| Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: December 18, 1983 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 70148 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jeff Groth 11 pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Safety, Ken Stabler tackled in end zone by Jack Youngblood | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Henry Ellard 72 punt return (Mike Lansford kick) | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Johnnie Johnson 31 interception return (Mike Lansford kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dave Wilson 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 20 FG | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Nolan Cromwell 43 interception return (Mike Lansford kick) | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Steve Korte EZ own fumble recovery (Morten Andersen kick) | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 42 FG | 26 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 84 | WR | George Farmer |
| 62 | LOT | Bill Bain |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 56 | C | Doug Smith |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Vince Ferragamo |
| 29 | RB | Eric Dickerson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 69 | NT | Greg Meisner |
| 71 | RDE | Reggie Doss |
| 58 | LOLB | Mel Owens |
| 50 | LILB | Jim Collins |
| 55 | RILB | Carl Ekern |
| 52 | ROLB | George Andrews |
| 26 | LCB | Eric Harris |
| 21 | SS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 20 | FS | Johnnie Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 86 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 16 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 46 | FB | Hokie Gajan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 74 | NT | Derland Moore |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 52 | LILB | Jim Kovach |
| 56 | RILB | Dennis Winston |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 32 | 124 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Kenny Duckett | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Vince Ferragamo | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 1 | 175 | 5.6 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 52.5 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 1 | 95 | 6.8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 72.0 |
| Dave Wilson | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 36 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| George Farmer | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Dickerson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hoby Brenner | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| John Misko | 8 | 387 | 48.4 | 67 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Guido Merkens | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Russell Erxleben | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Henry Ellard | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 72t | 1 | |
| Johnnie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Henry Ellard | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Kenny Duckett | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jack Youngblood | 2.0 |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Whitney Paul | 1.0 |
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