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1973 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 388 points (27.7/g), 1st of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 178 points (12.7/g), 4th.
 Differential of 210 points (15.0/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 12.1-1.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.3/g), 1st.

Simple Rating System: Total 13.4, Offense: 8.2, Defense: 5.2, SoS: -1.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Chuck Knox

Training Camp: Fullerton State (Fullerton, 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 388 4906 947 5.2 294 144 271 1981 22 11 6.9 101 659 2925 18 4.4 177 20 9 16
Team Defense 178 2951 739 4.0 173 179 328 1681 10 20 4.5 87 366 1270 5 3.5 71 38 18 15
Lg Rank Offense 1 1 1 23 13 3 2 1 1 2 2 5 1 1
Lg Rank Defense 4 1 1 11 7 4 8 6 1 1 1 5 5 6

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 16 boxscore W 1-0 @ Kansas City Chiefs 23 13 22 358 80 278 1 16 270 230 40 2
2 Sun September 23 boxscore W 2-0 Atlanta Falcons 31 0 24 351 142 209 2 70 4 66 1
3 Sun September 30 boxscore W 3-0 @ San Francisco 49ers 40 20 24 351 128 223 1 17 298 199 99 3
4 Sun October 7 boxscore W 4-0 @ Houston Oilers 31 26 21 348 179 169 1 16 280 204 76 4
5 Sun October 14 boxscore W 5-0 Dallas Cowboys 37 31 16 383 279 104 3 17 264 150 114 5
6 Sun October 21 boxscore W 6-0 Green Bay Packers 24 7 21 378 134 244 1 6 63 28 35 2
7 Sun October 28 boxscore L 6-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 9 10 11 157 68 89 2 19 253 71 182 1
8 Sun November 4 boxscore L 6-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 13 15 14 226 100 126 2 18 261 168 93 2
9 Sun November 11 boxscore W 7-2 New Orleans Saints 29 7 25 424 212 212 1 9 220 96 124 3
10 Sun November 18 boxscore W 8-2 San Francisco 49ers 31 13 21 414 229 185 1 12 195 129 66 2
11 Sun November 25 boxscore W 9-2 @ New Orleans Saints 24 13 31 450 110 340 3 15 259 109 150 2
12 Sun December 2 boxscore W 10-2 @ Chicago Bears 26 0 24 386 90 296 2 6 100 47 53 2
13 Mon December 10 boxscore W 11-2 New York Giants 40 6 24 365 146 219 2 8 203 141 62 4
14 Sun December 16 boxscore W 12-2 Cleveland Browns 30 17 16 315 84 231 12 215 105 110 5
Playoffs
Division Sun December 23 boxscore L 12-3 @ Dallas Cowboys 16 27 11 192 99 93 3 15 298 136 162 4

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
21 John Hadl*+ 33 QB 14 14 12-2-0 135 258 52.3 2008 22 8.5 11 4.3 69 7.8 7.6 14.9 143.4 88.8 17 126 6.84 6.64 6.2
12 James Harris 26 8 0 7 11 63.6 68 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 6.2 6.2 9.7 8.5 80.9 0 0 6.18 6.18 0.0
38 Larry Smith 26 14 0 2 2 100.0 31 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 15.5 15.5 15.5 2.2 118.7 0 0 15.50 15.50 0.0
Team Total 26.8 14 12-2-0 144 271 53.1 2107 22 8.1 11 4.1 69 7.8 7.6 14.6 150.5 88.9 17 126 6.88 6.69 5.9 0 0
Opp Total 14 179 328 54.6 2023 10 3.0 20 6.1 6.2 4.03 11.3 144.5 58.0 45 342 4.5 2.6 12.1

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
30 Lawrence McCutcheon* 23 RB 12 12 210 1097 2 37 5.2 91.4 17.5 30 289 9.6 3 31 2.5 24.1 1386 5 4
45 Jim Bertelsen* 23 FB/PR 14 14 206 854 4 49 4.1 61.0 14.7 19 267 14.1 1 44 1.4 19.1 1121 5 4
35 Tony Baker 28 14 0 85 344 7 17 4.0 24.6 6.1 344 7 0
38 Larry Smith 26 14 0 79 291 2 16 3.7 20.8 5.6 10 65 6.5 0 11 0.7 4.6 356 2 0
34 Les Josephson 31 14 0 36 174 2 14 4.8 12.4 2.6 174 2 0
33 Rob Scribner 22 10 0 20 109 0 17 5.5 10.9 2.0 2 19 9.5 0 13 0.2 1.9 128 0 1
21 John Hadl*+ 33 QB 14 14 14 5 0 6 0.4 0.4 1.0 5 0 1
12 James Harris 26 8 0 4 29 0 19 7.3 3.6 0.5 29 0 0
29 Harold Jackson*+ 27 WR 14 14 2 -8 0 -3 -4.0 -0.6 0.1 40 874 21.9 13 69 2.9 62.4 866 13 0
10 Dave Chapple 26 P 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 2
5 Dick Gordon 29 5 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 3.8 0.2 19 0 0
20 Steve Preece 26 FS 14 14 1 11 1 11 11.0 0.8 0.1 11 1 2
80 Bob Klein 26 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 277 13.2 2 23 1.5 19.8 277 2 0
84 Jack Snow 30 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 252 15.8 2 38 1.1 18.0 252 2 0
88 Pat Curran 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 56 11.2 1 27 0.4 4.0 56 1 0
86 Rod Sherman 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.3 2.7 8 0 0
Team Total 26.8 14 659 2925 18 49 4.4 208.9 47.1 144 2107 14.6 22 69 10.3 150.5 5032 40 21
Opp Total 14 366 1270 5 3.5 90.7 26.1 179 1681 9.4 10 12.8 120.1 2951 15 29

