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1970 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 202 points (14.4/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 123 points (8.8/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 10.6-3.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 8th.

Coached by George Allen (9-4-1)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Fri September 18 box W 1-0 St. Louis Cardinals 34 13 17 342 185 157 1 15 327 228 99 4
2 Sun September 27 box W 2-0 @ Buffalo Bills 19 0 21 364 195 169 3 12 177 125 52 4
3 Sun October 4 box W 3-0 San Diego Chargers 37 10 12 277 122 155 1 12 147 93 54 4
4 Sun October 11 box L 3-1 San Francisco 49ers 6 20 11 205 101 104 4 12 243 193 50 2
5 Sun October 18 box W 4-1 @ Green Bay Packers 31 21 18 277 135 142 19 319 182 137 3
6 Mon October 26 box L 4-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 3 13 5 100 34 66 5 12 172 26 146 2
7 Sun November 1 box W 5-2 @ New Orleans Saints 30 17 21 408 260 148 5 11 212 145 67 3
8 Sun November 8 box T 5-2-1 Atlanta Falcons 10 10 20 364 219 145 3 7 194 109 85 1
9 Sun November 15 box L 5-3-1 New York Jets 20 31 12 325 274 51 4 15 386 233 153 2
10 Sun November 22 box W 6-3-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 7 10 222 99 123 2 14 272 185 87 5
11 Sun November 29 box W 7-3-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 30 13 14 220 65 155 1 16 285 160 125 2
12 Sun December 6 box W 8-3-1 New Orleans Saints 34 16 25 445 336 109 15 255 180 75
13 Mon December 14 box L 8-4-1 Detroit Lions 23 28 20 381 334 47 1 22 343 164 179 1
14 Sun December 20 box W 9-4-1 @ New York Giants 31 3 18 341 149 192 13 216 166 50 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 325 4271 879 4.9 224 218 426 2508 17 13 5.6 120 430 1763 12 4.1 93 30 17 11
Team Defense 202 3548 826 4.3 326 196 378 2189 15 19 5.1 113 395 1359 6 3.4 195 35 16 18
Lg Rank Offense 4 6 16 2 6 11 6 9 18 11 11 10 8 22
Lg Rank Defense 2 3 6 14 11 8 14 4 4 4 2 6 11 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Roman Gabriel 30 QB 14 14 211 407 51.8 2552 16 3.9 12 2.9 71 6.3 5.3 12.1 182.3 72.2 20 134 5.7 4.8 4.7
Karl Sweetan 28 6 0 6 13 46.2 81 1 7.7 0 0.0 22 6.2 7.0 13.5 13.5 92.1 2 15 4.4 5.1 13.3
Pat Curran 25 14 1 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0
Larry Smith 23 RB 11 9 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Les Josephson 28 FB 12 12 1 1 100.0 25 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 25.0 25.0 25.0 2.1 118.7 1 1 12.0 12.0 50.0
Pat Studstill 32 P 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 28.1 14 218 426 51.2 2658 17 4.0 13 3.1 71 6.2 5.3 12.2 189.9 71.3 23 150 5.6 4.7 5.1
Opp Total 14 196 378 51.9 2189 15 4.0 19 5.0 5.8 3.9 11.2 156.4 61.7 53 426 5.1 2.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Les Josephson 28 FB 12 12 150 640 5 23 4.3 53.3 12.5 44 427 9.7 0 30 3.7 35.6 1067 5 3
Willie Ellison 25 14 0 90 381 5 24 4.2 27.2 6.4 10 84 8.4 2 20 0.7 6.0 465 7 4
Larry Smith 23 RB 11 9 77 338 1 19 4.4 30.7 7.0 24 164 6.8 1 17 2.2 14.9 502 2 4
Tommy Mason 31 6 0 44 123 0 13 2.8 20.5 7.3 12 127 10.6 1 32 2.0 21.2 250 1 1
Roman Gabriel 30 QB 14 14 28 104 1 15 3.7 7.4 2.0 104 1 6
Pat Curran 25 14 1 25 92 0 11 3.7 6.6 1.8 3 25 8.3 0 14 0.2 1.8 117 0 2
Jeff Jordan 25 9 0 10 50 0 10 5.0 5.6 1.1 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0.1 -0.6 45 0 1
Elijah Pitts 32 2 0 3 8 0 3 2.7 4.0 1.5 8 0 0
