Week 4, 2024

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	0	10	14	0	-	24
Detroit Lions	3	14	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:36 DET - Rusty Sheldon 53 field goal
2Q: 10:34 DET - Ryan Mathews 9 pass from Maurice Greer (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 07:25 DET - Donovan Sampson 7 pass from Maurice Greer (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:07 STL - Wayne Inskeep 6 pass from Vernon Wilcox (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:11 STL - Cornelius Morris 27 field goal
3Q: 13:46 STL - Phillip Embry 64 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 05:36 STL - Phillip Embry 10 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 02:58 DET - Golden Tate 29 pass from Maurice Greer (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 00:06 DET - Rusty Sheldon 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:36 DET - Rusty Sheldon 53 field goal
2Q: 10:34 DET - Ryan Mathews 9 pass from Maurice Greer (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 07:25 DET - Donovan Sampson 7 pass from Maurice Greer (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:07 STL - Wayne Inskeep 6 pass from Vernon Wilcox (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:11 STL - Cornelius Morris 27 field goal
3Q: 13:46 STL - Phillip Embry 64 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 05:36 STL - Phillip Embry 10 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 02:58 DET - Golden Tate 29 pass from Maurice Greer (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 00:06 DET - Rusty Sheldon 27 field goal

Team Statistics STL DET
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 5 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 316 414
- Offensive Plays 59 58
- Yards per Play 5.36 7.14
Net Rushing Yards 226 145
- Rushing Attempts 39 25
- Yards per Rush 5.79 5.80
Net Passing Yards 90 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 11 - 0 33 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 102 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.50 8.15
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/71
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:36 30:24

Team Statistics	STL	DET
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	5	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	316	414
- Offensive Plays	59	58
- Yards per Play	5.36	7.14
Net Rushing Yards	226	145
- Rushing Attempts	39	25
- Yards per Rush	5.79	5.80
Net Passing Yards	90	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 11 - 0	33 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	102	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.50	8.15
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/71
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:36	30:24

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	3:40	OWN 5	6	17	Punt
1	3:30	3:25	OWN 26	7	14	Punt
2	10:28	1:39	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	7:18	1:36	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	4:55	0:55	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:45	OWN 39	8	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
3	12:08	6:41	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
3	1:01	3:34	OWN 15	6	20	Punt
4	10:32	2:03	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
4	4:40	1:42	OWN 19	3	10	Fumble
4	2:46	0:54	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 36	6	13	Punt
1	7:16	3:46	OWN 46	6	18	Field Goal
1	0:05	4:37	OWN 11	10	89	Touchdown
2	8:49	1:31	OWN 12	4	88	Touchdown
2	5:42	0:47	OWN 42	2	-24	Punt
2	4:00	2:11	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	13:30	1:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	5:27	4:26	OWN 23	8	64	Interception
4	12:27	1:55	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	8:29	3:49	OWN 27	6	17	Punt
4	2:58	0:12	OPP 29	1	29	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 31	6	59	Field Goal

Game MVP: Maurice Greer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip Embry	29	190	6.55	64	7	2
Anthony Dixon	9	33	3.67	11	1	0
Vernon Wilcox	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Johnstone	12	104	8.67	79	1
Ryan Mathews	10	29	2.90	14	1
Maurice Greer	2	10	5.00	5	0
Donovan Sampson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vernon Wilcox	18	11	102	2/12	1	18	0	95.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	33	26	269	0/0	3	31	1	118.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Inskeep	3	3	23	7.67	0	13	1
WR Rondell Levine	2	3	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Clifton Compton	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Lincoln Dodge	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
TE Mel Grier	1	2	13	13.00	5	13	0
RB Phillip Embry	1	2	16	16.00	7	16	0
TE Marco Zellars	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	18	18.00	9	18	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrell Helfrich	6	6	95	15.83	15	25	0
WR Golden Tate	5	7	61	12.20	4	29	1
TE Clay Harbor	4	5	51	12.75	25	31	0
WR Damian Williams	4	6	7	1.75	1	4	0
WR Ernest Henderson	3	5	22	7.33	0	13	0
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	1
TE Donovan Sampson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Adam Crane	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
RB Ricky Johnstone	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Earnest Alcott	1	9	9.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vernon Wilcox	1	1	0
Phillip Embry	1	1	0
Anthony Dixon	1	0	0
Rondell Quinn	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ricky Johnstone	1	0	0
Nicky Jeffries	0	1	0
Damian Williams	0	1	0
Karl Sabin	0	0	1
Timothy Rood	0	0	1
A.J. Brennan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zoltan Mesko	7	310	44.3	41.0	49	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Grant	6	251	41.8	36.3	46	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	3	33	11.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Helfrich	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	3	77	25.7	0
Rondell Levine	1	17	17.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Golden Tate	3	53	17.7	0
Darrell Helfrich	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brian Cushing	6	4	19	26
S Herb McCurdy	6	1	14	19
DE Jared Odrick	4	0	10	5
CB J.B. Rayburn	4	0	18	22
ILB Jerome Nails	3	1	13	8
CB Morris Sawyer	3	0	16	16
DT Ndamukong Suh	3	0	23	24
ILB Gerald Farr	3	0	13	23
OLB Tito Schulters	3	0	13	12
CB Ross Stachelski	3	0	10	24
S Harvey Stevenson	2	2	13	18
DE Walt Tyler	2	0	4	8
ILB Rondell Quinn	2	0	10	14
DE Greg Hardy	1	3	21	25
CB Scott Foster	1	2	15	22
DT Charlie Kolker	1	1	15	28
S Earnest Alcott	1	1	21	27

