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1972 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 6-7-1, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 291 points (20.8/g), 14th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 286 points (20.4/g), 16th.
 Differential of 5 points (0.4/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 17th.

Simple Rating System: Total -0.5, Offense: 0.1, Defense: -0.6, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Tommy Prothro

Training Camp: Long Beach State (Long Beach, California)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 291 4355 859 5.1 238 184 371 2146 13 22 5.5 108 472 2209 17 4.7 113 31 9 17
Team Defense 286 3907 843 4.6 235 181 363 2145 20 16 5.3 110 438 1762 9 4.0 101 27 11 24
Lg Rank Offense 14 7 11 12 13 16 17 16 15 5 6 3 9 2
Lg Rank Defense 16 11 15 17 12 23 18 10 7 9 4 12 19 22

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 boxscore W 1-0 New Orleans Saints 34 14 20 393 139 254 1 20 287 218 69 2
2 Sun September 24 boxscore T 1-0-1 @ Chicago Bears 13 13 8 171 65 106 3 11 170 26 144 4
3 Sun October 1 boxscore L 1-1-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 3 31 13 249 137 112 6 17 358 61 297 3
4 Sun October 8 boxscore W 2-1-1 San Francisco 49ers 31 7 22 513 211 302 1 13 250 131 119 2
5 Sun October 15 boxscore W 3-1-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 34 3 18 313 147 166 14 137 90 47 5
6 Sun October 22 boxscore W 4-1-1 Cincinnati Bengals 15 12 9 149 94 55 3 20 283 110 173 2
7 Sun October 29 boxscore L 4-2-1 @ Oakland Raiders 17 45 16 317 163 154 7 23 362 149 213
8 Sun November 5 boxscore W 5-2-1 Atlanta Falcons 20 7 17 295 93 202 19 237 120 117 2
9 Sun November 12 boxscore L 5-3-1 Denver Broncos 10 16 9 183 110 73 3 13 245 112 133 2
10 Sun November 19 boxscore L 5-4-1 Minnesota Vikings 41 45 25 426 235 191 2 14 375 319 56
11 Sun November 26 boxscore L 5-5-1 @ New Orleans Saints 16 19 17 309 123 186 17 260 158 102
12 Mon December 4 boxscore W 6-5-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 26 16 15 313 175 138 19 304 246 58 3
13 Sun December 10 boxscore L 6-6-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 14 24 29 391 240 151 3 11 269 192 77 1
14 Sun December 17 boxscore L 6-7-1 Detroit Lions 17 34 20 333 214 119 2 24 370 213 157 1

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
18 Roman Gabriel 32 QB 14 13 6-6-0 165 323 51.1 2027 12 3.7 15 4.6 57 6.3 4.9 12.3 144.8 63.8 12 102 5.75 4.45 3.6 0 1
12 Pete Beathard 30 qb 14 1 0-1-1 19 48 39.6 255 1 2.1 7 14.6 33 5.3 -0.8 13.4 18.2 24.6 4 34 4.25 -1.42 7.7
Team Total 27.2 14 6-7-1 184 371 49.6 2282 13 3.5 22 5.9 57 6.2 4.2 12.4 163.0 56.0 16 136 5.55 3.66 4.1 0 1
Opp Total 14 181 363 49.9 2472 20 5.5 16 4.4 6.8 5.93 13.7 176.6 72.0 42 327 5.3 4.5 10.4

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
33 Willie Ellison 27 FB/KR 13 12 170 764 5 37 4.5 58.8 13.1 23 141 6.1 1 39 1.8 10.8 905 6 3
45 Jim Bertelsen 22 PR/RB 14 8 123 581 5 42 4.7 41.5 8.8 29 331 11.4 1 22 2.1 23.6 912 6 4
35 Bob L. Thomas 24 rb 14 2 77 433 3 49 5.6 30.9 5.5 11 95 8.6 0 19 0.8 6.8 528 3 1
38 Larry Smith 25 rb 12 6 60 276 2 68 4.6 23.0 5.0 15 186 12.4 1 47 1.3 15.5 462 3 1
34 Les Josephson 30 8 0 18 75 0 13 4.2 9.4 2.3 14 170 12.1 1 34 1.8 21.3 245 1 1
18 Roman Gabriel 32 QB 14 13 14 16 1 11 1.1 1.1 1.0 16 1 6
13 Lance Rentzel 29 WR 14 14 7 71 1 18 10.1 5.1 0.5 27 365 13.5 1 40 1.9 26.1 436 2 1
80 Bob Klein 25 TE 14 13 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.5 0.1 29 330 11.4 1 26 2.1 23.6 323 1 1
82 Joe Sweet 24 11 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 2 26 13.0 1 17 0.2 2.4 27 1 0
12 Pete Beathard 30 qb 14 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 1
84 Jack Snow 29 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 590 19.7 4 57 2.1 42.1 590 4 0
5 Dick Gordon 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 29 9.7 1 17 0.8 7.3 29 1 1
49 John Love 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 19 19.0 1 19 0.2 3.8 19 1 2
Team Total 27.2 14 472 2209 17 68 4.7 157.8 33.7 184 2282 12.4 13 57 13.1 163.0 4491 30 24
Opp Total 14 438 1762 9 4.0 125.9 31.3 181 2145 11.9 20 12.9 153.2 3907 29 25

