NFL game summary for 09/22/1974:
John Hadl passed to Jack Snow and Harold Jackson for a pair of touchdowns and Lawrence McCutcheon rushed for 102 yards as the Rams won their second straight game. The Los Angeles defense sacked New Orleans' passer Archie Manning five times and protected the shutout by pushing the Saints from the Rams' 1 yard line back to the 4 in the final minute.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 129.0 (14) | 149.0 (12) | 278.0 (13) | 4 |
| DEFENSE | 158.0 (18) | 56.0 (4) | 214.0 (8) | 3 | |
 | OFFENSE | 145.0 (12) | 127.0 (13) | 272.0 (15) | 2 |
| DEFENSE | 52.0 (1) | 104.0 (10) | 156.0 (2) | 0 |
Line: Rams by 20
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (0-2-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams (2-0-0) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
( 0- 7) LA Tony Baker 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
( 0-14) LA Jack Snow 30 yard pass from John Hadl (David Ray kick)
( 0-17) LA David Ray 20 yard field goal
( 0-24) LA Harold Jackson 5 yard pass from John Hadl (David Ray kick)
NO LA
First Downs: 14 20
Rushes-yards: 30-109 39-157
Yards/rush: 3.6 4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 12-29-170-2 10-23-150-1
Sacked-yards: 5-40 0-0
Net pass yards: 130 150
Net yards/pass: 3.8 6.5
Total net yards: 239 307
Total plays: 64 (46% run) 62 (62% run)
Yards/play: 3.7 5.0
Fumbles-lost: 2-1 0-0
Turnovers: 3 1
Penalties-yards: 9-60 5-61
Attendance: 57,314
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 12 of 29 for 170 yards (2 int) LA: John Hadl, 10 of 22 for 150 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); James Harris, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NO: Jack DeGrenier, 9 for 20 yards; Alvin Maxson, 6 for 29 yards; Rod McNeill, 5 for 12 yards; Jess Phillips, 5 for 8 yards; Bill Butler, 3 for 7 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 33 yards LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 16 for 102 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 10 for 31 yards; Tony Baker, 6 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Cullen Bryant, 3 for 10 yards; John Cappelletti, 2 for 6 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 0 yards; James Harris, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
NO: Bob Newland, 5 for 85 yards; Joel Parker, 3 for 66 yards; Jess Phillips, 2 for 7 yards; Paul Seal, 1 for 9 yards; Howard Stevens, 1 for 3 yards LA: Harold Jackson, 3 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Jim Bertelsen, 3 for 24 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 24 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 38 yards; Jack Snow, 1 for 30 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 5 for 111 yards LA: Cullen Bryant, 1 for 27 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 2 for 28 yards LA: Dave Elmendorf, 2 for 27 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Terry Schmidt, 1 for 0 yards LA: Dave Elmendorf, 1 for 21 yards; Ken Geddes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 8 for 347 yards LA: Dave Chapple, 5 for 219 yards
Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 1/1
NO: Archie Manning, 12 of 29 for 170 yards (2 int) LA: John Hadl, 10 of 22 for 150 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); James Harris, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NO: Jack DeGrenier, 9 for 20 yards; Alvin Maxson, 6 for 29 yards; Rod McNeill, 5 for 12 yards; Jess Phillips, 5 for 8 yards; Bill Butler, 3 for 7 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 33 yards LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 16 for 102 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 10 for 31 yards; Tony Baker, 6 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Cullen Bryant, 3 for 10 yards; John Cappelletti, 2 for 6 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 0 yards; James Harris, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
NO: Bob Newland, 5 for 85 yards; Joel Parker, 3 for 66 yards; Jess Phillips, 2 for 7 yards; Paul Seal, 1 for 9 yards; Howard Stevens, 1 for 3 yards LA: Harold Jackson, 3 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Jim Bertelsen, 3 for 24 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 24 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 38 yards; Jack Snow, 1 for 30 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 5 for 111 yards LA: Cullen Bryant, 1 for 27 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 2 for 28 yards LA: Dave Elmendorf, 2 for 27 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Terry Schmidt, 1 for 0 yards LA: Dave Elmendorf, 1 for 21 yards; Ken Geddes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 8 for 347 yards LA: Dave Chapple, 5 for 219 yards
Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 1/1