| New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 8, 1981 Location: Anaheim, CA Venue: Anaheim Stadium Attendance: 61068 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 82 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 44 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Preston Dennard 26 pass from Dan Pastorini (Frank Corral kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 59 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 24 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 5 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 2 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 21 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 48 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 19 | WR | Guido Merkens |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 76 | C | Jim Pietrzak |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 77 | NT | Jerry Boyarsky |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 80 | WR | Billy Waddy |
| 78 | LOT | Jackie Slater |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 56 | ROT | Doug Smith |
| 84 | TE | Walt Arnold |
| 10 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 33 | HB | Jewerl Thomas |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 71 | RDT | Reggie Doss |
| 76 | RDE | Cody Jones |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 55 | MLB | Carl Ekern |
| 52 | RLB | George Andrews |
| 47 | LCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| 20 | SS | Johnnie Johnson |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 35:07 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 8/14 | / | 13 | 108 | 7 | 2 |
| LARM | 24:53 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5/13 | / | 13 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 24 | 161 | 6.7 | 59t | 3 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 307 | 5.9 | 3 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jewerl Thomas | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 113 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 182 | 9.6 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 90.2 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 182 | 9.6 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 90.2 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 33 | 15 | 45.5 | 4 | 223 | 6.8 | 28t | 1 | 3 | 32 | 38.6 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 15 | 45.5 | 4 | 223 | 6.8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 38.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Preston Dennard | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Walt Arnold | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 223 | 14.9 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Glen Redd | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Russell Gary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Spivey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Frank Corral | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 4 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jim Wilks | 1.5 |
| Rob Nairne | 1.0 |
| Frank Warren | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Johnnie Johnson | 2.0 |
| Phil Murphy | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |