St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

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August 31st, 1997

1997 Week 1

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Banks

RB L. Phillips

FB C. Heyward

WR T. Small

WR E. Kennison

TE E. Conwell

T W. Gandy

G J. Gerak

C M. Gruttadauria

G Z. Wiegert

T F. Miller

Defensive Starters

DE K. Carter

DT B. Johnson

DT D. Farr

DE L. O'Neal

LB M. Jones

LB R. Jones

LB R. Phifer

CB T. Lyght

CB R. McNeil

S G. McBurrows

S K. Lyle

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Rams	0	14	21	3	38
Saints	6	11	0	7	24

	Rams	Saints
Q1	0	6
Q2	14	11
Q3	21	0
Q4	3	7
FINAL	38	24

Key Performers

Rams

PassingT. Banks

13/21, 226 YDS, 2 TD

RushingL. Phillips

26, 125 YDS, 3 TD

ReceivingE. Kennison

4, 80 YDS

TacklesR. Phifer

SacksR. Phifer

1.0

InterceptionsK. Lyle

Saints

PassingH. Shuler

8/21, 115 YDS

RushingT. Davis

4, 30 YDS

ReceivingA. Hastings

4, 95 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesM. Fields

SacksM. Fields

1.0

InterceptionsE. Allen

Team Comparison

Rams

Stat

Saints

First Downs

403

Total Yards

241

Rushes

189

Rush YDS

Rush TD

61.9%

PASS %

36.4%

214

NET PASS YDS

159

PASS TD

Takeaways

34:21

Time of Possession

25:39

Offensive Starters

H. Shuler QB

M. Bates RB

R. Zellars FB

A. Hastings WR

R. Hill WR

I. Smith TE

W. Roaf T

A. McCollum G

J. Fontenot C

M. Verstegen G

C. Jones T

Defensive Starters

D. Mickell DE

W. Martin DT

P. Sagapolutele DT

J. Johnson DE

R. Harvey LB

W. Tubbs LB

M. Fields LB

A. Molden CB

E. Allen CB

A. Newman S

V. Adams S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 1 match up between the St. Louis Rams and the New Orleans Saints featuring 125 rushing yards by Lawrence Phillips.

Legend

Moment: Rams

Moment: Saints

Rams Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 31 yard field goal good

Saints opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 53 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 6-0

< Q2 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Lawrence Phillips left tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Rams takes the lead → 7-6

< Q2 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Banks pass complete to Torrance Small for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams extends lead → 14-6

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jeff Wilkins kicks off 72 yards returned by Eric Guliford for 102 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Saints ties it up → 14-14

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 46 yard field goal good

Saints takes the lead → 17-14

< Q3 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Banks pass complete to Ernie Conwell for 46 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams takes the lead → 21-17

< Q3 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Lawrence Phillips left tackle for 25 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams extends lead → 28-17

< Q3 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Lawrence Phillips right end for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams extends lead → 35-17

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Danny Wuerffel pass complete to Andre Hastings for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 35-24

< Q4 > • STL FG STL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 36 yard field goal good

Rams extends lead → 38-24

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tony Banks	21	13	61.9	226	2	1	46	2	110.4
Team Totals	21	13	61.9	226	2	1	46	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Lawrence Phillips	26	125	4.8	3	25
Craig Heyward	6	17	2.8	0	8
Ronald Moore	5	5	1.0	0	3
Amp Lee	3	17	5.7	0	13
Tony Banks	2	2	1.0	0	4
Keith Crawford	1	23	23.0	0	23
Team Totals	43	189	4.4	3	25

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Eddie Kennison	5	4	80	20.0	0	41
Torrance Small	7	3	67	22.3	1	30
Ernie Conwell	4	3	63	21.0	1	46
Lawrence Phillips	3	2	8	4.0	0	7
Amp Lee	2	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team Totals	21	13	226	17.4	2	46

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Roman Phifer	6	5	1	1	0
Keith Lyle	5	5	0	0	2
Kevin Carter	4	3	1	0.5	0
Gerald McBurrows	4	3	1	0	0
Ryan McNeil	4	4	0	0	0
DMarco Farr	3	1	2	0.5	0
Todd Lyght	2	2	0	0	1
Robert Jones	2	2	0	0	0
Mike Jones	2	2	0	0	0
Leslie ONeal	1	1	0	1	0
Jeff Zgonina	1	1	0	0	0
Dexter McCleon	1	1	0	0	0
Bryan Robinson	1	1	0	0	0
Jeff Robinson	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	37	32	5	3	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
J.T. Thomas	5	97	19.4
Jeff Zgonina	1	5	5
Team Totals	6	102	17.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	3	25	8.3	0
Team Totals	3	25	8.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Wilkins	2	1	5	5
Team Totals	2	1	5	5

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Will Brice	6	239	39.8
Team Totals	6	239	39.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Heath Shuler	21	8	38.1	115	0	2	39	2	17.1
Danny Wuerffel	12	4	33.3	69	1	1	30	1	46.9
Team Totals	33	12	36.4	184	1	3	39	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Ray Zellars	8	24	3.0	11
Mario Bates	7	28	4.0	16
Troy Davis	4	30	7.5	12
Team Totals	19	82	4.3	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Ray Zellars	5	4	13	3.3	0	8
Andre Hastings	9	4	95	23.8	1	39
Irv Smith	6	2	26	13.0	0	18
Randal Hill	6	1	32	32.0	0	32
Troy Davis	2	1	18	18.0	0	18
Mario Bates	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Eric Guliford	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Daryl Hobbs	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	33	12	184	15.3	1	39

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Mark Fields	7	6	1	1	0
Anthony Newman	7	7	0	0	0
Winfred Tubbs	7	7	0	0	0
Vashone Adams	6	6	0	0	0
Wayne Martin	6	5	1	0	0
Eric Allen	4	4	0	0	1
Joe Johnson	4	4	0	0	0
Alex Molden	3	3	0	1	0
Richard Harvey	3	3	0	0	0
Darren Mickell	3	2	1	0	0
Pio Sagapolutele	3	3	0	0	0
Mickey Washington	2	2	0	0	0
Ernest Dixon	1	0	1	0	0
Austin Robbins	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	57	53	4	2	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	4	168	42	1
Troy Davis	1	29	29	0
Team Totals	5	197	39.4	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	4	64	16	0
Team Totals	4	64	16.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	3	3	1	1
Team Totals	3	3	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mark Royals	5	233	46.6
Team Totals	5	233	46.6

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