| Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 16, 1973 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 62315 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 56 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Pat Curran 2 pass from John Hadl (David Ray kick blocked) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 31 pass from John Hadl (David Ray kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Steve Preece 11 run (David Ray kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 27 FG | 23 | 0 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Elmo Wright 16 pass from Pete Beathard (Jan Stenerud kick) | 23 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Gary Butler 6 pass from Pete Beathard (Jan Stenerud kick blocked) | 23 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 72 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 45 | RB | Jim Bertelsen |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 36 | LLB | Ken Geddes |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 20 | RS | Steve Preece |
| 41 | RCB | Eddie McMillan |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 75 | ROT | Francis Peay |
| 82 | TE | Gary Butler |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 67 | LDT | George Seals |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 48 | LCB | Nate Allen |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8/16 | / | 8 | 90 | 3 | 1 | |
| KC | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4/11 | / | 9 | 61 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Bertelsen | 28 | 143 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 21 | 120 | 5.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Preece | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Larry Smith | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Baker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 278 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Livingston | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Willie Ellison | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 8 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 40 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | 99 | 9.9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 147.5 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | 99 | 9.9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 147.5 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 0 | 198 | 9.9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 139.2 | |
| Mike Livingston | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 1 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 60.1 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 1 | 262 | 9.7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 113.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 31t | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Snow | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Curran | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 2 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| Willie Ellison | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 1 | |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Robert West | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gary Butler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 262 | 13.1 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jack Reynolds | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dave Elmendorf | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Marshall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Pat Curran | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Warren McVea | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jack Youngblood | 3.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Merlin Olsen | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Buck Buchanan | 1.0 |
| Willie Lanier | 1.0 |
| Marvin Upshaw | 0.5 |
| Bobby Bell | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |