Week 1, 2018

played in San Francisco, CA

80 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	7	0	0	14	-	21
San Francisco 49ers	0	10	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 STL - Jackie George 1 run (Albert McElroy extra point)
2Q: 09:29 SFO - Gerald Hitchcock 17 pass from Matt Leinhart (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SFO - Roger Kowal 23 field goal
3Q: 08:09 SFO - Roger Kowal 30 field goal
4Q: 13:55 SFO - Roger Kowal 39 field goal
4Q: 11:49 STL - Charlie Kolker 40 fumble return (Albert McElroy extra point)
4Q: 05:55 STL - Mark Samuels 7 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Albert McElroy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 STL - Jackie George 1 run (Albert McElroy extra point)
2Q: 09:29 SFO - Gerald Hitchcock 17 pass from Matt Leinhart (Roger Kowal extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SFO - Roger Kowal 23 field goal
3Q: 08:09 SFO - Roger Kowal 30 field goal
4Q: 13:55 SFO - Roger Kowal 39 field goal
4Q: 11:49 STL - Charlie Kolker 40 fumble return (Albert McElroy extra point)
4Q: 05:55 STL - Mark Samuels 7 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Albert McElroy extra point)

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 12 26
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 195 356
- Offensive Plays 48 77
- Yards per Play 4.06 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 100 121
- Rushing Attempts 25 35
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.46
Net Passing Yards 95 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 11 - 1 39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 103 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.13 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/132 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:32 35:28

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	12	26
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	195	356
- Offensive Plays	48	77
- Yards per Play	4.06	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	100	121
- Rushing Attempts	25	35
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.46
Net Passing Yards	95	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 11 - 1	39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	103	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.13	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/132	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:32	35:28

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	3:00	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	7:33	3:40	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
1	0:58	1:05	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	9:23	2:37	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
2	1:53	1:22	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
3	8:03	3:58	OWN 26	6	20	Punt
4	13:47	0:43	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
4	9:56	4:08	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	4:16	1:49	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 24	3	0	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 28	8	13	Punt
1	9:36	2:03	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
1	3:53	2:55	OWN 45	5	26	Missed FG
2	14:53	5:30	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	6:46	4:53	OWN 21	12	73	Field Goal
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	13:04	5:01	OWN 30	10	57	Field Goal
3	4:05	5:18	OWN 9	13	69	Field Goal
4	13:04	1:27	OWN 36	3	4	Fumble
4	11:37	1:41	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
4	5:48	1:32	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	2:27	1:55	OPP 49	9	25	Fumble

Game MVP: Ernie Halkin, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jackie George	15	57	3.80	18	2	1
Grady Sprincz	8	29	3.63	8	0	0
Roosevelt Murphy	2	14	7.00	8	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Andy Wilkerson	19	63	3.32	9	0
Matthew Dundas	14	42	3.00	10	1
Matt Leinhart	1	8	8.00	8	0
Zack Dougan	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	21	11	103	2/8	1	20	1	62.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinhart	39	21	252	3/17	1	32	0	82.4

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	4	11	37	9.25	9	15	0
WR Bennie Nori	2	2	26	13.00	16	14	0
TE Jermichael Finley	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
TE Mark Samuels	2	4	27	13.50	7	20	1
WR Jason Atkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Grady Sprincz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Craig Stevens	7	7	80	11.43	13	20	0
WR Gerald Hitchcock	3	5	52	17.33	0	20	1
RB Andy Wilkerson	3	4	29	9.67	8	16	0
WR Courtney Kazadi	2	10	37	18.50	0	32	0
RB Matthew Dundas	2	2	20	10.00	8	11	0
WR Justin Daniels	2	5	20	10.00	0	12	0
FB Bernie Martinez	1	3	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Kenny Britt	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ernest Melendez	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force	TD
Ernie Halkin	1	2	0
Charlie Kolker	1	0	1
Grady Sprincz	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov
Matt Leinhart	2	0
Kenny Britt	1	0
Kenneth Shaw	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	8	331	41.4	39.0	53	5

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Krumrei	4	211	52.8	44.5	67	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McElroy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Kowal	3/4	0/1	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	1	13	13.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Britt	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	4	113	28.3	0
Lamar Firebaugh	1	19	19.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Teddy Groves	2	37	18.5	0
Kenny Britt	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Will Herring	10	4	0.0	30	39
ILB Sam Gambrell	8	2	0.0	33	37
DE Ernie Halkin	7	3	2.0	32	42
CB Mike Jenkins	6	2	0.0	18	34
S Quentin Demps	6	0	0.0	24	35
DT Charlie Kolker	4	1	1.0	28	29
CB Reynaldo Hill	3	0	0.0	30	38
DE Robert Ayers	3	0	0.0	28	41
OLB Thurman Joseph	2	3	0.0	12	7
S Harvey Stevenson	2	3	0.0	35	38
CB Karl Paymah	2	2	0.0	33	41
DT Ken Phillips	2	0	0.0	14	4
OLB Van Stegeman	1	1	0.0	10	5
WR James Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lionel Chandler	1	0	0.0	3	0
OLB Gary Foreman	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Grant Howard	0	2	0.0	28	42
DE Jarvis Moss	0	1	0.0	7	1

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sean Brower	6	3	0.0	24	22
OLB Rickey Pote	5	2	1.5	20	12
CB Fred Anglin	5	0	0.0	25	22
DT Derek Jamison	3	2	0.5	25	22
S Josh Gattis	2	3	0.0	21	23
CB Teddy Groves	2	3	0.0	16	19
S Van Floyd	2	2	0.0	8	10
ILB Clay Lane	2	2	0.0	10	5
DE Phillip Williams	2	0	0.0	25	20
DT Robert Henderson	2	0	0.0	18	12
DE Norbert Schoeppner	1	2	0.0	25	20
CB Jon Swinton	1	2	0.0	24	21
DT Damon Burgess	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Ernest Melendez	1	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Nic Harris	1	0	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ernie Halkin	2.0	0	2	2	42
DT Charlie Kolker	1.0	0	0	1	29
S Quentin Demps	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Robert Ayers	0.0	0	2	0	41

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rickey Pote	1.5	0	0	12
DT Derek Jamison	0.5	1	1	22
DE Phillip Williams	0.0	3	1	20
OLB Edgar Wendt	0.0	1	0	11
DE Norbert Schoeppner	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reynaldo Hill	4	2	38
S Quentin Demps	4	1	35
CB Mike Jenkins	4	0	34
OLB Will Herring	3	0	39
CB Karl Paymah	2	1	41
ILB Sam Gambrell	1	2	37
S Harvey Stevenson	1	1	38
DT Ken Phillips	1	0	4
OLB Gary Foreman	1	0	3
S Michael Huff	0	1	5

San Francisco	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sean Brower	3	0	22
CB Fred Anglin	2	0	22
S Ernest Melendez	1	1	20
OLB Edgar Wendt	1	0	11
S Josh Gattis	1	0	23
OLB Rickey Pote	1	0	12
ILB Clay Lane	1	0	5
CB Jon Swinton	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
B.J. LaRiche	3	9	25	0	22
Jason Brown	2	4	23	0	17
Vinny Preston	1	3	23	0	22
Blaine Moon	1	2	10	0	11
Garrett Reynolds	0	2	20	1	19
Howard O'Neill	0	2	11	0	11
Jermichael Finley	0	1	12	0	4
Adam Kieft	0	0	17	1	14

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jimmy Meadows	4	6	27	0	35
Eben Britton	3	5	32	1	31
Leroy Harris	2	6	31	1	34
Austin Hennings	2	6	30	1	30
Bernie Martinez	1	2	24	0	24
Vinny Garrison	1	2	13	0	17
O.J. Checkovich	1	1	11	0	6
Craig Stevens	1	1	31	0	39
Josh Willis	0	3	27	0	37
T.J. Lang	0	2	11	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Grady Sprincz	3	20
Edgar Hartman	2	16
Eddie Williams	2	13

