NFL game summary for 12/10/1972:

Quarterback Jim Hart returned to the Cardinals starting lineup and passed for 201 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown pass to Walker Gillette and a 98-yard non-scoring completion to Bobby Moore which set up another TD. The St. Louis defense stopped Los Angeles' drives at the 1, 2 and 3-yard lines. Despite its loss, Los Angeles remained in the three-way battle for the NFC West title.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	161.6  (5)	141.0  (18)	302.6  (14)	26
	DEFENSE	127.3  (9)	145.0  (8)	272.3  (8)	25
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	90.0  (26)	126.8  (21)	216.8  (26)	36
	DEFENSE	161.2  (21)	178.2  (24)	339.4  (23)	23

Line: Rams by 10½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (6-6-1)	0	0	14	0	14
St. Louis Cardinals (3-9-1)	3	14	0	7	24

( 0- 3) STL Jim Bakken 41 yard field goal
( 0-10) STL Donny Anderson 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
( 0-17) STL Norm Thompson 58 yard fumble return (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7-17) LA  Les Josephson 11 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
(14-17) LA  Jim Bertelsen 12 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
(14-24) STL Walker Gillette 30 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

                     LA              STL
First Downs:         29              11
Rushes-yards:        40-151          23-77
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-39-260-1     7-18-201-0
Sacked-yards:        2-20            1-9
Net pass yards:      240             192
Net yards/pass:      5.9             10.1
Total net yards:     391             269
Total plays:         81 (49% run)    42 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             3-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     2-20            5-35

Attendance: 36,873

Passing:
LA: Roman Gabriel, 24 of 39 for 260 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
STL: Jim Hart, 7 of 18 for 201 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
LA: Jim Bertelsen, 23 for 82 yards; Willie Ellison, 8 for 23 yards; Les Josephson, 6 for 27 yards; Larry Smith, 3 for 19 yards
STL: Donny Anderson, 9 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Craig Baynham, 7 for 18 yards; Johnny Roland, 6 for 6 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
LA: Jim Bertelsen, 9 for 107 yards and 1 TD; Les Josephson, 8 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Lance Rentzel, 3 for 23 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 31 yards; Willie Ellison, 2 for 24 yards
STL: Walker Gillette, 3 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 113 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 24 yards; Donny Anderson, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Bob Thomas, 2 for 49 yards; Willie Ellison, 2 for 46 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 21 yards
STL: Mel Gray, 2 for 40 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 5 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Jim Bertelsen, 3 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Miller Farr, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
LA: Dave Chapple, 1 for 35 yards
STL: Donny Anderson, 4 for 135 yards; Jim Bakken, 1 for 26 yards

Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 0/1
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1

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