Week 8, 2016

played in Arizona, AZ

73 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	7	14	3	7	-	31
Arizona Cardinals	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:55 STL - Matthew MacIver 3 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 11:57 ARI - Sinorice Moss 10 pass from Alex Smith (Les Haber extra point)
2Q: 05:49 STL - Rico Blair 2 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 01:03 STL - Roosevelt Murphy 4 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 11:01 STL - David Akers 42 field goal
3Q: 03:32 ARI - Les Haber 20 field goal
4Q: 05:03 STL - Rico Blair 4 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 00:28 ARI - Joseph Mare 12 pass from Alex Smith (Les Haber extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:55 STL - Matthew MacIver 3 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 11:57 ARI - Sinorice Moss 10 pass from Alex Smith (Les Haber extra point)
2Q: 05:49 STL - Rico Blair 2 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 01:03 STL - Roosevelt Murphy 4 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 11:01 STL - David Akers 42 field goal
3Q: 03:32 ARI - Les Haber 20 field goal
4Q: 05:03 STL - Rico Blair 4 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 00:28 ARI - Joseph Mare 12 pass from Alex Smith (Les Haber extra point)

Team Statistics STL ARI
Record 5-3 3-4
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 369 317
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 6.25 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 100 80
- Rushing Attempts 35 15
- Yards per Rush 2.86 5.33
Net Passing Yards 269 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 19 - 0 47 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 278 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 11.21 4.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 12/75
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 2/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:57 28:03

Team Statistics	STL	ARI
Record	5-3	3-4
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	369	317
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	6.25	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	100	80
- Rushing Attempts	35	15
- Yards per Rush	2.86	5.33
Net Passing Yards	269	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 19 - 0	47 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	278	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	11.21	4.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	12/75
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	2/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:57	28:03

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	5:45	OWN 5	10	44	Punt
1	4:42	2:57	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
2	11:50	6:09	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
2	4:06	3:13	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 21	5	54	Field Goal
3	3:27	4:50	OWN 19	6	27	Punt
4	8:18	3:25	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	3:25	1:06	OPP 33	3	6	Missed FG
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	2	-3	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	5:32	0:50	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
1	1:45	4:55	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
2	5:41	1:35	OWN 40	2	3	Interception
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 20	3	-6	Half
3	10:55	7:28	OWN 22	14	75	Field Goal
4	13:37	5:19	OWN 8	12	50	Interception
4	4:53	1:28	OWN 13	6	20	Downs
4	2:19	1:58	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown

Game MVP: Roosevelt Murphy, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Matthew MacIver	16	33	2.06	7	0	1
Rico Blair	12	41	3.42	10	1	2
Roosevelt Murphy	4	28	7.00	9	0	1
Corey Reynolds	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Randy Upshaw	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wade Swift	11	53	4.82	9	0
Alex Smith	3	25	8.33	11	1
Jimmy Sutter	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	22	19	278	2/9	0	43	0	118.8

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	47	27	261	3/24	2	27	2	69.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Hardy	5	5	77	15.40	11	39
TE Mark Samuels	5	5	79	15.80	34	43
FB Ted Reilly	2	2	4	2.00	0	2
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	2	28	14.00	0	16
WR Bennie Nori	2	2	45	22.50	8	31
RB Rico Blair	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
WR Jason Atkins	1	2	33	33.00	0	33
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
TE Jermichael Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sinorice Moss	10	15	110	11.00	7	18	1
WR Rob Sherman	4	8	36	9.00	15	27	0
TE Joseph Mare	3	5	23	7.67	4	12	1
WR Derrick Reilly	3	7	37	12.33	3	14	0
RB Wade Swift	2	3	19	9.50	6	13	0
FB Trevor Prescott	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
FB Clarence Lutzen	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Jimmy Sutter	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Gilbert Maioriello	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Spencer Schulz	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	21	21.00	0
ILB Sam Gambrell	1	0	0.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matthew MacIver	1	0	0	0
Roosevelt Murphy	0	1	0	0

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Travis Johnson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	2	91	45.5	45.5	46	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cary Erwin	2	105	52.5	49.5	56	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	4/4

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Les Haber	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	1	6	6.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	2	35	17.5	0
Matthew MacIver	1	22	22.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeJuan Tribble	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Gambrell	8	1	0.0	14	46
S Michael Huff	6	2	0.0	14	50
CB Reynaldo Hill	6	1	0.0	15	47
ILB Tyrone Bronson	5	0	0.0	11	22
DE Ernie Halkin	4	1	1.0	13	46
S Joshua Barrett	3	2	0.0	5	29
DE Jarvis Moss	2	0	1.0	14	47
OLB Gary Foreman	2	2	0.5	7	35
CB Zach Walz	2	2	0.0	10	40
CB Mike Jenkins	2	0	0.0	14	45
S Quentin Demps	1	1	0.0	9	34
DT Grant Howard	1	0	0.0	3	21
DT Ken Phillips	1	0	0.0	10	21
DT Marcus Tubbs	0	1	0.5	1	3

