St. Louis Rams vs Denver Broncos

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September 8th, 2002

2002 Week 1

Regular Season

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Rams Away

Final

Broncos Home

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Offensive Starters

QB K. Warner

RB M. Faulk

FB C. Hetherington

WR I. Bruce

WR B. Manumaleuna

TE E. Conwell

T O. Pace

G T. Nutten

C A. McCollum

G A. Timmerman

T J. St. Clair

Defensive Starters

DE B. Young

DT R. Pickett

DT J. Zgonina

DE G. Wistrom

LB D. Davis

LB J. Duncan

LB T. Polley

CB A. Williams

CB D. Bly

S A. Archuleta

S K. Herring

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Rams	0	6	7	3	16
Broncos	7	9	0	7	23

	Rams	Broncos
Q1	0	7
Q2	6	9
Q3	7	0
Q4	3	7
FINAL	16	23

Key Performers

Rams

PassingK. Warner

32/41, 315 YDS

RushingM. Faulk

10, 19 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingM. Faulk

14, 91 YDS

TacklesT. Polley

SacksL. Little

1.0

InterceptionsD. Davis

Broncos

PassingB. Griese

18/27, 202 YDS, 2 TD

RushingO. Gary

11, 37 YDS

ReceivingE. McCaffrey

2, 50 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesI. Gold

SacksA. Wilson

1.0

InterceptionsK. Washington

Team Comparison

Rams

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

327

Total Yards

291

Rushes

Rush YDS

104

Rush TD

78.0%

PASS %

66.7%

295

NET PASS YDS

187

PASS TD

Takeaways

31:46

Time of Possession

28:14

Offensive Starters

B. Griese QB

O. Gary RB

M. Anderson FB

R. Smith WR

E. McCaffrey WR

S. Sharpe TE

E. Salaam T

B. Hamilton G

T. Nalen C

D. Neil G

M. Lepsis T

Defensive Starters

T. Pryce DE

L. Dalton DT

C. McGlockton DT

K. Pittman DE

J. Mobley LB

A. Wilson LB

I. Gold LB

D. O'Neal CB

D. Walker CB

K. Kennedy S

I. Reese S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2002 Week 1 match up between the St. Louis Rams and the Denver Broncos featuring 315 passing yards by Kurt Warner.

Legend

Moment: Rams

Moment: Broncos

Rams Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brian Griese pass complete to Rod Smith for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 41 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • STL FG STL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 41 yard field goal good. Penalty on Tyrone Poole: Defensive Offside (Declined)

Rams cuts lead → 10-3

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 34 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 13-3

< Q2 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Elam 32 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 16-3

< Q2 > • STL FG STL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 43 yard field goal good

Rams cuts lead → 16-6

< Q3 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Marshall Faulk middle for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 16-13

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brian Griese pass complete to Ed McCaffrey for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos extends lead → 23-13

< Q4 > • STL FG STL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 39 yard field goal good

Rams cuts lead → 23-16

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Kurt Warner	41	32	78.0	315	0	1	43	3	88.5
Team Totals	41	32	78.0	315	0	1	43	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Marshall Faulk	10	19	1.9	1	15
Kurt Warner	1	8	8.0	0	8
Trung Canidate	1	5	5.0	0	5
Chris Hetherington	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	13	32	2.5	1	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Marshall Faulk	16	14	91	6.5	10
Torry Holt	6	5	91	18.2	36
Isaac Bruce	7	5	60	12.0	27
Ernie Conwell	3	3	50	16.7	43
Ricky Proehl	2	2	15	7.5	8
Trung Canidate	1	1	2	2.0	2
Yo Murphy	1	1	4	4.0	4
Chris Hetherington	2	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	38	32	315	9.8	43

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Tommy Polley	9	9	0	0	0
Adam Archuleta	7	6	1	0.5	0
Kim Herring	5	5	0	0	0
Don Davis	4	3	1	0	1
Dre Bly	4	4	0	0	0
Aeneas Williams	3	3	0	0	1
Ryan Pickett	3	1	2	0.5	0
Grant Wistrom	3	3	0	0	0
Leonard Little	2	2	0	1	0
Jeff Zgonina	2	2	0	1	0
Jamie Duncan	2	2	0	0	0
Dexter McCleon	2	2	0	0	0
Brian Young	2	2	0	0	0
Damione Lewis	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	49	45	4	3	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Lamar Gordon	5	97	19.4	0
Team Totals	5	97	19.4	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Terrence Wilkins	3	14	4.7	0
Team Totals	3	14	4.7	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Wilkins	4	3	1	1
Team Totals	4	3	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mitch Berger	3	110	36.7
Team Totals	3	110	36.7

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Brian Griese	27	18	66.7	202	2	2	27	4	82.6
Team Totals	27	18	66.7	202	2	2	27	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Olandis Gary	11	37	3.4	7
Mike Anderson	7	17	2.4	6
Clinton Portis	5	34	6.8	15
Brian Griese	3	16	5.3	13
Team Totals	26	104	4.0	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Rod Smith	9	5	47	9.4	1	16
Olandis Gary	5	5	48	9.6	0	19
Shannon Sharpe	6	3	31	10.3	0	14
Mike Anderson	2	2	20	10.0	0	15
Ed McCaffrey	3	2	50	25.0	1	27
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team Totals	26	18	202	11.2	2	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ian Gold	9	8	1	0	0
John Mobley	8	6	2	0	0
Al Wilson	7	4	3	1	0
Deltha ONeal	4	4	0	0	0
Kenoy Kennedy	4	4	0	0	0
Trevor Pryce	3	3	0	1	0
Chester McGlockton	3	3	0	0	0
Montae Reagor	3	3	0	0	0
Izell Reese	3	2	1	0	0
Denard Walker	3	2	1	0	0
Keith Washington	2	2	0	0	1
Keith Burns	2	1	1	0	0
Kavika Pittman	2	2	0	0	0
Monsanto Pope	1	1	0	1	0
Bertrand Berry	1	0	1	0	0
Sam Brandon	1	1	0	0	0
Lional Dalton	1	0	1	0	0
Reuben Droughns	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Middlebrooks	1	0	1	0	0
Scottie Montgomery	1	1	0	0	0
Tyrone Poole	1	1	0	0	0
Lenny Walls	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	62	50	12	3	1