Pat Studstill 32 P 14 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 1.6 0.1 18 252 14.0 2 40 1.3 18.0 275 2 0
Mitch Johnson 28 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
Richie Petitbon 32 SS 14 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 3 0 0
Jack Snow 27 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 51 859 16.8 7 71 3.6 61.4 859 7 0
Billy Truax 27 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 420 11.7 3 34 2.6 30.0 420 3 0
Wendell Tucker 27 WR 12 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 230 19.2 0 51 1.0 19.2 230 0 0
Bob Long 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 35 11.7 1 15 1.0 11.7 35 1 0
Bob Klein 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 20 10.0 0 12 0.3 2.9 20 0 0
David Ray 26 K 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 0.8 11 0 0
Donnie Williams 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.2 1.8 9 0 0
Team Total 28.1 14 430 1763 12 24 4.1 125.9 30.7 218 2658 12.2 17 71 15.6 189.9 4421 29 27
Opp Total 14 395 1359 6 3.4 97.1 28.2 196 2189 11.2 15 14.0 156.4 3548 21 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Alvin Haymond 28 RET 14 0 53 376 0 30 7.1 35 1022 1 98 29.2 1398
Kermit Alexander 29 RCB 14 14 7 38 0 49 5.4 7 126 0 30 18.0 164
Pat Curran 25 14 1 3 51 0 21 17.0 168
Jim Nettles 28 14 0 2 4 0 4 2.0 4
Willie Ellison 25 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 485
Mitch Johnson 28 14 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 18
Team Total 28.1 14 62 418 0 49 6.7 47 1236 1 98 26.3 6075
Opp Total 14 32 0 71 1278 0 18.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
David Ray 26 K 14 0 11 10 14 11 11 5 9 3 45 29 64.4% 34 34 100.0%
Pat Studstill 32 P 14 0 67 2618 53 0 39.1
Team Total 28.1 14 11 10 14 11 11 5 9 3 45 29 64.4% 34 34 100.0% 67 2618 53 0 39.1
Opp Total 14 25 16 64.0% 22 22 100.0% 88 3326 37.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Kermit Alexander 29 RCB 14 14 4 47 1 25 1 2 0 0
Coy Bacon 28 RDE 14 14 0 1 14 1
Maxie Baughan 32 RLB 10 8 1 3 0 3
Charley Cowan* 32 LT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Pat Curran 25 14 1 2 2 0 0
Willie Ellison 25 14 0 4 1 0 0
Roman Gabriel 30 QB 14 14 6 1 0 0
Alvin Haymond 28 RET 14 0 5 3 0 0
Ken Iman 31 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
Deacon Jones* 32 LDE 14 13 0 1 0 0
Jeff Jordan 25 9 0 1 0 0 0
Les Josephson 28 FB 12 12 3 0 0 0
Tommy Mason 31 6 0 1 0 0 0
Eddie Meador 33 FS 13 0 2 22 0 12
Jim Nettles 28 14 0 3 54 0 32 0 1 0 0
Jack Pardee 34 LLB 14 14 1 9 0 9 0 2 5 0
John Pergine 24 12 0 0 1 0 0
Richie Petitbon 32 SS 14 0 1 10 0 10 0 1 0 0
Myron Pottios 31 MLB 14 14 2 27 0 14 0 2 0 0
Jim Purnell 29 rlb 14 6 0 1 0 0
Rich Saul 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Smith 23 RB 11 9 4 0 0 0
Pat Studstill 32 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
Clancy Williams 28 LCB 14 12 5 108 1 65 0 2 7 0
Team Total 28.1 14 19 280 2 65 27 26 26 1
Opp Total 14 23 28 12

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
David Ray 26 K 14 0 34 29 121
Willie Ellison 25 14 0 5 2 42
Jack Snow 27 WR 14 14 7 42
Les Josephson 28 FB 12 12 5 30
Billy Truax 27 TE 14 14 3 18
Larry Smith 23 RB 11 9 1 1 12
Pat Studstill 32 P 14 0 2 12
Kermit Alexander 29 RCB 14 14 1 6
Coy Bacon 28 RDE 14 14 1 6
Pat Curran 25 14 1 1 6
Roman Gabriel 30 QB 14 14 1 6
Alvin Haymond 28 RET 14 0 1 6
Bob Long 28 3 0 1 6
Tommy Mason 31 6 0 1 6
Clancy Williams 28 LCB 14 12 1 6
Team Total 28.1 14 12 17 1 1 2 1 34 29 325
Opp Total 14 6 15 22 16 202