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Rosenthal	4	17
Kenneth Shaw	1	17
Teddy Groves	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Paymah	---	---	33	41	4	78
Ernie Halkin	---	---	32	42	4	78
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	35	38	4	77
Sam Gambrell	---	---	33	37	4	74
Will Herring	---	---	30	39	5	74
Grant Howard	---	---	28	42	4	74
Robert Ayers	---	---	28	41	4	73
Reynaldo Hill	---	---	30	38	4	72
Mike Jenkins	---	---	18	34	17	69
Quentin Demps	---	---	24	35	3	62
Charlie Kolker	---	---	28	29	4	61
Vinny Preston	23	22	---	---	8	53
James Hardy	22	20	---	---	8	50
Jason Brown	23	17	---	---	8	48
Roosevelt Murphy	25	23	---	---	---	48
B.J. LaRiche	25	22	---	---	---	47
Mark Samuels	16	20	---	---	4	40
Grady Sprincz	8	12	---	---	20	40
Garrett Reynolds	20	19	---	---	---	39
Jermichael Finley	12	4	---	---	17	33
Adam Kieft	17	14	---	---	---	31
Blaine Moon	10	11	---	---	8	29
Jason Atkins	8	10	---	---	11	29
Bennie Nori	13	12	---	---	3	28
Jackie George	17	11	---	---	---	28
Howard O'Neill	11	11	---	---	5	27
Gary Foreman	---	---	5	3	19	27
Eddie Williams	5	8	---	---	13	26
Thurman Joseph	---	---	12	7	6	25
Van Stegeman	---	---	10	5	8	23
Edgar Hartman	---	---	2	5	16	23
Joshua Barrett	---	---	7	14	1	22
Lamar Firebaugh	11	6	---	---	5	22
Ken Phillips	---	---	14	4	1	19
Chuck Reeves	5	4	---	---	8	17
Michael Huff	---	---	2	5	9	16
Sebastian Vollmer	2	6	---	---	8	16
Tollbooth Andersen	2	1	---	---	9	12
Clifton Ryan	---	---	4	2	4	10
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jarvis Moss	---	---	7	1	---	8
Lionel Chandler	---	---	3	0	4	7
Albert McElroy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rondell Richard	---	---	0	0	3	3
Corey Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Courtney Kazadi	30	37	---	---	16	83
Craig Stevens	31	39	---	---	8	78
Matt Leinhart	35	42	---	---	---	77
Leroy Harris	31	34	---	---	6	71
Jimmy Meadows	27	35	---	---	4	66
Austin Hennings	30	30	---	---	5	65
Josh Willis	27	37	---	---	---	64
Eben Britton	32	31	---	---	---	63
Bernie Martinez	24	24	---	---	7	55
Andy Wilkerson	20	20	---	---	10	50
Derek Jamison	---	---	25	22	---	47
Gerald Hitchcock	10	21	---	---	16	47
Sean Brower	---	---	24	22	1	47
Fred Anglin	---	---	25	22	---	47
Jon Swinton	---	---	24	21	1	46
Josh Gattis	---	---	21	23	1	45
Phillip Williams	---	---	25	20	---	45
Norbert Schoeppner	---	---	25	20	---	45
Teddy Groves	---	---	16	19	9	44
Ernest Melendez	---	---	20	20	1	41
Matthew Dundas	15	22	---	---	1	38
Vinny Garrison	13	17	---	---	8	38
Justin Daniels	19	17	---	---	1	37
Kenny Britt	7	14	---	---	16	37
T.J. Lang	11	18	---	---	8	37
Rickey Pote	---	---	20	12	1	33
Robert Henderson	---	---	18	12	2	32
Edgar Wendt	---	---	5	11	15	31
Van Floyd	---	---	8	10	12	30
O.J. Checkovich	11	6	---	---	8	25
Zack Dougan	6	9	---	---	10	25
Frankie Rosenthal	2	1	---	---	17	20
Kenneth Kramer	4	8	---	---	8	20
Clay Lane	---	---	10	5	4	19
Brice McCain	---	---	0	1	18	19
Kenneth Shaw	0	0	---	---	17	17
Erik Walden	---	---	0	3	7	10
Joe Mays	---	---	1	1	8	10
Roger Kowal	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bennie Unruh	---	---	0	3	6	9
Damon Burgess	---	---	4	2	2	8
Lenny Erickson	---	---	3	3	1	7
Nic Harris	---	---	1	1	3	5
Reggie Krumrei	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Teel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bernard Melvin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	3	23	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	13	48	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	21	11	1	2	1	0	6	2	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinhart	39	21	3	0	5	8	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	43	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	28	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	137	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	69	6.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	11	4	1	37	0	20
TE Mark Samuels	4	2	0	27	1	20
WR Bennie Nori	2	2	0	26	0	12
TE Jermichael Finley	2	2	0	5	0	4
WR Jason Atkins	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB Grady Sprincz	1	0	0	0	0	12

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Kazadi	10	2	3	37	1	37
TE Craig Stevens	7	7	0	80	1	39
WR Gerald Hitchcock	5	3	0	52	1	21
WR Justin Daniels	5	2	0	20	0	17
RB Andy Wilkerson	4	3	1	29	0	20
FB Bernie Martinez	3	1	0	2	0	24
WR Kenny Britt	3	1	1	12	0	14
RB Matthew Dundas	2	2	0	20	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie George	2	2	1.00	3.80

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew Dundas	4	11	2.75	3.00
Andy Wilkerson	4	6	1.50	3.32

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	2	2	19	9.50	4.90

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinhart	4	1	17	4.25	6.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	12	12.00	13.00
TE Mark Samuels	1	1	7	7.00	6.75

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Bernie Martinez	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Gerald Hitchcock	1	1	17	17.00	10.40
WR Courtney Kazadi	1	0	0	0.00	3.70
WR Justin Daniels	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie George	3	2
Grady Sprincz	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Matthew Dundas	1	0
Andy Wilkerson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	7	4	2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinhart	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jermichael Finley	2	2	1
WR James Hardy	2	1	0
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	1
TE Mark Samuels	1	0	0
RB Grady Sprincz	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtney Kazadi	4	0	0
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	1
FB Bernie Martinez	1	1	1
WR Justin Daniels	1	1	1
RB Andy Wilkerson	1	1	1
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (22,400)
End Zone 15,300 (16,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (22,400)
End Zone	15,300 (16,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,300)