Week 1, 2043

played in Arizona, AZ

99 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	7	9	10	13	-	39
Arizona Cardinals	0	14	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 STL - Malachi Frieswyk 6 run (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
2Q: 14:23 STL - Alfredo Sachs 48 field goal
2Q: 09:12 ARI - J.C. Wright 14 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
2Q: 04:13 STL - Alfredo Sachs 25 field goal
2Q: 01:21 ARI - Denzel Jenkins 25 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
2Q: 00:04 STL - Alfredo Sachs 54 field goal
3Q: 10:58 STL - Alfredo Sachs 37 field goal
3Q: 02:37 STL - Terrance Emmons 23 pass from Cole Stevens (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
4Q: 13:11 STL - Malachi Frieswyk 56 run (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
4Q: 11:01 STL - Alfredo Sachs 28 field goal
4Q: 07:40 STL - Alfredo Sachs 44 field goal
4Q: 02:04 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 STL - Malachi Frieswyk 6 run (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
2Q: 14:23 STL - Alfredo Sachs 48 field goal
2Q: 09:12 ARI - J.C. Wright 14 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
2Q: 04:13 STL - Alfredo Sachs 25 field goal
2Q: 01:21 ARI - Denzel Jenkins 25 pass from O.J. Baxter (Kabeer Hamilton extra point)
2Q: 00:04 STL - Alfredo Sachs 54 field goal
3Q: 10:58 STL - Alfredo Sachs 37 field goal
3Q: 02:37 STL - Terrance Emmons 23 pass from Cole Stevens (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
4Q: 13:11 STL - Malachi Frieswyk 56 run (Alfredo Sachs extra point)
4Q: 11:01 STL - Alfredo Sachs 28 field goal
4Q: 07:40 STL - Alfredo Sachs 44 field goal
4Q: 02:04 ARI - Kabeer Hamilton 46 field goal

Team Statistics STL ARI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 410 232
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 5.77 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 171 112
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 5.52 4.87
Net Passing Yards 239 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 30 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 248 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.98 3.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/70 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:48 28:12

Team Statistics	STL	ARI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	410	232
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	5.77	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	171	112
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	5.52	4.87
Net Passing Yards	239	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	30 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	248	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.98	3.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/70	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:48	28:12

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	7:28	3:04	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
1	2:43	3:28	OPP 46	6	15	Field Goal
2	9:05	5:00	OWN 43	11	49	Field Goal
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 33	6	30	Field Goal
3	13:41	2:48	OWN 39	4	41	Field Goal
3	4:55	2:30	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
3	0:11	2:21	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
4	12:21	1:28	OPP 25	5	14	Field Goal
4	8:41	1:06	OPP 27	3	0	Field Goal
4	6:01	1:44	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	1:57	0:40	OPP 47	3	8	Punt

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	1:59	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
1	4:24	1:41	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
2	14:15	5:10	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	4:05	2:56	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	10:53	5:58	OWN 20	12	45	Missed FG
3	2:25	2:14	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	12:50	0:29	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
4	10:53	2:12	OWN 35	4	-8	Downs
4	7:35	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	4:17	2:20	OWN 43	5	28	Field Goal
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	4	5	Game

Game MVP: Alfredo Sachs, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Malachi Frieswyk	23	152	6.61	56	4	2
Tyrell Messina	8	19	2.38	17	1	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R.J. Mitchel	14	70	5.00	25	2
Daniel Pierce	6	16	2.67	9	0
O.J. Baxter	3	26	8.67	13	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cole Stevens	38	23	248	2/9	1	32	0	88.5

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
O.J. Baxter	30	19	138	3/18	2	25	1	82.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryce Pedersen	7	11	83	11.86	6	17	0
TE Karl Lane	6	8	60	10.00	8	32	0
RB Malachi Frieswyk	4	7	34	8.50	7	14	0
WR Giovanni Fewell	2	5	11	5.50	0	12	0
TE Terrance Emmons	2	2	28	14.00	16	23	1
TE Clifton Fields	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
WR Christopher Wolfe	1	3	18	18.00	8	18	0
WR Frank Shimada	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB R.J. Mitchel	9	10	52	5.78	20	15	0
TE J.C. Wright	3	3	20	6.67	10	14	1
WR Denzel Jenkins	3	5	46	15.33	9	25	1
WR Jace Donaldson	2	6	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Brody McDonald	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Jim Poston	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Gavin Chapman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Glen Wellstone	1	21	21.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jonah Gash	1	0	0
William O'Neill	0	1	0
Ty Hazel	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
O.J. Baxter	1	0	0
Randy Tibbetts	0	1	0
Gavin Chapman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malcolm Kemp	3	131	43.7	36.7	48	0

