Week 4, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	0	3	3	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	14	7	3	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:25 NOS - Roger Hayes 12 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 08:47 NOS - Roger Hayes 76 punt return (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 12:29 STL - Kevin Matthews 35 field goal
2Q: 00:47 NOS - Preston Stevenson 3 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 07:52 STL - Kevin Matthews 45 field goal
3Q: 04:10 NOS - Bernard Richard 44 field goal
4Q: 12:06 NOS - Bernard Richard 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:25 NOS - Roger Hayes 12 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 08:47 NOS - Roger Hayes 76 punt return (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 12:29 STL - Kevin Matthews 35 field goal
2Q: 00:47 NOS - Preston Stevenson 3 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 07:52 STL - Kevin Matthews 45 field goal
3Q: 04:10 NOS - Bernard Richard 44 field goal
4Q: 12:06 NOS - Bernard Richard 36 field goal

Team Statistics STL NOS
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 246 355
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 3.90 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 141 152
- Rushing Attempts 21 35
- Yards per Rush 6.71 4.34
Net Passing Yards 105 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 15 - 0 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 129 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.50 6.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/97
Kick Returns/Yards 4/62 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:25 33:35

Team Statistics	STL	NOS
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	246	355
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	3.90	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	141	152
- Rushing Attempts	21	35
- Yards per Rush	6.71	4.34
Net Passing Yards	105	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 15 - 0	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	129	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.50	6.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/97
Kick Returns/Yards	4/62	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:25	33:35

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	1:42	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
1	8:37	2:11	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
1	4:59	3:17	OWN 10	5	7	Punt
1	0:07	2:43	OWN 20	6	62	Field Goal
2	6:56	2:56	OWN 6	6	17	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 17	2	10	Half
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	11:12	3:28	OWN 32	7	40	Field Goal
3	4:02	1:18	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
4	15:00	0:28	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
4	12:01	1:16	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	8:45	3:07	OWN 20	11	47	Downs
4	2:13	0:55	OWN 2	5	30	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:41	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
1	6:26	1:27	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
1	1:42	1:35	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
2	12:24	5:28	OWN 15	8	35	Punt
2	4:00	3:20	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
3	12:37	1:25	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	7:44	3:42	OWN 22	6	51	Field Goal
3	2:44	2:44	OWN 38	6	13	Punt
4	14:32	2:31	OPP 47	5	28	Field Goal
4	10:45	2:00	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	5:38	3:25	OWN 33	6	25	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 32	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Henderson	8	74	9.25	52	1
Walt Levi	7	35	5.00	8	0
Aaron Hoy	6	32	5.33	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	17	67	3.94	21	2
Grant Guthrie	8	33	4.13	12	1
Alan Poole	7	46	6.57	12	1
Rex Dunn	2	7	3.50	6	0
Bryan Harding	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Aaron Hoy	27	8	73	4/24	18	39.6
Leroy Rauch	9	5	43	0/0	22	68.2
Lorenzo Joyner	2	2	13	0/0	8	93.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	31	20	208	1/5	2	26	0	105.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roosevelt Thrash	5	17	66	13.20	22	22
WR Ty Jonas	3	9	18	6.00	0	8
RB Richie Henderson	2	2	20	10.00	15	12
WR Danny Madison	2	5	12	6.00	2	12
TE Kerry Birchall	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Sam Arce	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
RB Walt Levi	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	7	9	101	14.43	32	26	0
WR Preston Stevenson	7	10	58	8.29	10	17	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	16	8.00	5	13	0
WR Roger Hayes	2	5	20	10.00	7	12	1
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Ed McCarthy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ross Bensen	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Preston Stevenson	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Jarrett	8	377	47.1	37.8	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	321	45.9	39.4	54	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Henderson	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	4	97	24.3	1

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Arce	2	34	17.0	0
Roosevelt Thrash	2	28	14.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Leibert	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Bensen	14	5	0.0	35	32
S Clay Van Pelt	7	2	0.0	30	20
CB Ross Bensen	5	1	0.0	32	31
CB Lewis Bledsoe	4	1	0.0	24	21
S Rick Wiles	4	1	0.0	17	17
DT Earl Kormelink	3	2	1.0	22	17
OLB Van Cochrane	3	1	0.0	18	16
S Clyde Ramirez	2	2	0.0	22	25
DE Hardy Gossage	2	1	0.0	21	24
DT Shannon Stanton	2	0	0.0	18	14
OLB Sammy Mercado	2	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Ross Gardner	1	1	0.0	25	24
CB Barry Levine	1	1	0.0	4	3
CB Terrance Devaney	1	1	0.0	16	16
DE Brad Cassaday	1	0	0.0	17	15
DT James Elstrom	1	0	0.0	20	24
CB Roman Long	0	1	0.0	13	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	8	1	0.0	20	42
CB Norbert Dawson	6	0	0.0	17	28
CB Roderick Iadevaia	5	3	0.0	18	39
DT Jorge Templeton	3	1	1.0	16	35
DE Cary Clinton	3	0	1.0	13	22
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	2	0.0	19	37
S Justin Borders	2	2	0.0	7	19
DT Burt Tamaarkin	2	0	0.0	10	29
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	6	3
DE Max Tank	1	1	1.0	16	30
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0.5	11	23
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0.0	12	21
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	12	13
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0.0	14	28
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.0	9	25
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	0.5	6	13
S Tommie Grange	0	1	0.0	11	27

