Sunday, December 5, 1971
New Orleans Saints 28, Los Angeles Rams 45| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (4-6-2) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Los Angeles Rams (7-4-1) | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| NOR | RAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RAM | Willie Ellison 80 yard rush (David Ray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| RAM | Jack Snow 37 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| NOR | Danny Abramowicz 25 yard pass from Ed Hargett (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| RAM | Travis Williams 105 yard kickoff return (David Ray kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 2nd | RAM | Larry Smith 5 yard rush (David Ray kick) | 7 | 28 |
| RAM | Lance Rentzel 8 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 7 | 35 | |
| 3rd | NOR | Bob Gresham 1 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) | 14 | 35 |
| NOR | Ed Hargett 1 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) | 21 | 35 | |
| 4th | RAM | Lance Rentzel 39 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 21 | 42 |
| NOR | Bob Gresham 1 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) | 28 | 42 | |
| RAM | David Ray 12 yard field goal | 28 | 45 |
| NOR | RAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 23-56-3 | 39-293-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-36-213-1-1 | 10-18-137-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-6 | 1-9 |
| Net pass yards | 207 | 128 |
| Total yards | 263 | 421 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-67 | 14-119 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ed Hargett | NOR | 19 | 36 | 213 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Danny Abramowicz | NOR | 5 | 91 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Strong | NOR | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave Parks | NOR | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Gresham | NOR | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Virgil Robinson | NOR | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Newland | NOR | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Willie Ellison | RAM | 26 | 247 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Larry Smith | RAM | 8 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Roman Gabriel | RAM | 10 | 18 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lance Rentzel | RAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Jack Snow | RAM | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Klein | RAM | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Travis Williams | RAM | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Dick Absher | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Reynaud Moore | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Virgil Robinson | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jim Strong | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jim Nettles | RAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lance Rentzel | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rich Saul | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roger Williams | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Travis Williams | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jack Youngblood | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||