| Los Angeles Rams at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1965 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 27943 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 62 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Billy Truax 59 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Bass 16 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bruce Gossett 18 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bruce Gossett 46 FG | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Eddie Meador 11 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 27 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Jack Snow |
| 63 | LOT | Joe Carollo |
| 70 | LOG | Frank Varrichione |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 73 | ROT | Charlie Cowan |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 26 | HB | Willie Brown |
| 29 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| 22 | FB | Dick Bass |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 88 | LLB | Tony Guillory |
| 57 | MLB | Doug Woodlief |
| 58 | RLB | Dan Currie |
| 24 | LCB | Clancy Williams |
| 44 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 21 | RS | Eddie Meador |
| 17 | RCB | Danny McIlhany |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 55 | LOT | Irv Goode |
| 75 | LOG | Ed Cook |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 38 | HB | Bill Triplett |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 33 | FB | Willis Crenshaw |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 72 | LDT | Sam Silas |
| 78 | RDT | Luke Owens |
| 86 | RDE | Don Brumm |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 20 | LS | Monk Bailey |
| 45 | RS | Carl Silvestri |
| 49 | RCB | Jimmy Burson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Bass | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Les Josephson | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Ben Wilson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Meador | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Jim Stiger | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bill Triplett | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Thornton | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 0 | 216 | 7.0 | 59t | 2 | 3 | 13 | 98.3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 1 | 130 | 5.0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 48.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Billy Truax | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 59t | 1 |
| Dick Bass | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Jack Snow | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy McDonald | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Les Josephson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Heckard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ben Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bill Triplett | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Sonny Randle | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Chuck Lamson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Kilgore | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 36 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Bakken | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Willie Brown | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Stiger | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Willie Brown | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ray Ogden | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Billy Gambrell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
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