| New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1996 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Trans World Dome Attendance: 57681 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| St. Louis Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans Saints | Mario Bates 1 run (Doug Brien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans Saints | Doug Brien 43 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis Rams | Isaac Bruce 22 pass from Jamie Martin (Carlos Huerta kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans Saints | Doug Brien 35 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | St. Louis Rams | Eddie Kennison 15 pass from Jamie Martin (Carlos Huerta kick) | 13 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 60 | LOG | Craig Novitsky |
| 67 | C | Andy McCollum |
| 61 | ROG | Ed King |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 85 | TE | Paul Green |
| 86 | TE | Tony Johnson |
| 66 | TE | Mike Verstegen |
| 17 | QB | Jim Everett |
| 24 | RB | Mario Bates |
| 22 | FB | Lorenzo Neal |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Darren Mickell |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 95 | RDT | Austin Robbins |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 59 | SLB | Rufus Porter |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 29 | LCB | Mark McMillian |
| 30 | SS | Anthony Newman |
| 47 | FS | Greg Jackson |
| 31 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| St. Louis Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Isaac Bruce |
| 88 | WR | Eddie Kennison |
| 70 | LOT | Wayne Gandy |
| 79 | LOG | Leo Goeas |
| 61 | C | Bern Brostek |
| 67 | ROG | Dwayne White |
| 72 | ROT | Zach Wiegert |
| 86 | TE | Aaron Laing |
| 12 | QB | Tony Banks |
| 21 | RB | Lawrence Phillips |
| 44 | FB | Jerald Moore |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Kevin Carter |
| 65 | NT | Jon Kirksey |
| 75 | UT | D'Marco Farr |
| 91 | RDE | Leslie O'Neal |
| 51 | SLB | Carlos Jenkins |
| 55 | MLB | Robert Jones |
| 54 | WLB | Percell Gaskins |
| 41 | LCB | Todd Lyght |
| 28 | SS | Toby Wright |
| 35 | FS | Keith Lyle |
| 27 | RCB | Anthony Parker |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mario Bates | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Earnest Hunter | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Lee DeRamus | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Everett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Whittle | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Tony Banks | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jamie Martin | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 9 | 11 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerald Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Jim Everett | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 0 | 156 | 6.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 81.6 |
| St. Louis Rams | |||||||||||
| Jamie Martin | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 1 | 132 | 6.9 | 22t | 2 | 2 | 16 | 96.8 |
| Tony Banks | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 39 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17.6 |
| Isaac Bruce | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Michael Haynes | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Torrance Small | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ricky Whittle | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnest Hunter | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Green | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lee DeRamus | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Isaac Bruce | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 22t | 1 |
| Eddie Kennison | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 15t | 1 |
| Harold Green | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Aaron Laing | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerald Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eric Allen | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Anthony Newman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mark McMillian | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 7 | 247 | 35.3 | 44 | 0 |
| St. Louis Rams | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 6 | 298 | 49.7 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Kennison | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Cedric Figaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 4 | 268 | 67.0 | 1 |
| St. Louis Rams | ||||
| Carlos Huerta | 3 | 174 | 58.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| J.T. Thomas | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Joe Johnson | 2.0 |
| Alex Molden | 2.0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Rams | |
| D'Marco Farr | 1.0 |
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