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
45 Jim Bertelsen 22 PR/RB 14 8 16 232 0 60 14.5 4 88 0 25 22.0 1232
49 John Love 28 5 0 10 39 0 10 3.9 8 167 0 27 20.9 225
33 Willie Ellison 27 FB/KR 13 12 14 345 0 32 24.6 1250
5 Dick Gordon 28 4 0 4 20 0 12 5.0 4 141 0 53 35.3 190
35 Bob L. Thomas 24 rb 14 2 8 212 0 43 26.5 740
46 Roger Williams 27 14 0 6 141 0 29 23.5 141
88 Pat Curran 27 te 10 1 4 37 0 19 9.3 37
44 Al Clark 24 LCB 14 6 3 59 0 28 19.7 59
42 Dave Elmendorf 23 SS 14 14 3 56 0 41 18.7 56
52 John Pergine 26 12 0 3 46 0 19 15.3 46
21 Gene Howard 26 RCB 13 13 2 51 0 28 25.5 51
Team Total 27.2 14 33 347 0 60 10.5 56 1287 0 53 23.0 6125
Opp Total 14 22 0 54 999 0 18.5

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
27 David Ray 28 K 14 0 7 6 7 5 11 9 13 4 3 41 24 58.5% 31 31 100.0%
10 Dave Chapple* 25 P 14 0 53 2344 70 0 44.2
Team Total 27.2 14 7 6 7 5 11 9 13 4 3 41 24 58.5% 31 31 100.0% 53 2344 70 0 44.2
Opp Total 14 30 16 53.3% 34 32 94.1% 71 2925 41.2

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
18 Roman Gabriel 32 QB 14 13 0 6 3 -18 0
19 Jim Nettles 30 FS 14 14 6 168 0 43 0 0 0 1 4 0
45 Jim Bertelsen 22 PR/RB 14 8 0 4 2 0 0
42 Dave Elmendorf 23 SS 14 14 3 29 0 15 0 0 0 2 0 0
49 John Love 28 5 0 0 2 2 0 0
44 Al Clark 24 LCB 14 6 1 18 0 18 0 0 1 1 0 0
33 Willie Ellison 27 FB/KR 13 12 0 3 0 -4 0
21 Gene Howard 26 RCB 13 13 3 26 1 24 0
12 Pete Beathard 30 qb 14 1 0 1 1 0 0
89 Fred Dryer 26 de 14 3 0 0 2 0 0
5 Dick Gordon 28 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
34 Les Josephson 30 8 0 0 1 1 0 0
80 Bob Klein 25 TE 14 13 0 1 1 0 0
86 Marlin McKeever 32 MLB 14 14 2 8 0 8 0
53 Jim Purnell 31 LLB 13 12 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
76 Harry Schuh 30 RT 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
35 Bob L. Thomas 24 rb 14 2 0 1 1 0 0
79 Coy Bacon* 30 RDE 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
68 Mike LaHood 28 g 14 2 0 0 1 0 0
13 Lance Rentzel 29 WR 14 14 0 1 0 -18 0
58 Isiah Robertson 23 RLB 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
61 Rich Saul 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 Larry Smith 25 rb 12 6 0 1 0 0 0
46 Roger Williams 27 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
85 Jack Youngblood 22 LDE 14 11 0 0 1 3 0
Team Total 27.2 14 16 251 1 43 0 0 24 26 -33 0 1
Opp Total 14 16 25 14 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
27 David Ray 28 K 14 0 31 24 103
45 Jim Bertelsen 22 PR/RB 14 8 5 1 6 36
33 Willie Ellison 27 FB/KR 13 12 5 1 6 36
84 Jack Snow 29 WR 14 14 4 4 24
38 Larry Smith 25 rb 12 6 2 1 3 18
35 Bob L. Thomas 24 rb 14 2 3 3 18
13 Lance Rentzel 29 WR 14 14 1 1 2 12
82 Joe Sweet 24 11 0 1 1 1 8
18 Roman Gabriel 32 QB 14 13 1 1 6
5 Dick Gordon 28 4 0 1 1 6
21 Gene Howard 26 RCB 13 13 1 1 6
34 Les Josephson 30 8 0 1 1 6
80 Bob Klein 25 TE 14 13 1 1 6
49 John Love 28 5 0 1 1 6
Team Total 27.2 14 17 13 1 31 31 24 1 291
Opp Total 14 9 20 32 16 1 286