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bernard Sisson	8	1	0.0	26	20
S Dana Banfield	6	0	1.0	29	18
CB Cedric Griffin	6	1	0.0	27	22
DE Travis Johnson	4	0	1.0	31	23
OLB Andy Hilgendorf	4	2	0.0	29	18
DE Glen Corbett	4	1	0.0	22	10
S Haruki Nakamura	3	4	0.0	28	20
ILB Maurice Andrews	3	1	0.0	31	21
DT Zach Word	2	1	0.0	19	16
DE Britt Floyd	2	0	0.0	16	8
CB Glenn Hubbard	2	0	0.0	25	19
WR Rob Sherman	2	0	---	---	---
S Desmond Clemons	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	1	0.0	13	8
DE Darrin Evans	1	0	0.0	25	18
ILB Channing Crowder	1	0	0.0	19	11
S Jake Wiebe	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Walt Enochs	0	1	0.0	22	15

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ernie Halkin	1.0	1	1	5	46
DE Jarvis Moss	1.0	0	1	0	47
DT Marcus Tubbs	0.5	0	0	0	3
OLB Gary Foreman	0.5	0	0	0	35
ILB Sam Gambrell	0.0	0	1	0	46
DT Charlie Kolker	0.0	0	1	0	21

Arizona	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Travis Johnson	1.0	2	23
S Dana Banfield	1.0	0	18
DT Bernard Sisson	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reynaldo Hill	5	1	1	47
S Michael Huff	4	1	0	50
S Joshua Barrett	4	0	0	29
CB Mike Jenkins	3	1	0	45
ILB Tyrone Bronson	2	1	0	22
ILB Sam Gambrell	2	0	1	46
DE Ernie Halkin	2	0	0	46
CB Zach Walz	1	2	0	40
OLB Gary Foreman	1	1	0	35
DT Grant Howard	1	0	0	21
S Quentin Demps	1	0	0	34
DT Ken Phillips	1	0	0	21
OLB Norm Alston	0	2	0	19

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cedric Griffin	6	0	22
S Haruki Nakamura	2	1	20
OLB Andy Hilgendorf	2	0	18
ILB Maurice Andrews	2	0	21
CB Glenn Hubbard	1	0	19
DT Bernard Sisson	1	0	20
S Jake Wiebe	1	0	4
DT Zach Word	1	0	16
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	0	8
DE Glen Corbett	1	0	10
S Desmond Clemons	1	0	4
S Dana Banfield	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vinny Preston	2	6	34	1	19
Adam Kieft	2	6	24	0	17
Jamey Richard	2	2	23	0	22
Gene Diaz	1	4	28	0	15
Ted Reilly	1	1	8	0	5
Corey Clark	0	6	22	1	21
Spencer Dodge	0	2	12	0	2
B.J. LaRiche	0	2	32	0	24

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Tatum	2	3	12	0	38
Terrell Disney	1	2	13	1	37
Dwayne Forguson	1	2	15	0	43
Joseph Mare	1	1	11	0	28
Peter Jennings	1	1	11	0	42
Jammal Brown	0	1	11	1	41
Levon McIntyre	0	1	4	1	13
Rod Beekman	0	1	2	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Rico Blair	1	14
Randy Upshaw	1	5
Jason Atkins	1	5

