| Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 13, 1981 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 62063 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 45 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 46 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 5 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 34 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 40 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Preston Dennard 9 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wes Chandler 23 pass from Bobby Scott (Benny Ricardo kick) | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Preston Dennard 15 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 17 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 80 | WR | Billy Waddy |
| 75 | LOT | Irv Pankey |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 26 | HB | Wendell Tyler |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 76 | RDE | Cody Jones |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 55 | MLB | Carl Ekern |
| 52 | RLB | George Andrews |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 20 | SS | Johnnie Johnson |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 63 | NT | Barry Bennett |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 25 | LCB | Johnnie Poe |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 22 | RCB | Ricky Ray |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 25:22 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6/13 | / | 8 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
| NO | 34:38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5/14 | / | 9 | 70 | 3 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 88 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 29 | 162 | 5.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Wayne Wilson | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 226 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 2 | 201 | 5.9 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 70.8 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 2 | 201 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 70.8 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Scott | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 90 | 6.0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34.7 |
| Archie Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 4 | 22.2 | 3 | 90 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 26.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Cullen Bryant | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15t | 2 |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 201 | 10.1 | 2 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rich Caster | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Thomas | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rob Nairne | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Frank Corral | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 6 | 0 | 116 | 19.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elois Grooms | 2.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |