Week 1, 2043

played in Arizona, AZ

103 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	3	7	3	11	-	24
Arizona Cardinals	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 STL - Teddy Manning 27 field goal
2Q: 08:10 STL - Butch Sonntag 1 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Teddy Manning extra point)
2Q: 04:32 ARI - Gerald Rasmussen 29 pass from Leroy McNeil (Gino Aldrich extra point)
3Q: 09:12 ARI - Gino Aldrich 39 field goal
3Q: 01:44 STL - Teddy Manning 18 field goal
4Q: 02:00 STL - Teddy Manning 36 field goal
4Q: 01:53 STL - Nolan Slatken 38 interception return (Jimmy Garappolo pass to Winston Hilliard for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 STL - Teddy Manning 27 field goal
2Q: 08:10 STL - Butch Sonntag 1 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Teddy Manning extra point)
2Q: 04:32 ARI - Gerald Rasmussen 29 pass from Leroy McNeil (Gino Aldrich extra point)
3Q: 09:12 ARI - Gino Aldrich 39 field goal
3Q: 01:44 STL - Teddy Manning 18 field goal
4Q: 02:00 STL - Teddy Manning 36 field goal
4Q: 01:53 STL - Nolan Slatken 38 interception return (Jimmy Garappolo pass to Winston Hilliard for conversion)

Team Statistics STL ARI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 220 220
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 3.61 3.67
Net Rushing Yards 62 103
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards per Rush 2.07 4.90
Net Passing Yards 158 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 0 35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 158 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/33
- Yards per Pass Play 5.10 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/40 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 2/38 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:27 28:33

Team Statistics	STL	ARI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	220	220
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	3.61	3.67
Net Rushing Yards	62	103
- Rushing Attempts	30	21
- Yards per Rush	2.07	4.90
Net Passing Yards	158	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 0	35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	158	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/33
- Yards per Pass Play	5.10	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/40	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	2/38	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:27	28:33

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	11:49	2:14	OPP 44	6	34	Field Goal
1	5:43	1:21	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
1	1:07	0:58	OWN 20	3	13	Punt
2	13:33	5:32	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	4:18	1:34	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
2	2:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
3	9:04	7:25	OWN 37	13	62	Field Goal
4	13:04	1:37	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt
4	9:58	2:13	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	6:06	4:13	OPP 46	9	27	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 27	2	-4	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	1:20	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
1	9:35	3:52	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
1	4:22	3:15	OWN 45	5	18	Punt
1	0:09	1:36	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	8:01	3:43	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
2	2:44	0:44	OWN 43	3	12	Interception
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 44	3	-9	Punt
3	15:00	5:56	OWN 28	10	50	Field Goal
3	1:39	3:35	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
4	11:27	1:29	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
4	7:45	1:39	OWN 21	3	-11	Punt
4	1:53	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:45	0:52	OWN 20	6	7	Downs

Game MVP: Jimmy Garappolo, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winston Hilliard	16	32	2.00	11	2
Bryson Mayes	10	15	1.50	16	1
Jimmy Garappolo	4	15	3.75	10	1

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edward Benfer	9	42	4.67	13	2
Darryl Clancy	9	47	5.22	12	2
Luke Doyle	3	14	4.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garappolo	31	23	158	0/0	1	26	0	95.8

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy McNeil	35	19	150	4/33	1	29	2	50.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Winston Hilliard	8	10	19	2.38	2	8	0
WR Floyd Parrish	4	4	42	10.50	7	24	0
WR Jimmie Hillman	4	4	45	11.25	18	26	0
WR Butch Sonntag	3	6	10	3.33	2	7	1
TE Barry Shepard	2	3	17	8.50	1	14	0
FB Eugene White	1	1	17	17.00	14	17	0
WR Keith Barton	1	3	8	8.00	4	8	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gino Bensen	8	14	58	7.25	17	14	0
FB Dustin Patterson	3	3	12	4.00	4	14	0
TE Tyler Eifert	2	3	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Gerald Rasmussen	2	6	32	16.00	25	29	1
WR Zack Riley	2	5	16	8.00	5	8	0
WR Bryant Kirk	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Alejandro Evans	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Antonio Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nolan Slatken	2	38	19.00	1

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Floyd Parrish	1	0	0
Jimmie Hillman	0	1	0
Edgar McTyer	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyler Eifert	1	0	0
Zack Riley	0	1	0
Eric Reid	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Myles Benedict	7	322	46.0	41.6	58	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Sherman	8	298	37.3	30.4	46	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Manning	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Aldrich	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hilliard	2	15	7.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Doyle	3	17	5.7	0
Mack Linquist	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar McTyer	2	39	19.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Riley	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Junior Stephens	6	3	0.0	21	38
OLB Bryant Dennis	5	2	0.0	14	25
DT Brandon Thompson	4	0	1.5	10	14
DT Austin Holmes	4	2	1.0	15	24
S Edgar McTyer	4	3	0.0	19	39
CB Nolan Slatken	4	0	0.0	20	39
ILB Walt Turnbull	3	2	0.0	20	39
DE Rodney Wolfe	3	1	0.0	16	30
DT Curtis Mason	3	0	0.0	6	15
DE Dee Ford	2	0	1.0	12	25
CB Jeremiah Beidler	1	2	0.0	15	26
CB Walt Lynch	1	0	0.0	7	13
S Lucas Pritchett	1	0	0.0	7	14
CB Andy Campbell	1	0	0.0	19	30
ILB Earl Crawford	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Grant Farr	0	1	0.5	5	9
OLB Dalton Marsh	0	1	0.0	19	36

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Norbert Dozier	11	2	0.0	28	30
S Eric Reid	7	1	0.0	30	31
OLB Junior Peterson	5	1	0.0	19	15
S Zack Grande	5	0	0.0	29	26
DT William Preston	4	1	0.0	18	19
DE Luke Berry	3	0	0.0	24	25
OLB Allen Monroe	3	0	0.0	19	16
CB Justin Gilbert	3	0	0.0	30	31
CB Leland Sanders	2	2	0.0	25	30
DE Harris Marsh	2	1	0.0	24	23
DT Elias Euerle	2	1	0.0	10	11
DT Dominique Easley	1	3	0.0	24	28
CB Mack Linquist	1	1	0.0	13	15
QB Leroy McNeil	1	0	---	---	---
S Easton Duran	1	0	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brandon Thompson	1.5	0	0	0	14
DT Austin Holmes	1.0	0	2	1	24
DE Dee Ford	1.0	0	2	0	25
DE Grant Farr	0.5	0	0	0	9
DE Rodney Wolfe	0.0	1	3	0	30
OLB Bryant Dennis	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Curtis Mason	0.0	0	1	0	15

Arizona	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Allen Monroe	1	0	0	16
DE Luke Berry	0	1	0	25
DT Elias Euerle	0	1	0	11
DT William Preston	0	1	0	19
OLB Travis Kaplan	0	1	0	13
DT Dominique Easley	0	0	2	28
DE Harris Marsh	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bryant Dennis	4	0	0	25
S Edgar McTyer	2	1	0	39
CB Nolan Slatken	2	0	2	39
ILB Walt Turnbull	2	0	0	39
CB Andy Campbell	2	0	0	30
DT Curtis Mason	1	0	0	15
DE Rodney Wolfe	1	0	0	30
CB Walt Lynch	1	0	0	13
S Lucas Pritchett	1	0	0	14
S Junior Stephens	1	0	0	38
ILB Earl Crawford	1	0	0	9
CB Jeremiah Beidler	1	0	0	26

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Norbert Dozier	4	0	30
OLB Junior Peterson	4	0	15
S Eric Reid	3	1	31
OLB Allen Monroe	2	0	16
CB Justin Gilbert	2	0	31
CB Leland Sanders	2	0	30
S Zack Grande	1	1	26
DE Harris Marsh	1	0	23
DE Luke Berry	1	0	25
S Easton Duran	1	0	6
CB Mack Linquist	1	0	15
OLB Russell Wolfstone	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bart McNeil	2	5	30	31
Deron Coleman	1	9	30	31
Johnny Lang	1	4	30	31
Ray Shields	0	4	30	31
Eugene White	0	2	22	18
Jim Ross	0	2	30	31

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Albert Bertolone	3	5	21	1	39
Justin Mathews	2	4	21	1	39
Johnny Sherman	1	4	21	0	39
Leland Benjdya	1	3	21	0	39
Brent Segalas	1	2	21	2	39
Alejandro Evans	1	1	7	0	14
Dustin Patterson	0	2	14	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Campbell	3	14
Bryson Mayes	2	27
Walt Lynch	1	29

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Linquist	1	25
Luke Doyle	1	23
Russell Wolfstone	1	21
Alejandro Evans	1	18