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Gilbert Maioriello	1	13
Hilee Taylor	1	12
Kenneth Moore	1	11
Dana Banfield	1	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Huff	---	---	14	50	16	80
Mike Jenkins	---	---	14	45	11	70
Reynaldo Hill	---	---	15	47	1	63
Jarvis Moss	---	---	14	47	1	62
Sam Gambrell	---	---	14	46	1	61
B.J. LaRiche	32	24	---	---	4	60
Ernie Halkin	---	---	13	46	---	59
Vinny Preston	34	19	---	---	4	57
Roosevelt Murphy	30	24	---	---	---	54
James Hardy	32	21	---	---	---	53
Zach Walz	---	---	10	40	---	50
Jamey Richard	23	22	---	---	3	48
Gene Diaz	28	15	---	---	3	46
Corey Clark	22	21	---	---	1	44
Quentin Demps	---	---	9	34	1	44
Tyrone Bronson	---	---	11	22	10	43
Gary Foreman	---	---	7	35	1	43
Rico Blair	17	11	---	---	14	42
Adam Kieft	24	17	---	---	---	41
Mark Samuels	21	16	---	---	1	38
Victor Meadows	21	10	---	---	5	36
Joshua Barrett	---	---	5	29	2	36
Matthew MacIver	17	12	---	---	5	34
Charlie Kolker	---	---	12	21	1	34
Ken Phillips	---	---	10	21	---	31
Jumbo Kudlacz	15	6	---	---	9	30
Bennie Nori	17	13	---	---	---	30
Jason Atkins	13	9	---	---	5	27
Grant Howard	---	---	3	21	3	27
Lamar Firebaugh	9	13	---	---	5	27
Norm Alston	---	---	3	19	3	25
Ted Reilly	8	5	---	---	12	25
Nate Houston	---	---	5	15	---	20
Jermichael Finley	3	2	---	---	14	19
Dexter Tharp	1	1	---	---	15	17
Spencer Dodge	12	2	---	---	3	17
Jake Pilkington	---	---	2	4	3	9
David Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kurt Porto	---	---	1	3	4	8
Tyrone Calico	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randy Upshaw	1	1	---	---	5	7
Marcus Tubbs	---	---	1	3	2	6
Corey Reynolds	5	0	---	---	---	5
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lionel Chandler	---	---	2	2	---	4
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Smith	15	50	---	---	---	65
Travis Johnson	---	---	31	23	4	58
Spencer Schulz	11	35	---	---	12	58
Dwayne Forguson	15	43	---	---	---	58
Dana Banfield	---	---	29	18	10	57
Jammal Brown	11	41	---	---	3	55
Maurice Andrews	---	---	31	21	2	54
Terrell Disney	13	37	---	---	3	53
Peter Jennings	11	42	---	---	---	53
Andy Hilgendorf	---	---	29	18	5	52
Cedric Griffin	---	---	27	22	2	51
Earnest Tatum	12	38	---	---	---	50
Haruki Nakamura	---	---	28	20	2	50
Sinorice Moss	9	39	---	---	1	49
Bernard Sisson	---	---	26	20	1	47
Glenn Hubbard	---	---	25	19	1	45
Darrin Evans	---	---	25	18	1	44
Channing Crowder	---	---	19	11	12	42
Rob Sherman	9	33	---	---	---	42
Wade Swift	12	30	---	---	---	42
Walt Enochs	---	---	22	15	4	41
Joseph Mare	11	28	---	---	---	39
Zach Word	---	---	19	16	2	37
Glen Corbett	---	---	22	10	3	35
Derrick Reilly	7	21	---	---	6	34
Gilbert Maioriello	4	15	---	---	13	32
Hilee Taylor	---	---	11	8	12	31
Clarence Lutzen	7	17	---	---	5	29
DeJuan Tribble	---	---	13	8	6	27
Britt Floyd	---	---	16	8	1	25
Kenneth Moore	1	12	---	---	11	24
Hardy Brewer	6	13	---	---	3	22
Trevor Prescott	2	8	---	---	10	20
Levon McIntyre	4	13	---	---	3	20
Desmond Clemons	---	---	7	4	9	20
Rod Beekman	2	15	---	---	---	17
Leon Washington	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jimmy Sutter	2	12	---	---	---	14
Sherman Carter	1	8	---	---	3	12
Jake Wiebe	---	---	4	4	3	11
Corey Fraley	---	---	0	0	9	9
Les Haber	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hugh Rogers	---	---	1	1	2	4
Cary Erwin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Rowe	0	0	---	---	1	1
Richard Kerr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	27	2.5
Middle	14	45	3.2
Right	8	31	3.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	10	56	5.6
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	22	19	4	0	1	2	0	3	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	47	27	1	1	3	9	4	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	27	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	133	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	103	25.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	81	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	156	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	5	5	0	77	1	21
TE Mark Samuels	5	5	0	79	1	16
FB Ted Reilly	2	2	0	4	0	5
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	2	0	28	0	6
WR Bennie Nori	2	2	0	45	1	13
WR Jason Atkins	2	1	1	33	1	9
WR Lamar Firebaugh	2	1	0	9	0	13
RB Rico Blair	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Jermichael Finley	1	0	0	0	0	2

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sinorice Moss	15	10	2	110	0	39
WR Rob Sherman	8	4	0	36	1	33
WR Derrick Reilly	7	3	1	37	0	21
TE Joseph Mare	5	3	0	23	0	28
WR Spencer Schulz	3	0	0	0	0	35
RB Wade Swift	3	2	0	19	0	30
TE Gilbert Maioriello	2	1	0	10	0	15
FB Trevor Prescott	1	1	0	8	0	8
FB Clarence Lutzen	1	1	0	3	0	17
RB Jimmy Sutter	1	1	0	1	0	12
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	0	14	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew MacIver	6	9	1.50	2.06
Rico Blair	3	9	3.00	3.42
Roosevelt Murphy	2	13	6.50	7.00

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wade Swift	1	9	9.00	4.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	3	1	3	1.00	12.64

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	5	3	30	6.00	5.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rico Blair	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Jason Atkins	1	0	0	0.00	16.50
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sinorice Moss	2	1	10	5.00	7.33
FB Trevor Prescott	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Rob Sherman	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE Joseph Mare	1	1	12	12.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	3	3
Matthew MacIver	2	1
Rico Blair	1	1
Randy Upshaw	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Wade Swift	3	2
Alex Smith	1	0
Jimmy Sutter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	5	5	2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Hardy	2	2	0
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	1
TE Mark Samuels	1	1	0
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sinorice Moss	3	3	3
TE Joseph Mare	3	2	1
TE Gilbert Maioriello	2	1	1
FB Trevor Prescott	1	1	0
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	1
RB Wade Swift	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (17,600)
End Zone 10,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (17,600)
End Zone	10,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,200)