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Earl Kormelink	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Hardy Gossage	0.0	1	1	1	24
DT James Elstrom	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Shannon Stanton	0.0	0	0	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	1.0	1	3	2	22
DE Max Tank	1.0	0	5	6	30
DT Jorge Templeton	1.0	0	1	0	35
DE Rich Banks	0.5	0	1	1	23
DE Brent Robbins	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	1	0	13
S Steve Ziel	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Xavier Bensen	5	0	32
CB Lewis Bledsoe	4	1	21
S Rick Wiles	3	0	17
CB Ross Bensen	2	0	31
OLB Van Cochrane	1	2	16
OLB Ross Gardner	1	1	24
S Clay Van Pelt	1	1	20
CB Barry Levine	1	0	3
OLB Sammy Mercado	1	0	7
S Clyde Ramirez	1	0	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	4	1	39
S Justin Borders	2	1	19
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	1	37
CB Norbert Dawson	2	0	28
OLB Byron Bennett	2	0	42
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	28
CB Ty Covington	1	1	25
S Steve Ziel	1	0	21
S Tommie Grange	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Myron Bryant	2	4	1	21	1	36
Teddy Fulcher	2	3	0	15	0	33
Marshall Perry	2	2	0	16	0	26
Tyrus Lyden	1	3	0	19	1	38
Sedrick Forbes	1	1	0	5	0	11
Terry Clancy	0	1	0	11	1	25
Earnest Glover	0	1	0	6	0	12
Bryan Hines	0	0	0	18	1	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Lebiedzinski	3	11	29	1	25
Vernon Huffman	2	4	16	0	12
Mike Emerson	1	2	13	0	9
Rex Dunn	1	1	17	0	15
Trent Sinclair	0	3	21	0	20
Joseph Sherman	0	2	34	0	31
Emmitt Jenkins	0	2	23	0	24
Shawn Fadiman	0	2	20	0	19
Mel Harper	0	1	19	0	20

Special Teams Statistics

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Henderson	1	25
Ty Jonas	1	16
Ross Bensen	1	14
Kerry Birchall	1	12
Van Cochrane	0	19
Earnest Glover	0	17
Wes Levesque	0	17
Rick Wiles	0	17
Ernest Ciervo	0	16
Roosevelt Thrash	0	11
Sedrick Forbes	0	10
Mo Lund	0	10
Xavier Bensen	0	9
Tyrus Lyden	0	9
Terrance Devaney	0	9
Terry Clancy	0	9
Frank Jarrett	0	8
Orlando Karle	0	8
Sam Arce	0	7
Roman Long	0	7
Brad Cassaday	0	7
Lewis Bledsoe	0	6
Kevin Matthews	0	5
Clay Van Pelt	0	5
Alvin Roseman	0	5
Earl Kormelink	0	5
Danny Madison	0	5
Sammy Mercado	0	4
Freddie Lipscomb	0	3
Hardy Gossage	0	2
Aaron Hoy	0	2
Clyde Ramirez	0	2
Myron Bryant	0	1
Ross Gardner	0	1
Teddy Fulcher	0	1
Shannon Stanton	0	1
Barry Levine	0	1
Austin Sutton	0	1
James Elstrom	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Dunn	1	25
Ed McCarthy	1	21
Rick Collins	1	17
Justin Borders	1	7
Duane Sterritt	1	2
Roderick Iadevaia	0	26
Mitchell Emmons	0	17
Jose Barfield	0	16
Preston Stevenson	0	16
Byron Bennett	0	10
Lamar McCarthy	0	10
Rich Banks	0	10
Joseph Sherman	0	9
B.J. Givens	0	9
Emmitt Jenkins	0	9
Roger Hayes	0	9
Vernon Huffman	0	9
Tommie Grange	0	8
Bernard Richard	0	8
Rodney Whalen	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Ty Covington	0	7
Bobby Irwin	0	6
Jimmy Roberts	0	6
Norbert Dawson	0	5
Cary Clinton	0	4
Jorge Templeton	0	4
Shawn Fadiman	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Mel Harper	0	3
Tyrone Leibert	0	3
Max Tank	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Phillip Newman	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Mike Emerson	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Steve Ziel	0	1
Trent Sinclair	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	8	78	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	12	71	5.9
Right	14	49	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck
Aaron Hoy	27	8	0	1	2	5	9	7
Leroy Rauch	9	5	1	0	0	1	3	2
Lorenzo Joyner	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	31	20	2	1	2	5	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	9	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	56	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	18	2.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	81	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roosevelt Thrash	17	5	1	66	1	40
WR Ty Jonas	9	3	1	18	0	30
WR Danny Madison	5	2	0	12	0	33
WR Sam Arce	3	1	0	9	0	19
RB Richie Henderson	2	2	0	20	0	31
TE Kerry Birchall	1	1	0	5	0	19
RB Walt Levi	1	1	0	-1	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	10	7	0	58	0	30
WR Phillip Newman	9	7	1	101	2	30
WR Roger Hayes	5	2	1	20	0	16
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	0	16	0	16
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	0	0	0	0	17
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	4	0	15
RB Ed McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	9	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Henderson	1	5	5.00	9.25

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	2	10	5.00	3.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Hoy	1	0	0	0.00	2.70

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	2	15	3.75	6.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ty Jonas	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	3	1.50	5.80
WR Roger Hayes	2	1	12	6.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Aaron Hoy	3	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	3	2
Alan Poole	2	0
Bryan Harding	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Hoy	8	2	1
Leroy Rauch	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Madison	4	2	1
WR Roosevelt Thrash	3	0	0
WR Ty Jonas	3	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	1
WR Roger Hayes	3	2	2
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0
RB Ed McCarthy	1	0	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,700)