Saints 24-38 Rams (Aug 31, 1997)

NO

STL

1

6

0

2

11

14

3

0

21

4

7

3

24

38

1Q

3 - 0

D. Brien 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

6 - 0

D. Brien 53-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

6 - 7

L. Phillips 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

6 - 14

T. Small 30-yard TD catch from T. Banks.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 14

E. Guliford 102-yard TD kickoff return.

Touchdown

2PT Conversion

2Q

17 - 14

D. Brien 46-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

17 - 21

E. Conwell 48-yard TD catch from T. Banks.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

17 - 28

L. Phillips 25-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

17 - 35

L. Phillips 5-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

24 - 35

A. Hastings 30-yard TD catch from D. Wuerffel.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

24 - 38

J. Wilkins 36-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

226

Banks

STL

Rush Yds

125

Phillips

STL

Rec Yds

95

Hastings

NO

Scrim TD

3

Phillips

STL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Heath Shuler

NO QB #5

Tony Banks

STL QB #12

115

Pass Yds

226

0

Pass TD

2

Int

1

NO

Team Stats

STL

241

Total Yds

403

25:39

Possession

34:21

13

1st Downs

20

3/11

3rd Down

4/12

5

Turnovers

1

1997 NFC West

Team	W	L	PCT
49ers	13	3	.813
Panthers	7	9	.438
Falcons	7	9	.438
Saints	6	10	.375
Rams	5	11	.313

Game Summary

The St. Louis Rams decisively defeated the New Orleans Saints, 38 to 24, on August 31, 1997.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Heath Shuler H. Shuler #5	8/21	115	5.5	0	2	2-18	17.1
Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel #7	4/12	69	5.8	1	1	1-7	46.9

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tony Banks T. Banks #12	13/21	226	10.8	2	1	2-12	110.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	4	30	7.5	12
Mario Bates M. Bates #24	7	28	4.0	16
Ray Zellars R. Zellars #34	8	24	3.0	11

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lawrence Phillips L. Phillips #21	26	125	4.8	3	25
Keith Crawford K. Crawford #81	1	23	23.0	0	23
Amp Lee A. Lee #32	3	17	5.7	0	13
Craig Heyward C. Heyward #34	6	17	2.8	0	8
Ronald Moore R. Moore #20	5	5	1.0	0	3
Tony Banks T. Banks #12	2	2	1.0	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Andre Hastings A. Hastings #88	0/0	95	23.8	1	39
Randal Hill R. Hill #81	0/0	32	32.0	0	32
Irv Smith I. Smith #82	0/0	26	13.0	0	18
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Ray Zellars R. Zellars #34	0/0	13	3.3	0	8

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Eddie Kennison E. Kennison #87	0/0	80	20.0	0	41
Torrance Small T. Small #83	0/0	67	22.3	1	30
Ernie Conwell E. Conwell #84	0/0	63	21.0	1	46
Amp Lee A. Lee #32	0/0	8	8.0	0	8
Lawrence Phillips L. Phillips #21	0/0	8	4.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Alex Molden A. Molden #25	0-0	1.0	0
Eric Allen E. Allen #21	0-0	0.0	1
Mark Fields M. Fields #55	0-0	1.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Todd Lyght T. Lyght #41	0-0	0.0	1
Keith Lyle K. Lyle #35	0-0	0.0	2
Leslie O'Neal L. O'Neal #91	0-0	1.0	0
Roman Phifer R. Phifer #58	0-0	1.0	0
Kevin Carter K. Carter #93	0-0	0.5	0
D'Marco Farr D. Farr #75	0-0	0.5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Doug Brien D. Brien #10	3/3	1/1	10	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jeff Wilkins J. Wilkins #14	1/2	5/5	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mark Royals M. Royals #3	5	233	46.6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Will Brice W. Brice #10	6	239	39.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	1	29	29.0	0	0
Eric Guliford E. Guliford #84	4	168	42.0	0	1

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
J.T. Thomas #83	5	97	19.4	0	0
Jeff Zgonina J. Zgonina #90	1	5	5.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eric Guliford E. Guliford #84	4	64	16.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Kennison E. Kennison #87	3	25	8.3	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Heath Shuler H. Shuler #5	8/21	115	5.5	0	2	2-18	17.1
Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel #7	4/12	69	5.8	1	1	1-7	46.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	4	30	7.5	12
Mario Bates M. Bates #24	7	28	4.0	16
Ray Zellars R. Zellars #34	8	24	3.0	11

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Andre Hastings A. Hastings #88	0/0	95	23.8	1	39
Randal Hill R. Hill #81	0/0	32	32.0	0	32
Irv Smith I. Smith #82	0/0	26	13.0	0	18
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Ray Zellars R. Zellars #34	0/0	13	3.3	0	8

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Alex Molden A. Molden #25	0-0	1.0	0
Eric Allen E. Allen #21	0-0	0.0	1
Mark Fields M. Fields #55	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Doug Brien D. Brien #10	3/3	1/1	10	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mark Royals M. Royals #3	5	233	46.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Troy Davis T. Davis #28	1	29	29.0	0	0
Eric Guliford E. Guliford #84	4	168	42.0	0	1

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eric Guliford E. Guliford #84	4	64	16.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tony Banks T. Banks #12	13/21	226	10.8	2	1	2-12	110.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lawrence Phillips L. Phillips #21	26	125	4.8	3	25
Keith Crawford K. Crawford #81	1	23	23.0	0	23
Amp Lee A. Lee #32	3	17	5.7	0	13
Craig Heyward C. Heyward #34	6	17	2.8	0	8
Ronald Moore R. Moore #20	5	5	1.0	0	3
Tony Banks T. Banks #12	2	2	1.0	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Eddie Kennison E. Kennison #87	0/0	80	20.0	0	41
Torrance Small T. Small #83	0/0	67	22.3	1	30
Ernie Conwell E. Conwell #84	0/0	63	21.0	1	46
Amp Lee A. Lee #32	0/0	8	8.0	0	8
Lawrence Phillips L. Phillips #21	0/0	8	4.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Todd Lyght T. Lyght #41	0-0	0.0	1
Keith Lyle K. Lyle #35	0-0	0.0	2
Leslie O'Neal L. O'Neal #91	0-0	1.0	0
Roman Phifer R. Phifer #58	0-0	1.0	0
Kevin Carter K. Carter #93	0-0	0.5	0
D'Marco Farr D. Farr #75	0-0	0.5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jeff Wilkins J. Wilkins #14	1/2	5/5	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Will Brice W. Brice #10	6	239	39.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
J.T. Thomas #83	5	97	19.4	0	0
Jeff Zgonina J. Zgonina #90	1	5	5.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Kennison E. Kennison #87	3	25	8.3	0	0

NO

STL

1

6

0

2

11

14

3

0

21

4

7

3

24

38

NO

Team Stats

STL

241

Total Yds

403

159

Pass Yds

214

82

Rush Yds

189

55

Total Plays

66

4.4

Yards Per Play

6.1

4.4

Yards Per Pass

9.3

4.3

Yards Per Rush

4.4

25:39

Possession

34:21

13

1st Downs

20

8

Passing 1st Downs

9

3

Rushing 1st Downs

10

2

1st Downs from Penalties

1

3/11

3rd Down

4/12

0/0

4th Down

0/0

5

Punts

6

5

Turnovers

1

3

Interceptions Thrown

1

2

Fumbles Lost

0

10

Penalties

7

2.0

Sacks

3.0

1

D/ST TD

0

0-1 NO

STL 1-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1997 NFC West

Game Summary

Team Stats