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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.

Coached by Tommy Prothro (6-7-1)

1972 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 Sun September 17 box W 1-0 New Orleans Saints 34 14 20 393 139 254 1 20 287 218 69 2
2 Sun September 24 box T 1-0-1 @ Chicago Bears 13 13 8 171 65 106 3 11 170 26 144 4
3 Sun October 1 box L 1-1-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 3 31 13 249 137 112 6 17 358 61 297 3
4 Sun October 8 box W 2-1-1 San Francisco 49ers 31 7 22 513 211 302 1 13 250 131 119 2
5 Sun October 15 box W 3-1-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 34 3 18 313 147 166 14 137 90 47 5
6 Sun October 22 box W 4-1-1 Cincinnati Bengals 15 12 9 149 94 55 3 20 283 110 173 2
7 Sun October 29 box L 4-2-1 @ Oakland Raiders 17 45 16 317 163 154 7 23 362 149 213
8 Sun November 5 box W 5-2-1 Atlanta Falcons 20 7 17 295 93 202 19 237 120 117 2
9 Sun November 12 box L 5-3-1 Denver Broncos 10 16 9 183 110 73 3 13 245 112 133 2
10 Sun November 19 box L 5-4-1 Minnesota Vikings 41 45 25 426 235 191 2 14 375 319 56
11 Sun November 26 box L 5-5-1 @ New Orleans Saints 16 19 17 309 123 186 17 260 158 102
12 Mon December 4 box W 6-5-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 26 16 15 313 175 138 19 304 246 58 3
13 Sun December 10 box L 6-6-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 14 24 29 391 240 151 3 11 269 192 77 1
14 Sun December 17 box L 6-7-1 Detroit Lions 17 34 20 333 214 119 2 24 370 213 157 1

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 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 4.6 369 181 363 2145 20 16 5.3 110 438 1762 9 4.0 235 27 11 24
Lg Rank Offense 14 7 11 12 13 16 17 13 15 5 6 3 9 2
Lg Rank Defense 16 11 17 17 12 23 18 8 7 9 4 12 19 22

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 32 QB 14 13 165 323 51.1 2027 12 3.7 15 4.6 57 6.3 4.6 12.3 144.8 63.8 12 102 5.7 4.1 3.6
Pete Beathard 30 14 1 19 48 39.6 255 1 2.1 7 14.6 33 5.3 -1.0 13.4 18.2 24.6 4 34 4.3 -1.6 7.7
Team Total 27.2 14 184 371 49.6 2282 13 3.5 22 5.9 57 6.2 3.8 12.4 163.0 56.0 16 136 5.5 3.3 4.1
Opp Total 14 181 363 49.9 2145 20 5.5 16 4.4 5.9 4.5 11.9 153.2 68.3 42 327 5.3 3.2

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
Willie Ellison 27 FB 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
Jim Bertelsen 22 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
Bob L. Thomas 24 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
Larry Smith 25 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
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
Roman Gabriel 32 QB 14 13 14 16 1 11 1.1 1.1 1.0 16 1 6
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
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
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
Pete Beathard 30 14 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 1
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
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
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

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
Jim Bertelsen 22 RB 14 8 16 232 0 60 14.5 4 88 0 25 22.0 1232
John Love 28 5 0 10 39 0 10 3.9 8 167 0 27 20.9 225
Willie Ellison 27 FB 13 12 14 345 0 32 24.6 1250
Dick Gordon 28 4 0 4 20 0 12 5.0 4 141 0 53 35.3 190
Bob L. Thomas 24 14 2 8 212 0 43 26.5 740
Roger Williams 27 14 0 6 141 0 29 23.5 141
Pat Curran 27 10 1 4 37 0 19 9.3 37
Al Clark 24 LCB 14 6 3 59 0 28 19.7 59
Dave Elmendorf 23 SS 14 14 3 56 0 41 18.7 56
John Pergine 26 12 0 3 46 0 19 15.3 46
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

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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 28 K 14 0 7 6 7 5 11 9 13 4 3 41 24 58.5% 31 31 100.0%
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

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
Coy Bacon* 30 RDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Pete Beathard 30 14 1 1 1 0 0
Jim Bertelsen 22 RB 14 8 4 2 0 0
Al Clark 24 LCB 14 6 1 18 0 18 1 1 0 0
Fred Dryer 26 14 3 0 2 0 0
Willie Ellison 27 FB 13 12 3 0 -4 0
Dave Elmendorf 23 SS 14 14 3 29 0 15 0 2 0 0
Roman Gabriel 32 QB 14 13 6 3 -18 0
Dick Gordon 28 4 0 1 1 0 0
Gene Howard 26 RCB 13 13 3 26 1 24
Les Josephson 30 8 0 1 1 0 0
Bob Klein 25 TE 14 13 1 1 0 0
Mike LaHood 28 14 2 0 1 0 0
John Love 28 5 0 2 2 0 0
Marlin McKeever 32 MLB 14 14 2 8 0 8
Jim Nettles 30 FS 14 14 6 168 0 43 0 1 4 0
Jim Purnell 31 LLB 13 12 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Lance Rentzel 29 WR 14 14 1 0 -18 0
Isiah Robertson 23 RLB 14 14 0 1 0 0
Rich Saul 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
Harry Schuh 30 RT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Larry Smith 25 12 6 1 0 0 0
Bob L. Thomas 24 14 2 1 1 0 0
Roger Williams 27 14 0 1 0 0 0
Jack Youngblood 22 LDE 14 11 0 1 3 0
Team Total 27.2 14 16 251 1 43 24 26 -33 0 1
Opp Total 14 16 25 14 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
David Ray 28 K 14 0 31 24 103
Jim Bertelsen 22 RB 14 8 5 1 36
Willie Ellison 27 FB 13 12 5 1 36
Jack Snow 29 WR 14 14 4 24
Larry Smith 25 12 6 2 1 18
Bob L. Thomas 24 14 2 3 18
Lance Rentzel 29 WR 14 14 1 1 12
Joe Sweet 24 11 0 1 1 8
Roman Gabriel 32 QB 14 13 1 6
Dick Gordon 28 4 0 1 6
Gene Howard 26 RCB 13 13 1 6
Les Josephson 30 8 0 1 6
Bob Klein 25 TE 14 13 1 6
John Love 28 5 0 1 6
Team Total 27.2 14 17 13 1 31 24 1 291
Opp Total 14 9 20 32 16 1 286