Week 1, 2019

played in Arizona, AZ

95 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	3	7	7	7	6	-	30
Arizona Cardinals	3	7	7	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 STL - Rickey DiCaprio 38 field goal
1Q: 01:20 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 18 field goal
2Q: 12:02 STL - Mark Samuels 5 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Rickey DiCaprio extra point)
2Q: 06:45 ARI - Quinn Johnson 27 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 12:50 ARI - Dana Banfield 76 punt return (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 05:39 STL - Jason Duncan 3 run (Rickey DiCaprio extra point)
4Q: 13:38 STL - James Hardy 7 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Rickey DiCaprio extra point)
4Q: 00:36 ARI - Arman Shields 15 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
OT: 09:51 STL - Jason Duncan 33 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 STL - Rickey DiCaprio 38 field goal
1Q: 01:20 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 18 field goal
2Q: 12:02 STL - Mark Samuels 5 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Rickey DiCaprio extra point)
2Q: 06:45 ARI - Quinn Johnson 27 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 12:50 ARI - Dana Banfield 76 punt return (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 05:39 STL - Jason Duncan 3 run (Rickey DiCaprio extra point)
4Q: 13:38 STL - James Hardy 7 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Rickey DiCaprio extra point)
4Q: 00:36 ARI - Arman Shields 15 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
OT: 09:51 STL - Jason Duncan 33 run

Team Statistics STL ARI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 21
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 392 388
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 5.94 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 143 131
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 4.77 4.85
Net Passing Yards 249 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 27 - 0 41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 3/104
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:01 30:20

Team Statistics	STL	ARI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	21
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	392	388
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	5.94	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	143	131
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	4.77	4.85
Net Passing Yards	249	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 27 - 0	41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	3/104
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:01	30:20

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	4:48	OWN 36	9	43	Field Goal
1	1:14	4:20	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
2	6:32	1:30	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:39	7:09	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
3	4:45	2:38	OWN 35	4	15	Punt
3	0:25	1:56	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
4	9:38	2:35	OWN 46	4	28	Missed FG
4	4:22	2:02	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 29	3	35	Half
OT1	15:00	5:21	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	8:38	7:24	OWN 43	12	56	Field Goal
2	11:54	5:22	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
2	5:02	5:02	OWN 3	15	96	Missed FG
3	5:30	0:45	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:07	1:42	OWN 19	3	8	Fumble
4	13:29	3:51	OWN 35	6	26	Missed FG
4	7:03	2:41	OWN 33	6	19	Punt
4	2:20	1:52	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown

Game MVP: Roosevelt Murphy, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ted Shea	15	61	4.07	12	1	0
Jason Duncan	12	72	6.00	33	2	2
Roosevelt Murphy	2	10	5.00	6	0	0
Howard O'Neill	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wade Swift	16	87	5.44	14	4
Rob Geis	9	34	3.78	9	0
Alex Smith	2	10	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	33	27	266	3/17	2	23	0	120.5

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	41	26	265	1/8	2	28	0	98.1

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	10	12	87	8.70	18	14	1
TE Mark Samuels	8	10	102	12.75	49	23	1
WR Bennie Nori	4	5	35	8.75	9	16	0
RB Jackie George	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	3	3.00	5	3	0
RB Ted Shea	1	1	16	16.00	5	16	0
TE Travis Beckum	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sinorice Moss	6	12	78	13.00	3	28	0
WR Arman Shields	5	7	45	9.00	7	15	1
WR Rob Sherman	4	6	57	14.25	23	25	0
RB Wade Swift	3	4	13	4.33	1	8	0
FB Quinn Johnson	2	4	30	15.00	23	27	1
RB Rob Geis	2	2	17	8.50	2	12	0
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Gilbert Maioriello	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR O.J. Ingram	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roosevelt Murphy	1	0	0
Craig Young	0	1	0
Brian Cushing	0	1	0
Ernie Halkin	0	0	1
Arnie Nichols	0	0	1
Kim Kraft	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alex Smith	1	1	0
Dana Banfield	1	1	0
Rob Geis	1	0	0
Curtis Lofton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	4	185	46.3	27.3	49	3

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	3	153	51.0	36.7	59	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey DiCaprio	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	1/3	0/1	0/1	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Nichols	2	23	11.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Banfield	3	104	34.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Duncan	4	82	20.5	0
Arnie Nichols	1	22	22.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeJuan Tribble	3	79	26.3	0
Kenneth Moore	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brian Cushing	7	2	0.0	21	36
ILB Edgar Hartman	7	0	0.0	23	40
DE Ernie Halkin	6	0	1.0	24	40
S Harvey Stevenson	4	1	0.0	23	40
DT Ken Phillips	4	0	0.0	24	33
CB Kim Kraft	3	3	0.0	21	39
S Quentin Demps	3	2	0.0	23	39
CB Zach Walz	3	0	0.0	21	33
DE Robert Ayers	3	0	0.0	27	42
CB Jared Bates	2	2	0.0	19	32
DE Walt Tyler	2	2	0.0	22	38
DT Jay Alford	2	1	0.0	5	4
ILB Sam Gambrell	2	0	0.0	10	10
OLB Rondell Richard	2	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Gary Foreman	1	1	0.0	8	5
DE Andy Parrish	1	1	0.0	5	5
S Arnie Nichols	0	1	0.0	5	7