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart McNeil	30	31	---	---	10	71
Andy Campbell	---	---	19	30	14	63
Edgar McTyer	---	---	19	39	4	62
Ray Shields	30	31	---	---	---	61
Deron Coleman	30	31	---	---	---	61
Jim Ross	30	31	---	---	---	61
Johnny Lang	30	31	---	---	---	61
Jimmy Garappolo	30	31	---	---	---	61
Bryant Dennis	---	---	14	25	21	60
Walt Turnbull	---	---	20	39	1	60
Nolan Slatken	---	---	20	39	1	60
Junior Stephens	---	---	21	38	1	60
Jimmie Hillman	20	22	---	---	17	59
Dalton Marsh	---	---	19	36	2	57
Eugene White	22	18	---	---	16	56
Winston Hilliard	19	24	---	---	8	51
Rodney Wolfe	---	---	16	30	3	49
Walt Lynch	---	---	7	13	29	49
Jeremiah Beidler	---	---	15	26	7	48
Bryson Mayes	11	7	---	---	27	45
Butch Sonntag	23	20	---	---	1	44
Barry Shepard	20	18	---	---	5	43
Austin Holmes	---	---	15	24	1	40
Dee Ford	---	---	12	25	2	39
Keith Barton	11	14	---	---	12	37
Brandon Thompson	---	---	10	14	11	35
Floyd Parrish	15	18	---	---	2	35
Rickey Buckingham	9	9	---	---	17	35
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	7	14	9	30
Curtis Mason	---	---	6	15	2	23
Grant Farr	---	---	5	9	---	14
Earl Crawford	---	---	2	9	2	13
Tyrone Washington	0	0	---	---	10	10
K.C. Ferguson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeffrey Nixon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Maxwell Christen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Renaldo Gardner	---	---	3	4	2	9
Wayne Anderson	---	---	1	0	8	9
Teddy Manning	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lamar Coles	0	1	---	---	6	7
Myles Benedict	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Shipley	0	4	---	---	2	6
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	0	0	5	5
Clarence Wofford	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alonzo Hickman	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jose Taves	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Justin Gilbert	---	---	30	31	10	71
Johnny Sherman	21	39	---	---	9	69
Eric Reid	---	---	30	31	3	64
Norbert Dozier	---	---	28	30	3	61
Leroy McNeil	21	39	---	---	---	60
Leland Benjdya	21	39	---	---	---	60
Brent Segalas	21	39	---	---	---	60
Albert Bertolone	21	39	---	---	---	60
Justin Mathews	21	39	---	---	---	60
Zack Grande	---	---	29	26	3	58
Leland Sanders	---	---	25	30	3	58
Tyler Eifert	15	34	---	---	7	56
Dustin Patterson	14	26	---	---	16	56
Dominique Easley	---	---	24	28	3	55
Harris Marsh	---	---	24	23	6	53
Mack Linquist	---	---	13	15	25	53
Luke Berry	---	---	24	25	3	52
Gino Bensen	19	32	---	---	---	51
William Preston	---	---	18	19	4	41
Gerald Rasmussen	12	19	---	---	8	39
Alejandro Evans	7	14	---	---	18	39
Allen Monroe	---	---	19	16	2	37
Junior Peterson	---	---	19	15	2	36
Edward Benfer	10	22	---	---	2	34
Darryl Clancy	9	17	---	---	8	34
Bryant Kirk	7	11	---	---	14	32
Travis Kaplan	---	---	8	13	11	32
Easton Duran	---	---	6	6	17	29
Luke Doyle	3	3	---	---	23	29
Russell Wolfstone	---	---	3	4	21	28
Shane Mazza	---	---	12	11	3	26
Elias Euerle	---	---	10	11	3	24
Antonio Johnston	5	8	---	---	10	23
Zack Riley	4	9	---	---	6	19
Cristian Harrow	---	---	6	6	3	15
Avery Kois	---	---	2	1	8	11
Floyd Browning	0	0	---	---	9	9
Graham Mahaffey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Burtnett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Britt Garner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Abel Sherman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Pierce	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gino Aldrich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Keith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Wendell Tankersley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	21	58	2.8
Right	1	-6	-6.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	12	61	5.1
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garappolo	31	23	2	1	0	2	4	3	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy McNeil	35	19	1	2	1	1	8	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	68	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	89	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	103	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	47	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Winston Hilliard	10	8	19	0	24
WR Butch Sonntag	6	3	10	0	20
WR Floyd Parrish	4	4	42	1	18
WR Jimmie Hillman	4	4	45	1	22
WR Keith Barton	3	1	8	0	14
TE Barry Shepard	3	2	17	0	18
FB Eugene White	1	1	17	0	18

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gino Bensen	14	8	0	58	0	32
WR Gerald Rasmussen	6	2	1	32	1	19
WR Zack Riley	5	2	0	16	0	9
TE Tyler Eifert	3	2	0	13	0	34
FB Dustin Patterson	3	3	0	12	0	26
TE Alejandro Evans	2	1	0	12	0	14
WR Bryant Kirk	1	1	0	7	0	11
WR Antonio Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winston Hilliard	4	-4	-1.00	2.00
Bryson Mayes	2	4	2.00	1.50
Jimmy Garappolo	2	19	9.50	3.75

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garappolo	7	4	16	2.29	5.10

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Sonntag	2	1	1	0.50	1.67
WR Keith Barton	2	0	0	0.00	2.67
RB Winston Hilliard	2	2	11	5.50	1.90
WR Floyd Parrish	1	1	4	4.00	10.50

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Winston Hilliard	3	1
Bryson Mayes	2	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Luke Doyle	3	2
Darryl Clancy	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garappolo	9	8	3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy McNeil	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Winston Hilliard	4	4	0
WR Jimmie Hillman	3	3	2
WR Butch Sonntag	1	0	0
WR Floyd Parrish	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Rasmussen	3	1	1
WR Gino Bensen	3	1	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	0
WR Zack Riley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (25,400)
End Zone 14,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (16,100)
Club Seats 16,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (25,400)
End Zone	14,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (16,100)
Club Seats	16,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,800)