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harold Stone	5	245	49.0	39.4	56	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alfredo Sachs	6/6	3/3	1/1	54	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kabeer Hamilton	1/2	1/2	0/1	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonah Gash	3	28	9.3	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Caden White	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Wolfe	2	46	23.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brody McDonald	4	82	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Levon Koepke	9	0	0.0	23	32
ILB Eduardo Hartman	8	2	0.0	19	25
ILB Kenneth Peter	4	3	0.0	19	23
OLB Kerry Chapman	4	1	0.0	19	24
DE Timothy Megorden	3	0	1.0	13	12
DT Grayson Givens	3	0	0.0	14	21
DE Malik Flitton	2	1	0.0	20	30
ILB Darien Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	5	9
CB Glen Wellstone	2	0	0.0	22	33
DT Ty Hazel	1	0	1.0	13	21
DE Leslie Morrow	1	0	1.0	13	24
CB Damon Cochrane	1	3	0.0	17	29
DT Jorge Herndon	1	1	0.0	12	14
DT Archie Burns	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Landon Killian	1	0	0.0	8	14
S Cory Wimer	0	1	0.0	4	10

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Perry Wallace	9	1	0.0	28	40
ILB Emmanuel Roussel	6	5	0.0	28	40
CB Emmanuel Mueller	5	0	0.0	28	40
OLB Mel Mueller	4	0	1.0	27	39
CB Caden White	4	2	0.0	26	39
ILB Kaden Jones	4	1	0.0	14	5
DT Ian Kucharski	4	0	0.0	22	28
CB Stan Hagen	3	4	0.0	21	35
DE Walt Hahn	3	2	0.0	28	38
S Marcus Kissinger	2	2	0.0	29	39
OLB Irving Somogyi	2	1	0.0	22	36
DT Damian Arnold	2	0	0.0	9	12
DE Jerry Thomas	1	0	1.0	21	25
DE Nathan Madrid	1	1	0.0	13	17
OLB Douglas Crum	1	0	0.0	4	1
S Jimmy Meadows	1	0	0.0	3	0
WR Jace Donaldson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Warren Mathews	1	0	0.0	9	4
CB Randy Gibson	0	1	0.0	3	0
ILB Norm McCrary	0	1	0.0	3	0

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Timothy Megorden	1.0	0	1	12
DT Ty Hazel	1.0	0	0	21
DE Leslie Morrow	1.0	0	0	24
S Levon Koepke	0.0	1	0	32
DT Jorge Herndon	0.0	0	2	14
DE Malik Flitton	0.0	0	1	30

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jerry Thomas	1.0	1	0	25
OLB Mel Mueller	1.0	0	2	39
DE Nathan Madrid	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Eduardo Hartman	4	0	0	25
CB Glen Wellstone	3	0	1	33
ILB Kenneth Peter	3	0	0	23
ILB Darien Rasmussen	2	1	0	9
S Levon Koepke	2	0	0	32
OLB Kerry Chapman	2	0	0	24
CB Damon Cochrane	1	1	0	29
DT Grayson Givens	1	0	0	21
CB Landon Killian	1	0	0	14

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Perry Wallace	6	2	40
ILB Emmanuel Roussel	5	1	40
CB Emmanuel Mueller	4	2	40
OLB Mel Mueller	2	0	39
CB Stan Hagen	2	0	35
OLB Irving Somogyi	2	0	36
S Marcus Kissinger	1	1	39
CB Caden White	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Victor McCurley	4	7	31	0	40
Nate Joseph	3	8	30	1	40
Owen Lane	3	7	29	0	40
Lamont Blackwell	1	2	30	1	40
Monty Ross	0	5	29	0	40
Terrance Emmons	0	1	15	0	15
Bryan Towle	0	1	2	0	0

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Bess	3	4	21	0	29
Samuel Hough	2	5	22	1	31
Grady Hampton	2	4	23	0	33
Randy Tibbetts	1	3	21	2	31
Rickey Kerr	0	4	22	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jonah Gash	3	25
Tyrell Messina	1	27
Levon Koepke	1	14