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tyrus Dubester	6	0	0.0	29	12
ILB Marcus Lincoln	5	1	0.0	25	11
OLB Howie Bellis	5	0	0.0	33	19
OLB Timothy Rood	4	0	1.0	11	6
DE Tyson Jackson	4	2	0.0	25	20
DT Jermaine Lowe	4	2	0.0	28	14
CB Chevis Jackson	4	1	0.0	13	8
S A.J. Brennan	4	0	0.0	30	14
S Kendrick Lewis	3	2	0.0	29	13
S Gino Swift	2	1	0.0	22	14
CB Nolan Carroll	2	1	0.0	30	17
CB Rich Markowitz	2	0	0.0	25	14
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	0	1.0	22	13
DE Dan Batten	1	3	0.0	25	7
ILB Karl Sabin	1	1	0.0	11	3
DT Percy Press	1	1	0.0	22	11
ILB Nicky Jeffries	1	0	0.0	14	9
WR Damian Williams	1	0	---	---	---
CB Perry Dees	0	2	0.0	7	4

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ndamukong Suh	1	1	24
DE Robert Ayers	1	0	15
DE Derrick Brito	1	0	18

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1.0	0	1	13
OLB Timothy Rood	1.0	0	0	6
DE Tyson Jackson	0.0	1	1	20
DT Dave Thibodeau	0.0	1	0	8
DE Dan Batten	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brian Cushing	5	1	0	26
CB J.B. Rayburn	4	0	0	22
ILB Gerald Farr	3	0	0	23
OLB Tito Schulters	3	0	0	12
S Earnest Alcott	2	0	1	27
CB Morris Sawyer	2	0	0	16
CB Ross Stachelski	2	0	0	24
CB Scott Foster	1	0	0	22
S Herb McCurdy	1	0	0	19
ILB Rondell Quinn	1	0	0	14
DE Derrick Brito	1	0	0	18
ILB Jerome Nails	1	0	0	8

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chevis Jackson	2	0	8
ILB Marcus Lincoln	2	0	11
CB Rich Markowitz	1	1	14
S Kendrick Lewis	1	1	13
DE Tyson Jackson	1	0	20
OLB Timothy Rood	1	0	6
OLB Howie Bellis	1	0	19
CB Nolan Carroll	1	0	17
CB Tyrus Dubester	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Young	5	12	36	0	16
Sebastian Vollmer	2	9	31	0	18
Garrett Reynolds	2	2	24	0	15
Leonard Podbevsek	1	3	9	1	7
Blaine Richmond	1	3	32	0	15
Matt Slauson	1	1	21	0	7
Dennis VanCaeyzeele	0	3	27	1	15
Shane Underwood	0	3	8	0	2
Clifton Compton	0	1	13	0	8
Paul Markley	0	1	22	0	13

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cornell Donovan	2	6	18	27
Karl Wolfe	1	5	24	26
Tony Hills	1	3	21	26
Anthony Sneller	1	1	7	6
Norbert Crane	0	4	22	29
Dennis Rawls	0	3	21	27
Quentin Dernbach	0	1	16	17

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Dixon	4	23
Gerald Farr	3	26
Mel Grier	1	17

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Henderson	4	18
Tyrus Dubester	2	23
Tony Hills	1	8

