St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

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← Week 14

December 7th, 1997

1997 Week 15

Regular Season

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Rams Away

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Banks

RB J. Moore

WR I. Bruce

WR E. Kennison

TE E. Conwell

TE A. Laing

T O. Pace

G J. Gerak

C M. Gruttadauria

G Z. Wiegert

T W. Gandy

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 T. Wright

S K. Lyle

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Rams	0	13	0	21	34
Saints	10	3	7	7	27

	Rams	Saints
Q1	0	10
Q2	13	3
Q3	0	7
Q4	21	7
FINAL	34	27

Key Performers

Rams

PassingT. Banks

22/41, 267 YDS, 3 TD

RushingJ. Moore

13, 39 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingI. Bruce

9, 144 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesT. Lyght

SacksT. Lyght

1.0

InterceptionsT. Lyght

Saints

PassingB. Joe Hobert

18/42, 259 YDS, 2 TD

RushingT. Davis

4, 23 YDS

ReceivingA. Hastings

6, 120 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesW. Tubbs

SacksW. Tubbs

1.0

InterceptionsM. Washington

Team Comparison

Rams

Stat

Saints

First Downs

343

Total Yards

284

Rushes

114

Rush YDS

Rush TD

52.4%

PASS %

42.9%

229

NET PASS YDS

240

PASS TD

Takeaways

38:54

Time of Possession

21:06

Offensive Starters

B. Joe Hobert QB

T. Davis RB

R. Zellars FB

A. Hastings WR

R. Hill WR

I. Smith TE

W. Roaf T

A. McCollum G

J. Fontenot C

K. Hills 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

C. Hewitt S

S. Knight S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 15 match up between the St. Louis Rams and the New Orleans Saints featuring 144 receiving yards by Isaac Bruce.

Legend

Moment: Rams

Moment: Saints

Rams Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 49 yard field goal good

Saints opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Craig Heyward left guard for 2 yards. Craig Heyward fumbles (forced by Mark Fields) recovered by Mark Fields at SL21 and returned for 21 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Banks pass complete to Ernie Conwell for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • STL FG STL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 37 yard field goal good

Rams ties it up → 10-10

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 53 yard field goal good

Saints takes the lead → 13-10

< Q2 > • STL FG STL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 34 yard field goal good

Rams ties it up → 13-13

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Hobert pass complete to Andre Hastings for 34 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 20-13

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Hobert pass complete to Irv Smith for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 27-13

< Q4 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerald Moore left tackle for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 27-20

< Q4 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Banks pass complete to Isaac Bruce for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams ties it up → 27-27

< Q4 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Banks pass complete to Isaac Bruce for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams takes the lead → 34-27

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tony Banks	41	22	53.7	267	3	1	38	5	88.2
Mark Rypien	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	42	22	52.4	267	3	1	38	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerald Moore	13	39	3.0	1	8
David Thompson	9	18	2.0	0	9
Craig Heyward	8	22	2.8	0	6
Tony Banks	4	28	7.0	0	16
Amp Lee	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	35	114	3.3	1	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Isaac Bruce	17	9	144	16.0	2	38
Eddie Kennison	5	3	27	9.0	0	14
Craig Heyward	3	2	25	12.5	0	14
Amp Lee	4	2	18	9.0	0	14
Torrance Small	3	2	32	16.0	0	20
Ernie Conwell	3	2	15	7.5	1	12
Jerald Moore	2	1	0	0.0	0	0
Aaron Laing	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
David Thompson	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	41	22	267	12.1	3	38

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Todd Lyght	5	5	0	1	1
Keith Lyle	4	4	0	0	1
Ryan McNeil	4	4	0	0	0
Roman Phifer	4	4	0	0	0
Toby Wright	4	3	1	0	0
DMarco Farr	3	2	1	0.5	0
Taje Allen	3	2	1	0	0
Mike Jones	3	1	2	0	0
Kevin Carter	2	1	1	0.5	0
Robert Jones	2	2	0	0	0
Leslie ONeal	2	1	1	0	0
Bill Johnson	1	0	1	0	0
Jeff Zgonina	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	38	29	9	2	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Thompson	6	162	27	0
Team Totals	6	162	27.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	5	87	17.4	0
Team Totals	5	87	17.4	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Wilkins	4	2	4	4
Team Totals	4	2	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mike Horan	5	195	39
Team Totals	5	195	39.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Billy Joe Hobert	42	18	42.9	259	2	2	36	2	59.5
Team Totals	42	18	42.9	259	2	2	36	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Ray Zellars	8	21	2.6	11
Troy Davis	4	23	5.8	20
Team Totals	12	44	3.7	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Andre Hastings	13	6	120	20.0	1	36
Randal Hill	7	5	67	13.4	0	27
John Farquhar	3	3	35	11.7	0	20
Ray Zellars	4	2	11	5.5	0	14
Irv Smith	7	2	26	13.0	1	25
Eric Guliford	3	0	0	0.0	0	0
Brett Bech	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	38	18	259	14.4	2	36

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Winfred Tubbs	12	6	6	1	0
Wayne Martin	9	7	2	1	0
Chris Hewitt	9	6	3	0	0
Joe Johnson	5	3	2	1	0
Alex Molden	5	3	2	0	0
Mickey Washington	4	4	0	0	1
Keith Mitchell	4	4	0	1	0
Mark Fields	4	4	0	0	0
Sammy Knight	4	4	0	0	0
Pio Sagapolutele	4	2	2	0	0
Richard Harvey	3	2	1	0	0
Brady Smith	3	2	1	0	0
LaRoi Glover	2	1	1	0.5	0
Eric Allen	2	2	0	0	0
Jared Tomich	2	2	0	0	0
Ernest Dixon	1	0	1	0.5	0
Donovan Greer	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	74	53	21	5	1