
QB Drew Brees	24	29	---	---	---	53
C Chester Ambrose	24	29	---	---	---	53
S LaRon Landry	---	---	23	26	3	52
ILB Erin Henderson	---	---	23	26	3	52
WR Howie Aragon	24	28	---	---	---	52
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	24	26	---	---	1	51
TE Bernard Blair	20	29	---	---	---	49
RB Tre Mason	19	19	---	---	5	43
DT Johnnie Sanford	---	---	15	23	1	39
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	---	---	16	20	3	39
TE Armard Hall	10	8	---	---	20	38
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	10	10	18	38
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	13	20	4	37
WR Donnie Avery	9	15	---	---	11	35
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	11	14	8	33
DE Frank Alexander	---	---	12	15	2	29
FB Kyle Juszczyk	2	6	---	---	20	28
S Kyle Fuller	---	---	11	14	2	27
RB Dri Archer	5	9	---	---	11	25
WR Kelvin Benjamin	7	5	---	---	13	25
RB Javon Ringer	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Andy Spiak	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Dante Fowler	---	---	10	7	---	17
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Darnell Ross	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Kareem Martin	---	---	1	3	---	4
C Max Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Malcolm Beyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Glen Yepremian	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Justin Pugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
T C.J. Frisch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Louis Vasquez	34	40	---	---	5	79
T Cordy Glenn	34	40	---	---	5	79
QB Andrew Luck	34	40	---	---	4	78
C Tyler Arvold	34	40	---	---	---	74
G Antoine Caldwell	34	40	---	---	---	74
T Eric Fisher	34	40	---	---	---	74
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie---	---	---	23	29	20	72
WR Vincent Brown	30	38	---	---	---	68
WR Marvin Furrey	21	30	---	---	14	65
S Chris Conte	---	---	24	29	9	62
OLB Kwon Alexander	---	---	20	23	17	60
RB Adrian Peterson	15	30	---	---	11	56
FB Braden Wilson	18	26	---	---	10	54
CB Bradley Roby	---	---	24	28	2	54
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	20	32	---	---	1	53
ILB Gabe Miller	---	---	9	16	19	44
TE Crockett Gillmore	12	10	---	---	22	44
DE O'Brien Schofield	---	---	19	21	---	40
S Matt Elam	---	---	13	11	16	40
DE Jake Bequette	---	---	17	20	2	39
ILB Koa Misi	---	---	16	17	3	36
DT B.J. Raji	---	---	15	20	---	35
CB Stoney Woodson	---	---	13	19	2	34
OLB Douglas Hogue	---	---	12	19	2	33
CB Christian Thompson	---	---	9	17	7	33
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	12	17	2	31
WR Jarvis Landry	18	11	---	---	---	29
DT Christan Ballard	---	---	9	9	8	26
ILB Amari Jeffries	---	---	12	12	---	24
RB Tevin Coleman	14	9	---	---	---	23
TE MyCole Pruitt	6	6	---	---	11	23
TE Ken Durden	1	0	---	---	21	22
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	12	8	---	---	1	21
OLB Ben Heeney	---	---	11	10	---	21
S Manuel Foley	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Joshua Robbins	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Jerome Assler	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Walt Mahoney	3	0	---	---	5	8
DE Eddie Goldman	---	---	0	0	6	6
T Mike McGlynn	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Terrell Jameson	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Darius Slay	---	---	3	1	---	4
S Jimmie Ward	---	---	3	1	---	4
P B.J. Clemons	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Matt Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sebastian Herold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	45	22.5
Middle	15	50	3.3
Right	6	31	5.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	23	100	4.3
Right	3	3	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	29	19	5	4	1	3	1	3	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	37	27	5	0	3	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	137	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	12	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	27	27.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	127	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	57	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	6	3	1	8	0	26
WR Donnie Avery	5	4	0	49	1	15
WR Howie Aragon	5	2	0	7	0	28
TE Armard Hall	4	3	0	40	1	8
RB Tre Mason	4	3	0	40	1	19
TE Bernard Blair	3	2	0	35	1	29
RB Dri Archer	1	1	0	23	1	9
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	0	12	0	5

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Brown	11	7	1	86	2	38
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	6	3	1	35	0	32
WR Marvin Furrey	6	4	1	60	0	30
FB Braden Wilson	4	3	0	32	0	26
WR Jarvis Landry	3	3	0	36	1	11
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	2	2	0	53	2	8
RB Tevin Coleman	2	2	0	9	0	9
TE MyCole Pruitt	2	2	0	13	0	6
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	0	8	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tre Mason	2	-1	-0.50	6.79
QB Drew Brees	1	-2	-2.00	3.60

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tevin Coleman	3	-4	-1.33	5.00
RB Adrian Peterson	2	4	2.00	3.82
QB Andrew Luck	1	5	5.00	3.71
RB Walt Mahoney	1	0	0.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	0	0	0.00	7.38

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	4	1	8	2.00	8.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	0	0	0.00	1.33

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	2	0	0	0.00	5.83
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
FB Braden Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	0
RB Dri Archer	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2
RB Tevin Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	5	2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	1	1
TE Armard Hall	1	1	0
WR Donnie Avery	1	1	0
TE Bernard Blair	1	0	0
RB Dri Archer	1	1	1
WR Howie Aragon	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	3	3	2
WR Marvin Furrey	3	3	2
WR Vincent Brown	2	0	0
FB Braden Wilson	2	1	1
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	0
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)