| NFC Divisional Playoff - St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: December 27, 1975 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 72650 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 55 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ron Jaworski 5 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jack Youngblood 47 interception return (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bill Simpson 65 interception return (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Otis 2 run (Jim Bakken kick failed) | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Harold Jackson 66 pass from Ron Jaworski (Tom Dempsey kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 29 FG | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 11 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 16 | 28 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ron Jessie 2 opponents fumble recovery (Tom Dempsey kick) | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Steve Jones 3 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 23 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | J.V. Cain |
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Bell |
| 76 | LDT | Charlie Davis |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 50 | MLB | Greg Hartle |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 36 | LS | Ken Reaves |
| 31 | RS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 16 | QB | Ron Jaworski |
| 32 | RB | Cullen Bryant |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 76 | RDT | Cody Jones |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 36 | LLB | Ken Geddes |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 41 | LCB | Eddie McMillan |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | RS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Otis | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 6 | 1 |
| Steve Jones | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Terry Metcalf | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 37 | 202 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ron Jaworski | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 41 | 22 | 53.7 | 3 | 291 | 7.1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 54.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 0 | 203 | 8.8 | 66t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerry Latin | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Jones | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| J.V. Cain | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 65t | 1 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jeff West | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Duane Carrell | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dave Elmendorf | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 67 | 0 | |
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dwayne Crump | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 | 11.0 |
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