The St. Louis Rams handily beat the New Orleans Saints, 38 to 24, on August 31, 1997.

1997 St. Louis Rams

Final

NO

Saints

0-1-0

24

STL

Rams

1-0-0

38

1

6

0

2

11

14

3

0

21

4

7

3

Total

24

38

1st quarter

NO

STL

Saints

Doug Brien 31-yard field goal

3

0

Saints

Doug Brien 53-yard field goal

6

0

2nd quarter

NO

STL

Rams

Lawrence Phillips 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick)

6

7

Rams

Torrance Small 30-yard pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick)

6

14

Saints

Eric Guliford 102-yard kickoff return (Heath Shuler pass to Andre Hastings for two-point conversion)

14

14

Saints

Doug Brien 46-yard field goal

17

14

3rd quarter

NO

STL

Rams

Ernie Conwell 48-yard pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick)

17

21

Rams

Lawrence Phillips 25-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick)

17

28

Rams

Lawrence Phillips 5-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick)

17

35

4th quarter

NO

STL

Saints

Andre Hastings 30-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Doug Brien kick)

24

35

Rams

Jeff Wilkins 36-yard field goal

24

38

Saints

Rams

1st Downs

13

20

Passing 1st Downs

8

9

Rushing 1st Downs

3

10

1st downs from penalties

2

1

3rd down efficiency

3 - 11

4 - 12

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 0

Total Plays

55

66

Total Yards

241

403

Yards per play

4.4

6.1

Passing

159

214

Comp - Att

12 - 33

13 - 21

Yards per pass

4.4

9.3

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 25

2 - 12

Rushing

82

189

Rushing Attempts

19

43

Yards per rush

4.3

4.4

Penalties

10

7

Turnovers

5

1

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

25:39

34:21

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Heath Shuler 8 21 115 5.5 0 2 2 17.1
Danny Wuerffel 4 12 69 5.8 1 1 1 46.9
Team 12 33 159 5.6 1 3 3 27.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Troy Davis 4 30 7.5 0
Mario Bates 7 28 4.0 0
Ray Zellars 8 24 3.0 0
Team 19 82 4.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Andre Hastings 4 95 23.8 1
Randal Hill 1 32 32.0 0
Irv Smith 2 26 13.0 0
Troy Davis 1 18 18.0 0
Ray Zellars 4 13 3.3 0
Team 12 184 5.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Mark Fields 1.0
Alex Molden 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Doug Brien 3 3 1 10
Team 3 3 1 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mark Royals 5 233 46.6
Team 5 233 46.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Guliford 4 168 42.0 1
Troy Davis 1 29 29.0 0
Team 5 197 39.4 1

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Guliford 4 64 16.0 0
Team 4 64 16.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tony Banks 13 21 226 10.8 2 1 2 110.4
Team 13 21 214 10.8 2 1 2 110.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Lawrence Phillips 26 125 4.8 3
Keith Crawford 1 23 23.0 0
Craig Heyward 6 17 2.8 0
Amp Lee 3 17 5.7 0
Ronald Moore 5 5 1.0 0
Tony Banks 2 2 1.0 0
Team 43 189 4.4 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Eddie Kennison 4 80 20.0 0
Torrance Small 3 67 22.3 1
Ernie Conwell 3 63 21.0 1
Amp Lee 1 8 8.0 0
Lawrence Phillips 2 8 4.0 0
Team 13 226 10.8 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Kevin Carter 0.5
D'Marco Farr 0.5
Leslie O'Neal 1.0
Roman Phifer 1.0
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jeff Wilkins 1 2 5 8
Team 1 2 5 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Will Brice 6 239 39.8
Team 6 239 39.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J.T. Thomas 5 97 19.4 0
Jeff Zgonina 1 5 5.0 0
Team 6 102 17.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Kennison 3 25 8.3 0
Team 3 25 8.3 0

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PASS

3,965

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

RUSH

1,144

Williams

Kyren Williams

REC

1,486

Nacua

Puka Nacua

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.8

8th

OPP PPG

22.2

19th

RUSH YDS/G

120.3

11th

PASS YDS/G

252.9

11th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
Seahawks Seahawks
9 8 0 .529
Cardinals Cardinals
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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DET Lions

1-0-0

24

Final

23

LAR Rams

0-1-0

Sun 14 Jan 2024

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AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529