| New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 5, 1971 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 73610 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 67 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Ellison 80 run (David Ray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jack Snow 37 pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Danny Abramowicz 25 pass from Edd Hargett (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Travis Williams 105 kickoff return (David Ray kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Larry Smith 5 run (David Ray kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lance Rentzel 8 pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bob Gresham 1 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Edd Hargett 1 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lance Rentzel 39 pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 21 | 42 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bob Gresham 1 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 28 | 42 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 12 FG | 28 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 25 | WR | Al Dodd |
| 76 | LOT | Don Morrison |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | John Didion |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 83 | TE | Dave Parks |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 47 | RB | Virgil Robinson |
| 42 | RB | Jim Strong |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Richard Neal |
| 82 | LDT | Bob Pollard |
| 89 | RDT | Dave Long |
| 72 | RDE | Joe Owens |
| 60 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 55 | MLB | Jim Flanigan |
| 59 | RLB | Wayne Colman |
| 22 | LCB | D'Artagnan Martin |
| 18 | FS | Hugo Hollas |
| 23 | SS | Doug Wyatt |
| 20 | RCB | Delles Howell |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 13 | WR | Lance Rentzel |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 76 | ROT | Harry Schuh |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 38 | HB | Larry Smith |
| 33 | FB | Willie Ellison |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 72 | RDT | Phil Olsen |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Purnell |
| 86 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 19 | LCB | Jim Nettles |
| 39 | LS | Kermit Alexander |
| 42 | RS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Strong | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Virgil Robinson | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 5 | 2 |
| Edd Hargett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 26 | 247 | 9.5 | 80t | 1 |
| Larry Smith | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Travis Williams | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Edd Hargett | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 1 | 213 | 5.9 | 25t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 68.4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 137 | 7.6 | 39t | 3 | 1 | 9 | 119.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Danny Abramowicz | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 25t | 1 |
| Dave Parks | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Strong | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Virgil Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Newland | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lance Rentzel | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 39t | 2 |
| Larry Smith | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Snow | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Nettles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 6 | 201 | 33.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Al Dodd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Lance Rentzel | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Virgil Robinson | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jim Strong | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Reynaud Moore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dick Absher | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Travis Williams | 2 | 120 | 60.0 | 105t | 1 | |
| Roger Williams | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Jack Youngblood | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Rich Saul | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Los Angeles Rams |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: December 21, 2025 |