1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Mon | 12/26/1977 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 7-14 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 62538 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Larry Brooks | 90 | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | Virginia State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 59 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 22 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cowlings | 70 | DE | 6-5 | 247 | 30 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 21 | FS | 6-1 | 199 | 22 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Dryer | 89 | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 31 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Ekern | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 23 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 42 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 28 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fanning | 79 | DT | 6-6 | 255 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Doug France | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Haden | 11 | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Horton | 63 | ROG | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 29 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 31 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Monte Jackson | 28 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 24 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Jodat | 43 | RB | 5-11 | 213 | 23 | Carthage | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Jones | 76 | LDT | 6-5 | 241 | 26 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Mack | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 34 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Nelson | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Nuzum | 51 | C | 6-4 | 238 | 25 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 49 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 39 | RB | 6-0 | 221 | 25 | Cincinnati; Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Pifferini | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 27 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Reynolds | 64 | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 30 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Isiah Robertson | 58 | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 28 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Saul | 61 | C | 6-3 | 241 | 29 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight Scales | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 24 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Slater | 78 | OT | 6-4 | 281 | 23 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 27 | LCB | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Wendell Tyler | 26 | RB | 5-10 | 207 | 22 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Walker | 19 | P | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace | 20 | DB | 6-3 | 197 | 26 | Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Rhode Island | 1 | 0 |
| John Williams | 75 | ROT | 6-3 | 257 | 32 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Charle Young | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 26 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 27 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Youngblood | 53 | LLB | 6-3 | 237 | 27 | Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35:39 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7/18 38.9% | / % | 2 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 34:21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7/17 41.2% | / % | 7 | 50 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 16 | 102 | 6.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 149 | 5.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 144 | 2.9 | 11 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Haden | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 15 | 130 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 24 | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 9.4 | 1 | 12 | 118 | 26.8 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 15 | 130 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 24 | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 9.4 | 1 | 12 | 118 | 26.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 5 | 57 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 67.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Nelson | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Rod Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 130 | 9.3 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Walker | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 158 | 31.6 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 158 | 31.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 252 | 31.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Waddy | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Jones | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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