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dana Banfield	10	2	0.0	24	28
S Troy Nolan	9	2	0.0	29	34
CB Cedric Griffin	6	0	0.0	26	32
OLB Victor Sorgi	5	2	0.0	24	30
OLB Curtis Lofton	4	1	2.0	30	36
OLB Kyle McElroy	4	1	1.0	22	32
CB R.J. Terry	3	2	0.0	25	30
CB Devin Kerr	3	2	0.0	23	25
DT Bernard Sisson	3	1	0.0	23	29
DE Ian Kim	3	1	0.0	27	29
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	2	1	0.0	9	17
ILB Hilee Taylor	2	0	0.0	3	3
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	0	0.0	9	5
TE Everett Patterson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gene Riley	1	0	0.0	3	0
DT Zach Word	0	1	0.0	9	13
DE DeMario Pressley	0	1	0.0	23	32
ILB Maurice Andrews	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ernie Halkin	1.0	0	1	2	40

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Curtis Lofton	2.0	2	1	2	36
OLB Kyle McElroy	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE DeMario Pressley	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Edgar Hartman	4	3	40
S Harvey Stevenson	4	0	40
CB Zach Walz	3	3	33
OLB Brian Cushing	3	0	36
CB Jared Bates	2	1	32
DE Ernie Halkin	2	0	40
CB Kim Kraft	2	0	39
S Quentin Demps	1	2	39
DE Robert Ayers	1	1	42
ILB Sam Gambrell	1	0	10
DT Ken Phillips	1	0	33
OLB Gary Foreman	1	0	5
OLB Rondell Richard	1	0	6

Arizona	Caught	PPlay
CB Cedric Griffin	5	32
S Dana Banfield	5	28
S Troy Nolan	4	34
OLB Victor Sorgi	3	30
OLB Kyle McElroy	2	32
CB R.J. Terry	2	30
CB Devin Kerr	2	25
DT Zach Word	1	13
OLB Curtis Lofton	1	36
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	5
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	1	17

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
B.J. LaRiche	4	5	25	1	27
Ken Shackleford	3	5	22	1	30
Craig Young	2	4	28	0	33
Sebastian Vollmer	1	4	25	0	25
Blaine Moon	1	2	8	0	6
Rusty Bennit	1	1	6	0	11
Vinny Preston	0	3	24	0	25
Oren O'Neal	0	1	12	0	12
Howard O'Neill	0	1	11	0	11
Geoff Burks	0	1	5	0	9
Travis Beckum	0	1	12	0	11
Nick Knauls	0	0	5	1	11

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Smith	4	6	26	0	36
Martin Felker	2	3	20	0	36
Terrell Disney	1	4	11	0	11
Peter Jennings	1	3	25	0	34
Quinn Johnson	1	2	18	0	20
Tommie Bullock	1	2	16	0	31
Everett Patterson	1	1	13	0	15
Dwayne Forguson	0	3	21	1	34
Levon McIntyre	0	1	7	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Edgar Hartman	4	12
Arnie Nichols	1	17
Tollbooth Andersen	1	13

