| St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 20, 1997 Location: Charlotte, NC Venue: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 58101 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 65 F Humidty: 29% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis RamsSTL | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | CAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Zach Wiegert EZ own fumble recovery (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Jeff Wilkins 49 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Jeff Wilkins 42 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Jeff Wilkins 47 FG | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis RamsSTL | David Thompson 7 run (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Rae Carruth 35 pass from Kerry Collins (Muhsin Muhammad pass from Kerry Collins) | 23 | 8 |
| 4 | St. Louis RamsSTL | Ernie Conwell 1 pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick) | 30 | 8 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Ernie Mills 2 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Anthony Johnson run) | 30 | 16 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Safety, Mike Horan ran out of end zone | 30 | 18 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Isaac Bruce |
| 88 | WR | Eddie Kennison |
| 76 | LOT | Orlando Pace |
| 66 | LOG | John Gerak |
| 60 | C | Mike Gruttadauria |
| 72 | ROG | Zach Wiegert |
| 80 | ROT | Wayne Gandy |
| 84 | TE | Ernie Conwell |
| 12 | QB | Tony Banks |
| 44 | RB | Jerald Moore |
| 34 | FB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Kevin Carter |
| 75 | NT | D'Marco Farr |
| 79 | UT | Bill Johnson |
| 91 | RDE | Leslie O'Neal |
| 52 | LLB | Mike Jones |
| 55 | MLB | Robert Jones |
| 58 | RLB | Roman Phifer |
| 41 | LCB | Todd Lyght |
| 22 | SS | Billy Jenkins |
| 35 | FS | Keith Lyle |
| 47 | RCB | Ryan McNeil |
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Rae Carruth |
| 87 | WR | Muhsin Muhammad |
| 78 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 66 | LOG | Matt Campbell |
| 65 | C | Frank Garcia |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 52 | ROT | Matt Elliott |
| 86 | TE | Kris Mangum |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 32 | RB | Fred Lane |
| 43 | FB | Scott Greene |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Mike Fox |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 69 | RDE | Les Miller |
| 56 | LOLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 58 | RILB | Andre Royal |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 31 | LCB | Rod Smith |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 30 | FS | Mike Minter |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Jerald Moore | 27 | 113 | 4.2 | 26 | 0 |
| David Thompson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7t | 1 |
| Tony Banks | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Horan | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Fred Lane | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rae Carruth | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||||||||
| Tony Banks | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 0 | 163 | 6.5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 95.9 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 3 | 132 | 5.3 | 35t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.5 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 129 | 7.6 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 102.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Ernie Conwell | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Torrance Small | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Aaron Laing | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Ernie Mills | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 37 | 1 |
| Rae Carruth | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 35t | 1 |
| Kris Mangum | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Keith Lyle | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Mike Horan | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Ken Walter | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Tyrone Poole | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | ||||
| Jeff Wilkins | 7 | 458 | 65.4 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | ||||||
| David Thompson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 6 | 141 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tyrone Poole | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | |
| Kevin Carter | 2.0 |
| Jay Williams | 1.0 |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Tarek Saleh | 1.0 |
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