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* 23 FB/PR 14 14 26 259 0 34 10.0 1 15 0 15 15.0 1395
42 Dave Elmendorf 24 SS 14 14 22 187 0 30 8.5 2 23 0 23 11.5 210
33 Rob Scribner 22 10 0 3 32 0 17 10.7 11 314 0 57 28.5 474
32 Cullen Bryant 22 KR 13 0 13 369 1 93 28.4 369
5 Dick Gordon 29 5 0 3 68 0 25 22.7 87
44 Al Clark 25 14 0 2 80 0 58 40.0 80
88 Pat Curran 28 14 0 1 24 0 24 24.0 80
80 Bob Klein 26 TE 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 277
30 Lawrence McCutcheon* 23 RB 12 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 1392
38 Larry Smith 26 14 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 372
Team Total 26.8 14 51 478 0 34 9.4 36 915 1 93 25.4 6425
Opp Total 14 24 0 68 1318 0 19.4

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 29 K 14 0 10 9 9 7 16 9 11 5 1 47 30 63.8% 42 40 95.2%
10 Dave Chapple 26 P 14 0 51 2079 65 1 40.8
Team Total 26.8 14 10 9 9 7 16 9 11 5 1 47 30 63.8% 42 40 95.2% 51 2079 65 1 40.8
Opp Total 14 27 20 74.1% 17 16 94.1% 81 3305 40.8

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
20 Steve Preece 26 FS 14 14 2 25 0 25 0 0 2 6 -16 0
42 Dave Elmendorf 24 SS 14 14 1 16 0 16 0 0 3 2 2 0
64 Jack Reynolds 26 MLB 14 14 2 52 0 49 0 0 0 4 0 0
58 Isiah Robertson*+ 24 RLB 14 14 3 57 1 49 0 0 1 2 0 0
47 Charlie Stukes 30 RCB 14 14 5 104 0 42 0 0 0 1 0 0
45 Jim Bertelsen* 23 FB/PR 14 14 0 4 0 0 0
10 Dave Chapple 26 P 14 0 0 2 2 -26 0
30 Lawrence McCutcheon* 23 RB 12 12 0 4 0 0 0
41 Eddie McMillan 22 LCB 14 14 4 20 0 15 0
89 Fred Dryer 27 RDE 14 14 0 0 3 0 0 2
44 Al Clark 25 14 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
50 Ken Iman 34 C 14 14 0 2 0 -21 0
33 Rob Scribner 22 10 0 0 1 1 0 0
90 Larry Brooks 23 LDT 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
32 Cullen Bryant 22 KR 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 Bill Drake 23 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 John Hadl*+ 33 QB 14 14 0 1 0 0 0
80 Bob Klein 26 TE 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
27 David Ray 29 K 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
61 Rich Saul 25 14 0 0 1 0 -10 0
66 Bob Stein 25 13 0 1 6 0 6 0
85 Jack Youngblood* 23 LDE 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
53 Jim Youngblood 23 14 0 1 15 0 15 0
Team Total 26.8 14 20 300 1 49 0 0 21 28 -71 0 2
Opp Total 14 17 29 11

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 29 K 14 0 40 30 130
29 Harold Jackson*+ 27 WR 14 14 13 13 78
35 Tony Baker 28 14 0 7 7 42
45 Jim Bertelsen* 23 FB/PR 14 14 4 1 5 30
30 Lawrence McCutcheon* 23 RB 12 12 2 3 5 30
34 Les Josephson 31 14 0 2 2 12
80 Bob Klein 26 TE 14 14 2 2 12
38 Larry Smith 26 14 0 2 2 12
84 Jack Snow 30 WR 14 14 2 2 12
32 Cullen Bryant 22 KR 13 0 1 1 6
88 Pat Curran 28 14 0 1 1 6
20 Steve Preece 26 FS 14 14 1 1 6
58 Isiah Robertson*+ 24 RLB 14 14 1 1 6
89 Fred Dryer 27 RDE 14 14 2 4
Team Total 26.8 14 18 22 1 1 42 40 30 2 386
Opp Total 14 5 10 16 20 178