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Gaylor	3	14
Hilee Taylor	2	22
Kenneth Moore	1	14
Dean Horton	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edgar Hartman	---	---	23	40	12	75
Quentin Demps	---	---	23	39	12	74
Robert Ayers	---	---	27	42	3	72
Ernie Halkin	---	---	24	40	6	70
Kim Kraft	---	---	21	39	8	68
Roosevelt Murphy	30	36	---	---	---	66
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	23	40	3	66
Walt Tyler	---	---	22	38	2	62
Craig Young	28	33	---	---	---	61
Ken Phillips	---	---	24	33	2	59
Brian Cushing	---	---	21	36	2	59
Zach Walz	---	---	21	33	2	56
Vinny Preston	24	25	---	---	6	55
James Hardy	21	32	---	---	1	54
Jared Bates	---	---	19	32	2	53
Mark Samuels	20	29	---	---	4	53
Ken Shackleford	22	30	---	---	---	52
B.J. LaRiche	25	27	---	---	---	52
Ted Shea	18	26	---	---	7	51
Sebastian Vollmer	25	25	---	---	---	50
Bennie Nori	13	20	---	---	13	46
Jason Duncan	14	10	---	---	19	43
Travis Beckum	12	11	---	---	16	39
Oren O'Neal	12	12	---	---	13	37
Jason Atkins	15	14	---	---	3	32
Gary Foreman	---	---	8	5	17	30
Jackie George	14	15	---	---	---	29
Arnie Nichols	---	---	5	7	17	29
Howard O'Neill	11	11	---	---	5	27
Reynaldo Hill	---	---	7	11	8	26
Nick Knauls	5	11	---	---	6	22
Sam Gambrell	---	---	10	10	1	21
Blaine Moon	8	6	---	---	6	20
Geoff Burks	5	9	---	---	6	20
Rondell Richard	---	---	6	6	8	20
Rusty Bennit	6	11	---	---	---	17
Jay Alford	---	---	5	4	4	13
Tollbooth Andersen	0	0	---	---	13	13
Joshua Barrett	---	---	3	2	7	12
Brian Boone	2	3	---	---	6	11
Andy Parrish	---	---	5	5	---	10
Rickey DiCaprio	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corey Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alfred Berry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Margolies	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Smith	27	42	---	---	---	69
Curtis Lofton	---	---	30	36	2	68
Troy Nolan	---	---	29	34	2	65
Andre Smith	26	36	---	---	---	62
Cedric Griffin	---	---	26	32	3	61
Arman Shields	15	30	---	---	15	60
Dwayne Forguson	21	34	---	---	4	59
Peter Jennings	25	34	---	---	---	59
Dana Banfield	---	---	24	28	6	58
Ian Kim	---	---	27	29	2	58
Sinorice Moss	20	37	---	---	---	57
Victor Sorgi	---	---	24	30	3	57
R.J. Terry	---	---	25	30	2	57
DeMario Pressley	---	---	23	32	2	57
Kyle McElroy	---	---	22	32	2	56
Martin Felker	20	36	---	---	---	56
Bernard Sisson	---	---	23	29	2	54
Tommie Bullock	16	31	---	---	6	53
Devin Kerr	---	---	23	25	2	50
Rob Geis	11	15	---	---	21	47
Quinn Johnson	18	20	---	---	6	44
Wade Swift	16	27	---	---	---	43
Rob Sherman	15	27	---	---	---	42
Gilbert Maioriello	10	13	---	---	16	39
Everett Patterson	13	15	---	---	4	32
DeJuan Tribble	---	---	9	5	15	29
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	9	17	3	29
Hilee Taylor	---	---	3	3	22	28
Bruce Dodge	7	14	---	---	6	27
Kenneth Moore	4	8	---	---	14	26
Zach Word	---	---	9	13	4	26
O.J. Ingram	8	12	---	---	5	25
Bert Barker	---	---	10	11	4	25
Terrell Disney	11	11	---	---	2	24
Maurice Andrews	---	---	6	6	11	23
Dean Horton	5	6	---	---	12	23
Levon McIntyre	7	6	---	---	6	19
Jake Wiebe	---	---	4	2	11	17
Rickey Gaylor	---	---	1	2	14	17
Hardy Brewer	2	8	---	---	6	16
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gene Riley	---	---	3	0	3	6
Jeff Rowe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joseph Addai	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wesley Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	6	61	10.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	33	27	2	0	2	0	2	2	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	41	26	4	3	0	10	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	16	137	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	49	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	89	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	12	10	1	87	0	32
TE Mark Samuels	10	8	1	102	2	29
WR Bennie Nori	5	4	0	35	0	20
RB Jackie George	2	2	0	8	0	15
TE Travis Beckum	2	1	0	15	0	11
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	0	3	0	12
RB Ted Shea	1	1	0	16	0	26

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sinorice Moss	12	6	78	2	37
WR Arman Shields	7	5	45	0	30
WR Rob Sherman	6	4	57	1	27
RB Wade Swift	4	3	13	0	27
FB Quinn Johnson	4	2	30	1	20
TE Gilbert Maioriello	2	1	9	0	13
RB Rob Geis	2	2	17	0	15
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	7	0	8
WR O.J. Ingram	1	1	5	0	12
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	4	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jason Duncan	4	13	3.25	6.00
Ted Shea	2	8	4.00	4.07

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rob Geis	3	11	3.67	3.78
Wade Swift	2	4	2.00	5.44
Alex Smith	1	6	6.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	5	5	33	6.60	8.06

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	6	4	38	6.33	6.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Hardy	2	2	17	8.50	7.25
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	8	8.00	7.00
RB Jackie George	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
TE Mark Samuels	1	1	5	5.00	10.20

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arman Shields	3	2	24	8.00	6.43
WR Sinorice Moss	1	1	9	9.00	6.50
RB Rob Geis	1	1	5	5.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Duncan	3	2
Roosevelt Murphy	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Wade Swift	4	2
Alex Smith	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	6	3	3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Hardy	3	1	1
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	1
TE Mark Samuels	1	1	1
TE Travis Beckum	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sinorice Moss	2	1	1
WR Arman Shields	2	1	1
RB Wade Swift	2	2	1
WR Rob Sherman	1	1	1
TE Gilbert Maioriello	1	1	1
FB Quinn Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (17,600)
End Zone 9,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (17,600)
End Zone	9,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,200)