Friday September 18, 1970
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NFL game summary for 09/18/1970:



Roman Gabriel threw three touchdown passes and Alvin Haymond opened the second half with a 98-yard kick return for a touchdown. The Rams defense trapped St. Louis' passers six times for 54 yards.

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Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (0-1-0)303713
Los Angeles Rams (1-0-0)31471034

( 0- 3) LA David Ray 27 yard field goal ( 3- 3) STL Jim Bakken 9 yard field goal ( 3-10) LA Willie Ellison 3 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) ( 3-17) LA Billy Truax 3 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) ( 3-24) LA Alvin Haymond 98 yard kickoff return (David Ray kick) ( 6-24) STL Jim Bakken 17 yard field goal (13-24) STL Jackie Smith 59 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (13-27) LA David Ray 11 yard field goal (13-34) LA Jack Snow 15 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
                     STL             LA
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        18-99           40-157
Yards/rush:          5.5             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-41-282-1     16-27-185-0
Sacked-yards:        6-54            0-0
Net pass yards:      228             185
Net yards/pass:      4.9             6.9
Total net yards:     327             342
Total plays:         65 (27% run)    67 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     8-84            6-77

Attendance: 63,130

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 12 of 41 for 282 yards and 1 TD (1 int) LA: Roman Gabriel, 16 of 26 for 185 yards and 3 TDs; Pat Curran, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
STL: Cid Edwards, 8 for 34 yards; MacArthur Lane, 7 for 30 yards; Jim Hart, 2 for 2 yards; Chuck Latourette, 1 for 33 yards LA: Willie Ellison, 15 for 64 yards; Larry Smith, 10 for 36 yards; Tommy Mason, 7 for 21 yards; Roman Gabriel, 6 for 32 yards; Pat Curran, 2 for 4 yards
Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 5 for 133 yards; Jackie Smith, 4 for 102 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 37 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 10 yards LA: Jack Snow, 5 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Mason, 3 for 16 yards; Wendell Tucker, 2 for 49 yards; Larry Smith, 2 for 25 yards; Billy Truax, 2 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Willie Ellison, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
STL: Nate Wright, 3 for 52 yards; John Gilliam, 2 for 39 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 17 yards LA: Alvin Haymond, 4 for 182 yards and 1 TD
Punt returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 1 for 0 yards LA: Alvin Haymond, 2 for -2 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Eddie Meador, 1 for 12 yards
Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 5 for 191 yards LA: Pat Studstill, 4 for 176 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3 LA: David Ray, 2/4


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