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Gavin Chapman	2	19
J.C. Wright	2	19
Jimmy Meadows	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Lane	28	36	---	---	16	80
Owen Lane	29	40	---	---	9	78
Cole Stevens	31	40	---	---	6	77
Bryce Pedersen	26	33	---	---	13	72
Monty Ross	29	40	---	---	2	71
Victor McCurley	31	40	---	---	---	71
Glen Wellstone	---	---	22	33	15	70
Nate Joseph	30	40	---	---	---	70
Lamont Blackwell	30	40	---	---	---	70
Levon Koepke	---	---	23	32	14	69
Kerry Chapman	---	---	19	24	24	67
Gabriel Bening	18	19	---	---	22	59
Malik Flitton	---	---	20	30	7	57
Malachi Frieswyk	23	32	---	---	---	55
Giovanni Fewell	16	21	---	---	14	51
Ezra Crotti	---	---	19	28	1	48
Kenneth Peter	---	---	19	23	6	48
Damon Cochrane	---	---	17	29	1	47
Eduardo Hartman	---	---	19	25	1	45
Tyrell Messina	8	8	---	---	27	43
Jonah Gash	6	8	---	---	25	39
Leslie Morrow	---	---	13	24	2	39
Terrance Emmons	15	15	---	---	9	39
Grayson Givens	---	---	14	21	2	37
Ty Hazel	---	---	13	21	1	35
Jorge Herndon	---	---	12	14	4	30
Cory Wimer	---	---	4	10	16	30
Timothy Megorden	---	---	13	12	1	26
William O'Neill	---	---	6	8	11	25
Christopher Wolfe	6	15	---	---	4	25
Landon Killian	---	---	8	14	2	24
Tyree Fagan	8	7	---	---	2	17
Alfredo Sachs	0	0	---	---	15	15
Darien Rasmussen	---	---	5	9	---	14
Archie Burns	---	---	7	6	1	14
Craig Lang	2	0	---	---	9	11
Bill Clancy	2	0	---	---	9	11
Bryan Towle	2	0	---	---	7	9
Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frank Shimada	0	3	---	---	4	7
Clifton Fields	1	3	---	---	---	4
Malcolm Kemp	0	0	---	---	3	3
Antoine Hatcher	---	---	0	0	3	3
Adam McGee	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jamal Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Springer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmanuel Mueller	---	---	28	40	19	87
Walt Hahn	---	---	28	38	9	75
Perry Wallace	---	---	28	40	7	75
Emmanuel Roussel	---	---	28	40	6	74
Caden White	---	---	26	39	9	74
Marcus Kissinger	---	---	29	39	6	74
Mel Mueller	---	---	27	39	6	72
J.C. Wright	20	27	---	---	19	66
Irving Somogyi	---	---	22	36	6	64
Grady Hampton	23	33	---	---	7	63
Stan Hagen	---	---	21	35	6	62
Randy Tibbetts	21	31	---	---	7	59
O.J. Baxter	23	33	---	---	---	56
Denzel Jenkins	15	23	---	---	16	54
Samuel Hough	22	31	---	---	---	53
Ian Kucharski	---	---	22	28	2	52
Rickey Kerr	22	30	---	---	---	52
Jerry Thomas	---	---	21	25	4	50
Duane Bess	21	29	---	---	---	50
Jim Poston	19	27	---	---	---	46
R.J. Mitchel	15	22	---	---	---	37
Brody McDonald	9	10	---	---	15	34
Warren Mathews	---	---	9	4	20	33
Nathan Madrid	---	---	13	17	2	32
Ryan Witt	11	12	---	---	6	29
Damian Arnold	---	---	9	12	7	28
Jace Donaldson	7	19	---	---	---	26
Gavin Chapman	4	3	---	---	19	26
Jackson Richardson	0	4	---	---	20	24
Britt Morton	---	---	3	2	18	23
Kaden Jones	---	---	14	5	2	21
Todd Lewitt	3	6	---	---	7	16
T.J. Murray	5	7	---	---	4	16
Axel Madison	3	5	---	---	7	15
Daniel Pierce	8	7	---	---	---	15
Christian Hardy	2	4	---	---	9	15
Jimmy Meadows	---	---	3	0	12	15
Douglas Crum	---	---	4	1	9	14
Devante Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randy Gibson	---	---	3	0	4	7
Terrance Steinbeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kabeer Hamilton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harold Stone	0	0	---	---	5	5
Norm McCrary	---	---	3	0	2	5
Luis Breeze	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lawrence Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	14	122	8.7
Right	12	30	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	4	40	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cole Stevens	38	23	2	2	3	6	3	0	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
O.J. Baxter	30	19	1	2	1	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	88	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	106	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	25	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	25	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryce Pedersen	11	7	1	83	0	33
TE Karl Lane	8	6	1	60	1	36
RB Malachi Frieswyk	7	4	0	34	0	32
WR Giovanni Fewell	5	2	0	11	0	21
WR Christopher Wolfe	3	1	1	18	0	15
TE Terrance Emmons	2	2	0	28	1	15
WR Frank Shimada	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Clifton Fields	1	1	0	14	0	3

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB R.J. Mitchel	10	9	0	52	0	22
WR Jace Donaldson	6	2	1	10	0	19
WR Denzel Jenkins	5	3	0	46	1	23
WR Jim Poston	4	1	0	3	0	27
TE J.C. Wright	3	3	0	20	0	27
WR Brody McDonald	1	1	0	7	0	10
FB Gavin Chapman	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Malachi Frieswyk	2	13	6.50	6.61
Tyrell Messina	1	-4	-4.00	2.38

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cole Stevens	5	1	5	1.00	6.53

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
O.J. Baxter	1	1	14	14.00	4.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Karl Lane	2	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Frank Shimada	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Giovanni Fewell	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
TE Terrance Emmons	1	1	5	5.00	14.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE J.C. Wright	1	1	14	14.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Malachi Frieswyk	5	2

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Pierce	2	0
R.J. Mitchel	1	1
O.J. Baxter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cole Stevens	13	10	7

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
O.J. Baxter	3	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Pedersen	4	4	2
TE Karl Lane	3	3	2
WR Giovanni Fewell	2	0	0
TE Terrance Emmons	2	2	2
TE Clifton Fields	1	1	1
WR Christopher Wolfe	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch
RB R.J. Mitchel	1	1
WR Jim Poston	1	0
WR Jace Donaldson	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (17,600)
End Zone 6,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (17,600)
End Zone	6,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,200)