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerald Farr	---	---	13	23	26	62
Vernon Wilcox	39	20	---	---	---	59
Sebastian Vollmer	31	18	---	---	7	56
Morris Sawyer	---	---	16	16	23	55
Craig Young	36	16	---	---	---	52
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	23	24	5	52
Scott Foster	---	---	15	22	13	50
J.B. Rayburn	---	---	18	22	10	50
Earnest Alcott	---	---	21	27	2	50
Brian Cushing	---	---	19	26	2	47
Greg Hardy	---	---	21	25	1	47
Blaine Richmond	32	15	---	---	---	47
Dennis VanCaeyzeele	27	15	---	---	4	46
Charlie Kolker	---	---	15	28	1	44
Phillip Embry	29	15	---	---	---	44
Paul Markley	22	13	---	---	9	44
Marco Zellars	18	15	---	---	11	44
Herb McCurdy	---	---	14	19	9	42
Garrett Reynolds	24	15	---	---	2	41
Rondell Levine	20	7	---	---	14	41
Clifton Compton	13	8	---	---	19	40
Anthony Dixon	10	5	---	---	23	38
Ross Stachelski	---	---	10	24	3	37
Derrick Brito	---	---	14	18	5	37
Lincoln Dodge	21	12	---	---	2	35
Rondell Quinn	---	---	10	14	9	33
Cory Sims	27	6	---	---	---	33
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	13	18	---	31
Mel Grier	11	3	---	---	17	31
Matt Slauson	21	7	---	---	2	30
Tito Schulters	---	---	13	12	3	28
Robert Ayers	---	---	11	15	1	27
Leonard Podbevsek	9	7	---	---	8	24
Wayne Inskeep	12	10	---	---	2	24
Jerome Nails	---	---	13	8	1	22
Chuck Lemoine	7	5	---	---	8	20
Walt Tyler	---	---	4	8	7	19
Shane Underwood	8	2	---	---	8	18
Jared Odrick	---	---	10	5	3	18
Marco Quinn	11	5	---	---	---	16
Eugene Bogan	1	1	---	---	11	13
Vaughn Martin	---	---	2	9	1	12
Zoltan Mesko	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Archie Griffin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrus Dubester	---	---	29	12	23	64
Maurice Greer	25	33	---	---	---	58
Darrell Helfrich	17	24	---	---	17	58
Tony Hills	21	26	---	---	8	55
Dennis Rawls	21	27	---	---	6	54
Howie Bellis	---	---	33	19	1	53
Cornell Donovan	18	27	---	---	6	51
Norbert Crane	22	29	---	---	---	51
Clay Harbor	20	15	---	---	16	51
Karl Wolfe	24	26	---	---	---	50
Nolan Carroll	---	---	30	17	1	48
Tyson Jackson	---	---	25	20	2	47
Donovan Sampson	11	18	---	---	18	47
Ricky Johnstone	12	10	---	---	25	47
A.J. Brennan	---	---	30	14	2	46
Quentin Dernbach	16	17	---	---	10	43
Kendrick Lewis	---	---	29	13	1	43
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	28	14	---	42
Rich Markowitz	---	---	25	14	1	40
Marcus Lincoln	---	---	25	11	3	39
Gino Swift	---	---	22	14	3	39
Dan Batten	---	---	25	7	6	38
Golden Tate	11	21	---	---	5	37
Ernest Henderson	6	13	---	---	18	37
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	22	13	1	36
Karl Sabin	---	---	11	3	19	33
Ryan Mathews	11	22	---	---	---	33
Percy Press	---	---	22	11	---	33
Chevis Jackson	---	---	13	8	11	32
Adam Crane	6	7	---	---	17	30
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	13	8	8	29
Damian Williams	12	16	---	---	---	28
Nicky Jeffries	---	---	14	9	4	27
Todd Chaudrey	5	13	---	---	8	26
Timothy Rood	---	---	11	6	7	24
Dennis Hannam	7	11	---	---	3	21
Anthony Sneller	7	6	---	---	8	21
Damon Sampson	---	---	14	2	1	17
Perry Dees	---	---	7	4	3	14
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Archie Walters	---	---	1	1	5	7
Duane Grant	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damon Lebiedzinski	3	2	---	---	---	5
Norman Colon	---	---	0	0	4	4
Pat White	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mickey Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	20	2.2
Middle	14	131	9.4
Right	16	75	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	15	115	7.7
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vernon Wilcox	18	11	0	2	1	2	2	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	33	26	4	1	1	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	34	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	12	163	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	54	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rondell Levine	3	2	0	13	7
TE Marco Zellars	3	1	1	5	15
WR Wayne Inskeep	3	3	0	23	10
TE Clifton Compton	2	1	0	3	8
WR Lincoln Dodge	2	1	0	11	12
TE Mel Grier	2	1	0	13	3
RB Phillip Embry	2	1	0	16	15
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	0	18	1

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Golden Tate	7	5	1	61	1	21
WR Darrell Helfrich	6	6	0	95	2	24
WR Damian Williams	6	4	0	7	0	16
TE Clay Harbor	5	4	0	51	1	15
WR Ernest Henderson	5	3	0	22	0	13
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	0	9	0	22
TE Donovan Sampson	1	1	0	7	0	18
WR Adam Crane	1	1	0	11	0	7
RB Ricky Johnstone	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip Embry	2	18	9.00	6.55

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan Mathews	1	2	2.00	2.90
Donovan Sampson	1	2	2.00	2.00
Ricky Johnstone	1	-1	-1.00	8.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vernon Wilcox	1	1	6	6.00	5.67

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	4	2	16	4.00	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Inskeep	1	1	6	6.00	7.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
TE Clay Harbor	1	0	0	0.00	10.20
WR Damian Williams	1	0	0	0.00	1.17
TE Donovan Sampson	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Embry	7	5
Anthony Dixon	4	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Johnstone	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vernon Wilcox	4	3	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marco Zellars	2	1	0
TE Mel Grier	1	1	1
WR Wayne Inskeep	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Henderson	4	3	2
WR Darrell Helfrich	2	2	2
WR Golden Tate	2	1	0
TE Clay Harbor	1	1	0
WR Damian Williams	1	1	0
TE Donovan Sampson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (19,600)
End Zone 9,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (19,600)
End Zone	9,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,500)